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Woman wakes up from coma after road accident in Cyprus
Ellie’s family have said she has now ‘come out of her coma’ though ‘has a long road of recovery ahead of her’
The family of 22-year-old Ellie Horrocks who has been in a coma after her buggy overturned in Cyprus has said she has now woken up.
Ellie Horrocks was rushed to hospital after she allegedly swerved to avoid an oncoming car causing her buggy to overturn in the popular holiday resort of Ayia Napa on Monday, June 26th.
The young woman from Westhoughton, in Bolton, was rushed to Nicosia Hospital where doctors put her into a medically induced coma after she suffered a serious head injury as well as fractures to her spinal cord and clavicle.
Ellie’s mum Leanne Horrocks set up a Go Fund Me page to raise the money to pay for her daughter’s continued treatment and arrange for an air ambulance to bring her back to the UK to be with her family.
The cost of an air ambulance works out at around £60,000 with added medical costs on top. The fundraiser has a target of £70,000 with £69,452 already being achieved.
In an update added to the Go Fund Me page yesterday (July 3rd), Leanne wrote that Ellie had woken up from her coma and that the doctor is pleased with her progress although she still has a long road to recovery.
Leanne penned: “The family is pleased to inform you that Ellie has now come out of her coma. The doctor is pleased with her progress although she still has a long road of recovery ahead of her.
“Nicosia hospital are liaising with the family and a UK hospital in order that arrangements can be made to bring Ellie back home via air ambulance. We will update again as soon as we can.
“Thank you for your kind words and continued support.”
Ellie’s auntie Sarah told the Manchester Evening News that her ‘amazing’ and ‘creative’ niece moved to Ayia Napa in May to work at a bar and ‘experience life’.
Sarah said: “She’s young so she likes going out with her friends, she’s got loads and loads of friends, but she’s also just a very creative person.
“She’s a really, really well-loved girl.”
Sarah said her niece had hired the buggy to go and see the sun set on another part of the resort when she was forced to swerve and avoid an oncoming car.
Many people who have donated money to help bring Ellie home have also left kind messages of support on the fundraising page.