A woman 'left trapped in her own body' after a brain tumour burst has vowed to return home to be with the baby girl she had while in a coma. Heavily-pregnant Emma Taylor, 33, was placed in an induced coma before giving birth to daughter Ophelia by emergency caesarean in October last year.
She emerged from it three months later, but is still in an NHS rehab centre after surgery to remove a burst tumour which caused her paralysis. Six months on, Emma, who can't yet talk and communicates by head and hand movements, has vowed to get better for her baby daughter.
Doctors decided to deliver her daughter, Ophelia, six weeks early so they could safely carry out scans on dental hygienist Emma. Through surgery, they removed two thirds of the tumour, and she is recovering well - but limited NHS facilities will see her moved to a low intensity rehab centre. As a result, her partner, Ophelia's father Scott Weeks, 47, has started a GoFundMe to fund pay for treatment.
