Joanne Edwards, 54, suffered serious injuries after falling down the stairs at her home. Despite a stroke and near-death experiences, she has woken up and is slowly recovering.
A mum who came close to death after a freak fall at home is making small steps towards recovery, her family have said. Joanne Edwards, 54, fell down the stairs at her home in Tyldesley just hours after celebrating her daughter’s 18th birthday. It’s believed the mum was looking for the light switch on the way to the bathroom when she misjudged her step at the top of the stairs.
Joanne fell to the bottom floor and suffered three bleeds on her brain, eight broken ribs and fractured two vertebrae in her neck. Her husband, Darren Edwards, was still awake and immediately called the ambulance before alerting friends and family of Joanne's fall. The mum was then rushed to Salford Royal Hospital in the early hours of October 6 and placed into a coma. Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, her sister-in-law Nicola Connelly, says Joanne has since woken up – despite suffering a stroke and coming close to death several times. Though she can speak and walk, the mum is said to often become confused as she continues her recovery. “The progress is slow, but she’s stable. She’s still quite confused – she knows who we all are, but she’s very confused,” the 44-year-old said. “She’s upset; she wants to come home all the time. She doesn’t understand it’s not safe for her at the moment.” The eldest of four, Joanne is well known in the tight knit Tyldesley community. As well as her 18-year-old daughter, Joanne had a 22-year-old son called Adam who sadly passed away after being hit by a train in 2015. Over the years, Joanne and family have set up a group called Adam's Legacy Fund in memory of her son and to raise money for charity and raise awareness about mental health. Nicola can recall the moment she heard about Joanne’s accident. “It was horrific,” she said. “We just went 24 hours in the hospital and the whole family was there. We’re a big family so we all gathered and were with her. There was always someone at her bedside
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