By Chris Pleasance A mother-of-four left on the brink of death after a devastating stroke was woken from a coma by her husband playing their favourite wedding songs. Maria Neal, 48, suddenly collapsed on her husband Steve's 46th birthday in March and suffered a stroke on the way to hospital. She was put on a life-support machine and doctors told her family to prepare for the worst. Maria Neal (centre) suffered a stroke while celebrating her husband Steve's 46th birthday (pictured, clockwise from left, Krystie, Kieran, Krystie's boyfriend, Kurtis, husband Steve and Kameron) Medics sent scans of her brain to experts at King's College Hospital and warned she would die if she could not be transferred.
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Maria Neal, 48, collapsed while celebrating husband Steve's 46th birthday
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She suffered a stoke in the ambulance while on the way to hospital
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Mother-of-four had to have brain surgery and was put into induced coma
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Medics tried to wake her but after seven days family told to expect the worst
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Mr Neal played two wedding songs and she started moving arm and nodding
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She is now able to write and speak, but is still recovering in hospital
To his delight within an hour of @placeholder showed the first sign of response, moving her arm and gently nodding.