Hartlepool people pay tribute to a remarkable woman who fought back from the dead

The Hartlepool Mail told yesterday how Jade Henderson was a healthy 22-year-old when she went for a night out with friends in Sunderland and South Tyneside.

But within minutes of meeting her pals in Hebburn, she collapsed in the street and was rushed to hospital with ‘a ticking timebomb’ brain bleed inside her head.

She fought for life in a coma for ten days with doctors telling her mother Sharon Henderson, 50, that Jade probably would not survive.

Jade Henderson who has been described as a 'true inspiration'.

But remarkable Jade fought back, first at South Tyneside Hospital and the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.

Jade was found to have an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) which disrupts blood flow and oxygen circulation. She now has aphasia (a condition affecting her speech), dyslexia and has lost some eyesight.

But she has learned how to read, write, walk and talk all over again and kept her job as cabin crew.

Her story got a huge response among Hartlepool Mail readers.

Jade Henderson who has fought back from a bleed on the brain and from being in a coma for 10 days.

Their messages on the Mail’s Facebook page included these comments;

- Lynn Hamilton described Jade as ‘a true inspiration to everyone’.

- Chris Leslie said: “What an amazing girl. So beautiful.”

- Jo Lake commented: “Beautiful brave girl. Well done Jade.”

- Elizabeth Rooney said: “Such an amazing young lady.”

- Helen Lisa said: “Remarkable young lady. Keep up the fight. You are amazing.”

Jade reacted to the response to her story and said: “I am overwhelmed.

"My phone has never stopped. I can’t believe it.”

Experts have since discovered that Jade has three more AVMs which need careful treatment and monitoring to get rid of them.

Jade needs gamma knife radiation treatment at Sheffield Hallamshire Hospital and goes in to hospital on September 10 but the family won’t know if it has worked for four years.

Jade, now 23 said: “I am nervous definitely, and scared. I am hoping this is part of the end of this.”

Now, she has spoken to the Hartlepool Mail to raise awareness of AVMs during AVM Awareness Month and said: “I am hoping this gets the word out about AVMs.”

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