Inverness judo star Stephanie Inglis stood up for the first time since her motorbike accident yesterday as she continued her remarkable recovery.
Her sister Stacey revealed the latest milestone – and said that her doctors at Edinburgh’s Western General Hospital had been left astounded by the “impossible” rate of her progress.
However, she added that the 27-year-old was unlikely to be able to make a return to the Highlands for several months.
Ms Inglis suffered serious head injuries when her skirt caught in the wheel of a motorcycle taxi and pulled her off the bike on her way to work as an English teacher in Ha Long, Vietnam.
Local doctors initially gave her a 1% chance of survival, but she emerged from a medically-induced coma last week and the Commonwealth Games medallist was flown back from Bangkok to Scotland.
Her parents, Robert and Alison Inglis, said they were very confident she would recover and thanked well-wishers and donors, who have raised more than £300,000 to pay for her medical bills, as her travel insurance had expired.
Yesterday, her younger sister Stacey said she had made further progress since speaking for the first time since the accident last week.
“I’ve not seen her much today but she has been progressing every single day. It’s really good progress.
“I think she was standing today. She has been getting physio every day.
“She is speaking in a whispery voice. She is very, very quietly talking.
“The doctors are amazed with the speed of her recovery. It’s almost impossible, the rate she is going. It has been such a rollercoaster journey.”
Asked if she might be able to be transferred to the Highlands, she said: “We are not sure at the moment. I think we will hear more tomorrow.
“I think she will be down in Edinburgh for a few months.”
She also said that the family were not sure how much her sister remembered about the accident.
On Friday, a friend posted a message from Stephanie thanking everyone for their support, and saying she “can’t wait to get home and have a Nando’s.”
