Emma is back in her mother's arms safe and sound. Source: Irish Independent Little Emma Ajayi, is back in her Mother's arms
Early last month, the entire Nation held it's breath. When little Emma Ajayi (2) fell from the third-storey window of her home at Mount Garrett Park, Tyrrelstown on April 9th.
The toddler spent more then than a week in coma at Temple Street Children’s Hospital after sustaining a fractured skull and swelling to her brain as a result of the major fall.
However, in what has been described as a miracle, little Emma is now back home safe and sound.
And her Mother, Erica Ngiba is understandably delighted.
Source: The IndependentSpeaking to the Herald Erica recalled the horrifying moment Emma fell.
“I was in the kitchen and Emma went upstairs, and I could hear her running around.
“Then I remember closing another door in the kitchen, near the window, and hearing Emma crying. But it sounded shallow or far away.
“I called for my 11-year-old to bring Emma to me, but when they looked for her they said ‘she’s outside’ and ‘she fell, she fell’. Then I knew something was wrong.
“We ran around the back and the gate to my neighbour’s yard was locked, so my son climbed over.
Emma was on her hands and knees and shaking her head. She was bleeding from the nose and her forehead,'' Erica said.
Emma was then rushed to hospital where she was placed in an induced coma.
The window the Two-year old fell from. Source: The Independent. “She had an emergency scan on her second birthday – I did not know if my baby was brain dead or not,” added Erica.
“The hardest part of her being in the intensive care unit was not being able to talk to her or hold her.
“Then, after the ninth day, they decided to bring her out of the coma.”
After a while Emma began to move her arms and legs. It was a hopeful sign.
“Emma recognised my voice and from then everything improved. Before long she had learned to walk again.
“When we came home she recognised where she was and knew where her things were.
“Now she is doing everything she did before the accident.”
Erica believes a plastic storage box that her neighbour has in their backyard may be responsible for saving Emma’s life.
“The lid on the box was not on straight following the accident, so it is possible she hit it and it broke her fall,” she said.
“I want to thank everybody who prayed for Emma and prayed for us. The whole nation seemed to be praying.
Source: the IndependentThis story first appeared in the Irish Independent.
