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RIP Mossa Barandao
Alas, this icon of DC and Maryland table tennis passed away in his sleep two days ago in a hospital in Malaysia. In late September, while attending a wedding in Shantou, China, he went for a morning run, and collapsed, apparently from heat stroke, which led to massive internal organ failures. He went into a coma in the hospital. Since China didn’t recognize his American health insurance, $52,760 was raised from 224 donors on GoFundMe (which also explains his situation, with updates).
Mossa came out of his coma on October 4, 2024. On October 12, he turned 51, and the doctors and nurses in the Chinese hospital, along with his wife, threw him a surprise birthday party. His family and friends shared video messages to wish him a happy birthday. On October 21, he was airlifted from China to Malaysia for further treatment. Alas, the internal trauma was too much.