The family of an injured Inverness judo star hope to bring her home to Scotland within the next three weeks.
Doctors treating Stephanie Inglis have now completely removed her sedation as she continues her recovery from a freak motorcycle accident while teaching in Asia.
Her family said that there is now little that can be done medically to help her – and that her battle back to health is now one “she will have to have alone”.
The Commonwealth Games medalist suffered serious head injuries after she was pulled off a motorcycle in Vietnam after her skirt was caught in a wheel.
The 27-year-old had been teaching English in the country and has since been transferred to hospital in the Thai capital Bangkok for further treatment.
She underwent an operation earlier this week to remove breathing and feeding tubes and treat infections on her brain, as well as treating infections on her brain ahead of attempts to wake her from a medically induced coma.
In an update on the Save Steph website, her family said: “Stephanie is now completely removed from her sedation although her condition has remained the same and stable.
“Her doctors have said that it may take up to two weeks for Stephanie to fully awaken from her induced coma and it’s only been 24 hours.
“Stephanie’s infections continue to improve although they are still not eliminated, today she did move her legs and lips.
“Really medically there is nothing else that can be done, it’s now up to Stephanie and time to determine the next steps, this is a battle she will have to have alone, but given the strength she has shown up until now everyone is optimistic that she will waken up.
“We are planning at the moment assuming no further complications to try and move Stephanie back to the UK in two to three weeks time, but she has to be clear of all infections before we can set a date for this.
“But for now it really is just a waiting game, Stephanie’s brain will have to rewire and awaken from what has been a traumatic and long period of significant trauma.”
A fundraising campaign to gather money for Ms Inglis medical treatment has now topped £250,000 – sitting at £254,000 as of yesterday afternoon.
