<span>A woman </span><span>who woke from a near 30-year coma is grateful for the global </span><span>support and good-will messages she has received.</span> <span>Emirati Munira Abdulla, from Al Ain, </span><span>gained worldwide attention after </span><span><em>The National </em></span><span>revealed her remarkable recovery from a road crash </span><span>27 years ago.</span><span> </span> <span>Her son, Omar </span>Webair<span>, 32, who was four when a bus collided with Ms Abdulla's car, said the family had been inundated with </span><span>messages of support – from old friends in the UAE and strangers thousands of miles away.</span> <span>"Many people have called. Some of her friends have suddenly appeared again and now they insist on seeing her," Mr </span>Webair <span>said. </span> <span>“But I need people to understand they need to be patient. I have explained to her friends that she is still not completely conscious.</span> <span>“For us, this is incredible because we were hoping to hear her speak just a letter, but now she is speaking full words. </span> <span>“She has improved a lot and now she is aware that she wants to get better and keeps praying that she recovers.</span> <span>“Now she has the will to continue with the treatment.”</span> <span>Warm words from close to home and farther afield have touched the hearts of the family, including Ms Abdulla</span><span>.</span> <span>"I read to her the comments and prayers that people wrote under her story [in </span><span><em>The National</em></span><span>] and she was grateful and prayed back for them. </span><span>All of my family members are receiving an influx of calls from friends and acquaintances."</span> <span>Ms Abdulla was 32 when she suffered a severe brain injury that left her in a coma. She spent years in hospitals in the UAE, but in April 2017, the Crown Prince Court paid for extensive treatment in Germany.</span> <span>Doctors at Schoen Clinic in Bad Aibling, about 50 kilometres south-east of Munich, prioritised physical therapy and controlling her epilepsy.</span> <span>Last June, during Ms Abdulla’s final week in Europe, the unexpected happened.</span> <span>“There was a misunderstanding in the hospital room and she sensed I was at risk, which caused her a shock,” Mr Webair said. He had been involved in an argument at his mother’s bedside when she began to stir.</span> <span>“She was making strange sounds and I kept calling the doctors to examine her,” Mr Webair said. </span> <span>“They said everything was normal. Three days later, I woke up to the sound of someone calling my name.</span> <span>“It was her. She was calling my name. I was flying with joy. For years I have dreamt of this moment, and my name was the first word she said.”</span> <span>Ms Abdulla continues to receive treatment in Abu Dhabi.</span> <span>A report from Mafraq Hospital last month said that she is “able to communicate in a very reasonable manner, especially in familiar situations”.</span>