LONDON: After two months and one day since the dreaded traffic accident, Nur Izzah Mohd Shokri, 20, was finally discharged from a Manchester hospital and walked into the waiting arms of her parents, Hamidah Wahab and Mohd Shokri Zainal.
Also present were a group of her friends from the University of Manchester.
The first year Finance and Accounts student who suffered serious head and lung injuries in an accident involving a bus while was cycling to a shop, let out a delightful scream when she saw her parents and friends carrying a placard bearing the words "Welcome home Izzah sayang".
Izzah was driven home by Dr Raja Ismahan Syahanee Dato Raja Ibrahim, a paediatric doctor at the A&E department of the Salford Royal Hospital where the Petronas sponsored student had been receiving treatment since her accident on Dec 28 last year.
"I cant express how happy we are, overwhelmed and happy to see her coming back in her condition now. The power of Allah, no one knows," said Hamidah.
Judging from her injuries, especially to her brain and lungs, Izzah was thought to have had a 50-50 chance.
She was put in an induced coma after an emergency operation to release pressure on her brain.
Hamidah who works at the Bentong Community School in Pahang and her husband Mohd Shokri, flew to London on Dec 30 after receiving news of the accident and had been staying at their daughter's accommodation.
They had only been to see Izzah in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ward on the day of their arrival when she was still unconscious but had regular FaceTime sessions with her when she came out of her induced coma.
Izzah was moved to the Trauma Assessment Unit at the Salford Royal Hospital after her operation, and recently to the rehabilitation ward before being discharged.
According to Dr Syahanee, one of the handful of Malaysian doctors at the hospital who regularly looked in on Izzah, she had had a miraculous recovery.
"Izzah is a spritely young lady, raring to pick up where she left off," said Dr Syahanee, referring to Izzah's determined attitude to continue with her studies.
She added that Izzah will undergo a rehabilitation programme at home, involving some physiotherapy sessions that will concentrate on her cognitive functions to assist her with her short term memory.
Izzah had spent three weeks in the ICU and had undergone three operations.