It was a special Christmas for the Leong family, and mom came back in the hospital three months later.
Ms Ang Liu Kiow, 53, was in a coma after an accident on 17 September, in which a 17-year-old man was on an electric scooter on Passepartout 1.
Last Friday, she spent her holiday with her family at the time of discharge.
Changi General Hospital doctors said she woke up the opportunity is very small, the family is ready for the worst case.
She had two brain manipulations and suffered multiple strokes.
Ms Weng wakes up from a coma in October and can now move and speak short sentences.
She is still learning to stand and walk, and must use a wheelchair.
On Christmas Eve, “Stranger” worker Leong Loon Wah said: “I’m glad my wife came home and just wanted her to get better.
He said she began to show signs of consciousness in early October.
“She can open her eyes, it’s like a light of hope to us, doctors and other medical staff, she can try physical therapy, she responded very well.
Mr. Liang spent two hours a day at his wife’s bedside while she was unconscious in a life-support intensive care unit. He massaged her and made her better.
Their son, 16-year-old Dominic, has recently won the N-level at Coral School.
He did a good job scoring nine points.
He said his father, who was crying in the hospital, was more optimistic because his mother was getting better.
The couple also has a daughter, 26 years old, a nurse, another son, 22 years old, college students.
The family thought Ms. Ang was a housewife, and when the accident occurred they were on business.
Teenagers have been arrested and the police are investigating.
This event led to more stringent rules to prevent duplication of such incidents, as well as personal mobile device (PMD) users purchasing third-party insurance.
From May to October, the LTA provided more than 860 warnings to people who found bicycles, electric bikes and other PMDs on footpaths and bicycle lanes.
Family members have not heard of young people, but Mr Leung said they were not angry.
“We do not know who is right or wrong.
Ms. Ang hired a maid, who no longer needed tube feeding, and could eat porridge and other soft foods.
Her medical and hospital expenses totaled more than $ 100,000, most of which was financed through a financial aid program.
The family is checking whether insurance can cover other expenses.
Mr Leung earns more than $ 1,000 a month and worries about the cost of physical therapy for his wife, but says that if they try to save, they can get it.
“No matter how difficult it is, I have to take care of her and stay with her, after all, we have lived together for so many years,” Mr Leung said.
They will celebrate their 30th anniversary wedding anniversary in May.
yuensin@sph.com.sg
This article was first published on December 28, 2016.
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