The family of a young Irish woman who suffered life-changing injuries after being struck by a car in Sicily have provided an update on her condition, sharing that their beloved daughter would be “coming home”, reports The Mirror.
Hannah Leonard, 22, was in the early stages of her final long-distance run in preparation for the Dublin Marathon when she was struck by a car as she ran across a pedestrian crossing on October 6, 2024.
Tragically, the collision reportedly sent Hannah, from Bray in Wicklow, flying approximately 15 feet across the road, where she landed on her head, reports The Mirror.
Hannah had three hours of emergency neurosurgery after being taken to the hospital, during which a significant portion of her skull was removed to give the doctors access to her brain.
Over a quarter of a million euros has been raised through a GoFundMe that was started to aid with Hannah’s medical expenses while she was in the hospital. Her devoted father, Kevin, has been keeping his daughter updated on her situation, reports The Mirror.
A date has been set for Hannah’s return home, according to an update from Kevin, who also mentioned that staff members are “working tirelessly in the background in Ireland” to facilitate her transfer to Beaumont Hospital.
“Hannah is coming home, something I’ve been waiting to say for just over three months. In recent days, the nightly updates from the doctors on Hannah’s condition had now had a role reversal in that they looked to me for updates on when Hannah might be going home. It’s not that they are in a rush for her to leave, telling us that Hannah is welcome to a bed for as long as is needed,” Kevin wrote in a post on GoFundMe, reports The Mirror.
“They still refer to her as being like their daughter or sister. We now have a date confirmed and there are many people working tirelessly in the background in Ireland to make everything happen which we are so grateful for. She will need an ambulance transfer in Catania, a medical team to travel with her, an air ambulance and then an ambulance transfer to her new medical team in Beaumont Hospital. We are soon to move from relying on the kindness of everyone in Catania to the kindness of those at home,” reports The Mirror.
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