The incredible recovery story of Paula Ágredo, a young Colombian who survived a bicycle accident less than a month ago

Paula Ágredo She is a 25 year old young woman from Cali who is now an example of the existence of miracles, especially those that surprise doctors. After a serious accident on the night of February 2 this year, Ágredo lost part of his skull and the health professionals who treated her told her mother that she was not going to survive and that if she did, there would be a lot of basic things that she could no longer do; they were wrong.

On the night of the accident, Paula Ágredo has no memory, she only knows that after working, He went out with a friend riding a bike and that hours later he called his worried mother, telling her she was on the floor and hadn’t moved for a while. Paula was transferred to an ambulance to the Lili Valley clinic, where several doctors treated her and placed her in intensive care.

When my mother arrives they tell her to say goodbye, they told her “she will not survive, she is not going to wake up, she is not going to get up”.

The young woman arrived unconscious at the hospital, with a serious head trauma and injuries all over the body. The accident severely affected Paula’s skull, the doctors had to remove part of it, which is why they told her mother, who is a nurse, that I would surely not spend the night; however, her mother held onto the idea of ​​her daughter leaving the ICU alive, which she did two or three days later.

The young woman told Publimetro Colombia that neither she nor her family knew many details about the reasons for the accident, given that her friend was traveling and it was difficult to contact him. “I know the accident was close to my alma mater, the Autonomous University of the WestAround 7:30 p.m., because the clinic’s admission report says I entered at 7:40 a.m. “Ágredo explained that her friend only told her mother that she had fallen and was bleeding, the young woman broke her head despite wearing the helmet.

La Caleña explained that authorities do not have clear information about the accident, her friend said she fell alone, “but This type of injury does not occur from a fall and with a helmet, but there is no report from another vehicle and my family has been through such hard days that they are more interested in continuing with my recovery, ”he told digital media.

“I lost a lot of brain mass, they removed part of my skull and placed it in my lower abdomen to recover it,” La Caleña explained in a video she posted on social media in telling his story. As he says, He doesn’t know how long the piece of his skull, named by Rigo, will stay near his groin, but doctors think it’s a better option than a prosthesis.

After Paula left the ICU against any medical prognosis, the new diagnosis was surely that she couldn’t do a lot of things that in everyday life don’t seem so precious until someone loses them. like walking or talking.

They didn’t expect me to stop, they didn’t think I could speak again, they didn’t think I could write again.

Paula also doesn’t know how she survived, but she thinks it is “a miracle” or because, although she doesn’t know what it is, “my fate is another”. “While I was in intensive care, they say a lot of people died and I was the first and the youngest to come out … alive.”

Despite the severity of the accident, Paula’s recovery has made great strides and the young woman he hasn’t lost his sense of humor or his smile, which he kept for the 13 minutes of video as he told this story which now surprises and inspires on social networks.

I named the piece of my skull, I named it Rigo because my accident was on a bicycle. I’m not Rigoberto Urán, but I hope Rigo will come home one day.

Paula’s little victories

In the past few hours, Paula Ágredo has given more signs of her recovery progressing and said simple things that doctors didn’t think they could do after the accident; however, he passed all tests. Climb the stairs, eat and swim alone, standing up straight and being able to go out are among the first “Small victories” he won in his recovery.

Writing by hand, I never forgot it and it was never difficult for me, but the doctors thought I could not do it anymore, so for me it is a big victory.

On the other hand, Paula said that she can also read books without feeling like her mind is getting bored quickly. In addition, the pain in your body has decreased, which is why you take less pain relievers; in the same way, la caleña pointed out that He can now study again and laugh more without thinking about the pain Rigo’s presence causes in his lower abdomen..

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