Edinburgh, were told to “pray she survives.” Mekala was flown back to Edinburgh after two months in hospital in Singapore and has spent the last seven months working on her rehabilitation.
She told the BBC : "I had lost the feeling in my arms and legs. They had cut away some of my lung. "I had a tracheostomy. I couldn't speak for four and a bit months, which was hard for me as I love to talk." Mekala was in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary from November to March and was able to see her family and friends whenever she wanted.
But when lockdown hit, she said being in isolation "negatively impacted" her recovery. She said: "My recovery has been very hard.
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