Irish blood clot teacher ‘slowly starting to come around’
AN Irish teacher on life-support in Dubai after suffering a blood clot in her leg is “slowly but surely starting to come around”, her boyfriend has said.
Doctors have now taken Aisling Brady (26) off sedation and her family are hopeful that a full assessment of her condition can be made in the next 48 hours.
The young teacher, from Trim, Co Meath, has been in hospital in the UAE since November 27 after she fainted in the school where she works.
While being transferred to hospital, she suffered three seizures, three cardiac arrests and a stroke as a result of the blood clot.
Ms Brady’s mother, Antoinette, has said her condition was caused by a pulmonary embolism which formed in her leg over a long period of time, eventually causing clots to travel to her heart, lungs and brain.
The teacher had moved to the UAE in 2016 and had travelled on a number of long-haul flights this year, which doctors believe may have worsened the pulmonary embolism.
Her mother and father Terry have travelled to Dubai to be by her bedside.
They are now hoping to bring her home to Ireland and an online campaign was started by Aisling’s boyfriend, Kristian Mansfield, to raise the necessary funds. More than €100,000 has been raised in a little over 24 hours.
“When we put the page out, I had a mental stretch target of €30,000 in mind over the next 21 days. What you all have done for Aisling and her family, words cannot describe. Thank you from the bottom of all our hearts,” Mr Mansfield said.
“Slowly but surely she is starting to come around and today they took her off sedation completely.
“Every breath being taken was by Aisling and not the machine. This has brought us relief as it was something we were very concerned about – although there may still be some assistance for the short to medium term, it is another massive milestone towards recovery.
“We have been with her through most of the day, she is more alert, although extremely drowsy and is following our movements and reacting to touch.”
The Brady family are now trying to get Aisling home by air ambulance. The jet will need to fly at a much lower altitude and a cardiac specialist, neuro specialist, a doctor and nurses will have to travel on board. You can donate to the GoFundMe page at: www.gofundme.com/ bring-aisling-home.