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Brain injury rower Anna Thornton fit to return from US | Brain injury rower Anna Thornton fit to return from US |
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A British rower who was left in a coma when she fell down stairs in the US is set to return home to the UK this week. | A British rower who was left in a coma when she fell down stairs in the US is set to return home to the UK this week. |
Anna Thornton, 21, from Nottingham, suffered a traumatic brain injury in the fall on 4 November in Seattle. | |
A fundraising page has been set up by her family to help with further treatment and rehabilitation, which British Rowing said was "expected to be a long process". | A fundraising page has been set up by her family to help with further treatment and rehabilitation, which British Rowing said was "expected to be a long process". |
She is stable enough to come home, but is still believed to be in a coma. | |
Miss Thornton has won five World Championship medals for Great Britain at junior and under-23 levels. | |
She is currently in her third year of studying public health at the University of Washington, where she is also part of the women's rowing team. | She is currently in her third year of studying public health at the University of Washington, where she is also part of the women's rowing team. |
Mark Cooke, from Nottingham Rowing Club, said: "We are extremely pleased to hear that she will be back soon." | |
He added they believed she was still in a coma and there was "a long way to go before we know if there will be any lasting damage". | |
The University of Washington Rowing Club said on Facebook: "While her condition is very serious, she has been receiving excellent medical care locally with her family and teammates at her side. | The University of Washington Rowing Club said on Facebook: "While her condition is very serious, she has been receiving excellent medical care locally with her family and teammates at her side. |
"If you know anything about Anna, you know that she is an amazing friend and teammate who is as compassionate as she is competitive. | "If you know anything about Anna, you know that she is an amazing friend and teammate who is as compassionate as she is competitive. |
"She's a two-time Under-23 World Champion, NCAA Champion and member of Great Britain's national team, but you'd never know if you met her out of uniform. | "She's a two-time Under-23 World Champion, NCAA Champion and member of Great Britain's national team, but you'd never know if you met her out of uniform. |
"Always humble and witty, her infectious wry sense of humour has endeared her to every member of this team." | |
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