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Prognosis improving for scooter crash victim
Friends of a 23-year-old Mississauga woman who was nearly killed in a scooter crash in West Africa say she is showing signs of recovery in a London, England hospital.
Michelle Senayah suffered a fractured skull and swelling of the brain after she and her husband were involved in a Feb. 2 scooter crash in early February. She waited in a hospital in Lome, Togo, for five days before being transported by air ambulance to London.
Doctors have said that delay may have hurt Senayah’s chances of recovery.
Senayah remains in a coma at the Wellington Hospital and her parents, Elizabeth and Ian Smith of Mississauga, have been with her constantly since she arrived there.
They paid out $300,000 for the medevac helicopter that transported her to England.
Today, Senayah nodded “when asked if she could hear” people talking to her, family friend Amanda Parlee of Mississauga told www.canada.com.
Two weeks ago, British doctors feared Senayah had suffered extensive brain damage but neurosurgeons report they are pleased with her progress. She might be able to return to Canada for reconstructive surgery.
Jonas Senayah, 25, sustained injuries to his leg and knee in the crash. He is with his wife in London.