After 27 Years In Coma UAE woman ( Munira Abdulla ) Wakes Up
Munira Abdulla, who was aged 32 at the time of the accident,
suffered a severe brain injury after the car she was travelling in collided
with a bus on the way to pick up her son from school. A woman
from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who was seriously injured in a traffic
accident in 1991 has made a seemingly miraculous recovery after emerging from a
27-year-long coma.
Ms Abdulla - who was being driven by her brother-in-law - was left seriously
injured, but last year regained consciousness in a German hospital.
Omar Webair, who was then just four years old, was sitting in the back
of the vehicle with her, but was left unscathed as his mother cradled him in
her arms moments before the accident.
Omar was unharmed, suffering just a bruise to the head, but his mother was left
untreated for hours. Ms Abdulla was eventually taken to hospital, and later
transferred to London. There, she was declared to be in a vegetative state -
unresponsive, but able to sense pain - The National reports.
In 2017, the family was offered a grant by the Crown Prince Court [in
Abu Dhabi] for Ms Abdulla to be transferred to Germany [from UAE].
There, she underwent a number of surgeries to correct her severely shortened
arm and leg muscles, and was given medication to improve her state, including
her wakefulness.
A year later, her son was involved in an argument in her hospital room.
"There was a misunderstanding in the hospital room and she sensed I was at
risk, which caused her a shock," Omar said.
"She was making strange sounds and I kept calling the doctors to examine
her, they said everything was normal.
"Then, three days later, I woke up to the sound of someone calling my
name.
"It was her! She was calling my name, I was flying with joy; for years I
have dreamt of this moment, and my name was the first word she said."
She became more responsive, and can now feel pain and have some conversations.
She has returned to Abu Dhabi where she is undergoing physiotherapy and
further rehabilitation mainly to improve her posture when sitting and prevent
muscles from contracting.
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