Tragedy and Hope: Woman who fell into SEVEN-YEAR coma after developing deadly sepsis during childbirth finally wakes up… to meet her daughter for the first time


Tragedy and Hope – Woman who fell into the SEVEN-YEAR coma after developing deadly sepsis during childbirth finally wakes up… to meet her daughter for the first time

  • Danijela Kovacevic, from Serbia, gave birth to a baby girl, Marija, in 2009 
  • She fell into a vegetative state after developing deadly blood poisoning, sepsis
  • Currently, in a German rehabilitation clinic,  she has begun communicating 
  • Now, her family members are trying to raise an extra £43,000 to continue care 

A woman who went into a coma following a traumatic labor seven years ago has astounded doctors by waking up.

Danijela Kovacevic, from Serbia, gave birth to a baby girl, Marija, in 2009 but lapsed into unconsciousness after developing deadly blood poisoning, sepsis.

The 25-year-old, from Indjija in the northern part of the country, remained in a vegetative state for years becoming one of the country's longest-surviving coma patients but has stunned medics by waking up – and meeting her daughter for the first time.

The young girl is now seven years old and, in one particularly heart-warming image, is seen cuddling her mother who appears to gaze back in wonder.

It comes after the youngster kept an almost-constant vigil by her parent's bedside.

‘After school, Marija is close to her mama every day,’ a family friend says. ‘She comforts her, makes her laugh and does not give up the hope that she will touch her and embrace her.’

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Together: Danijela Kovacevic, 25, recently emerged from her vegetative state to meet her daughter Marija, who is now seven years old

Now, doctors in a German rehabilitation clinic, based in Pforzheim, say she has advanced to the point where she can hold a tablet and pen in her hand, as well as sit up and follow conversations.

The progress is a result of extensive physical and speech therapy that stimulates brain cell function.

Serbia's Republic Health Insurance Fund approved a three-month stay in the facility but rejected further requests because ‘there is no adequate code of the disease’.

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As a result, her family is trying to inspire donations from well-wishers who can alleviate the financial burden.

Specifically, the family claim they need a further 50,000 Euros (£43,000) for the treatment to continue.

‘These are minor recoveries, but Danijela is much better than before,’ her father, Djordje Kovacevic, said. ‘She has put on weight, she is more aware and more alive. She reacts, smiles and gets angry. 

Touching video of a young woman who woke from a SEVEN year coma

 

Moving: Danijela's daughter, Marija, is seen looking puzzled by her mother's bedside | DailyMail
Moving: Danijela's daughter, Marija, is seen looking puzzled by her mother's bedside | DailyMail co UK
Recovering: Danijela in her hospital bed after showing slow, but steady, signs of progress | DailyMail co UK
Recovering: Danijela in her hospital bed after showing slow, but steady, signs of progress | DailyMail co UK
Before the tragedy: Danijela as she was before being struck down by the illness Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4300396/Woman-fell-SEVEN-YEAR-coma-finally-wakes-up.html#ixzz4azFdU0Je Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
Before the tragedy: Danijela as she was before being struck down by the illness | DailyMail

 

THE GIRL WHO NEVER, EVER GAVE UP

Born in 2010, Marija Kovacevic had no idea of the unique situation she was welcomed into.

Shortly after her birth, mother Danijela developed sepsis and her heart stopped beating for thirty minutes – causing brain damage.

Raised by her maternal grandparents, Djordje and Vesna, Marija then spent almost every day visiting her mother in hospital.

 ‘She knows that her mother sleeps,’ a relative said. ‘She comforts her, makes her laugh and does not give up the hope that she will touch her and embrace her.’

‘The recovery of three months [which she has undergone so far] is really short,’ her father added. A man who breaks an arm needs more than three months of recovery, imagine how much time my daughter needs.’

‘That is because you are [essentially] teaching a kid to do certain things. She had very hard training. She walked 800 meters and that is a big achievement.’

Relatives have recently started a collection for Danijela’s treatment, but they fear it will not be enough.

Mr. Kovacevic added: ‘They organized a competition in taekwondo and all the money they gathered was for Danijela’s recovery.

‘They gave us 10,000 Euros (£8,700), but we need 50,000 more.’

Support: The 25 year-old sharing a hug with her mother, who is one of her main carers | DailyMail
Doting dad: The mother-of-one is also seen enjoying a visit from her supportive father
Doting dad: The mother-of-one is also seen enjoying a visit from her supportive father | DailyMail
Happier times: A carefree Danijela seen before her near-death childbirth experience
Happier times: A carefree Danijela saw before her near-death childbirth experience | DailyMail

” After school, Marija is close to mama every day. She comforts her, makes her laugh and does not give up the hope that she will touch and embrace her ” 

Meanwhile, Danijela's paternal grandmother, Mary Vesna, told that one of the biggest financial costs is, perhaps surprisingly, diapers.

‘We manage as best we can. She needs her diaper changed every three hours, each day, plus food and medicine.

‘The money people donate can help us gather ourselves and focus on her care’.

Progress: Doctors say she can now hold a tablet in her hand, sit up and follow conversations
Progress: Doctors say she can now hold a tablet in her hand, sit up and follow conversations | DailyMail

A woman has physical therapy after waking up from the SEVEN-year coma

THE 7P PILLS THAT CAN FIGHT SEPSIS

Blood pressure pills costing just 7p a day could be a major new weapon against sepsis, researchers found in January.

A study showed the drugs, called calcium channel blockers, halve the risk of dying from sepsis, which kills more than one in three victims.

Millions already take the tablets, which include brands Amlostin, Adizem and Felotens, to lower blood pressure or prevent chest pain caused by angina.

Dutch scientists believe the cheap pills could help slash the death toll from sepsis – higher than cancer of the breast, bowel and prostate combined.

The news comes after the Mail's successful End The Sepsis Scandal campaign, which resulted in NICE recommending antibiotic treatment within the first hour of symptoms.

Fundraising: Her family are now hoping that they can find £43,000 to continue her treatment
Fundraising: Her family are now hoping that they can find £43,000 to continue her treatment | DailyMail

GoFundMe page, which shows she has achieved $50 of the new $50,000 goal, adds a further detail of the young woman's plight.

A description on the site says: ‘Having fallen in love, she decided to give birth to a child at the age of 17, but she got sepsis during childbirth and her heart stopped beating for around half an hour.

‘Thanks to the persistence and knowledge of the anesthesiologist Dr. Stanislav Milovanovic, Danijela won the first battle for her life and her heart started beating again.

‘Since then, she has no conscious communication with the environment: she can see but does not recognize anyone, she can walk only with assistance, she can move her arms, but not the hands. She is unable to speak or to feed herself.’

A separate Facebook page adds: ‘Marija is already 7 years old and is still waiting for her mom to “wake up” and play with her.’

To donate, visit the fundraising page HERE

Plea for help: A flyer made by loved ones asks supporters for moral and financial assistance
Plea for help: A flyer made by loved ones asks supporters for moral and financial assistance

 

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