Inverness judo star Stephanie Inglis has opened an eye for the first time since her accident nearly three weeks ago.
The Commonwealth Games medalist is making “small and positive steps” in her recovery, according to a new update from her friends and family.
The 27-year-old remains in a Bangkok hospital where doctors are working towards waking her from a medically induced coma.
The latest update on the Save Steph website joked that the latest positive reaction may have been a result of her father Robert Inglis singing at her bedside.
The statement says: “Stephanie has made small and positive steps today, for the first time in almost three weeks Stephanie’s temperature has reduced and was almost normal it appears that she is beginning to win the war over all the infections she has in her body.
“And also for the first time this morning she did open her left eye, Alison (her mother) says it was probably the shock of hearing Robert singing but it did stir a reaction, and the doctor said she was able to follow light, it does show that the brain may be starting to rewire and they are optimistic she is progressing as expected.”
Yesterday her parents were due to review new scans and tests to be updated on progress on her various conditions.
Ms Inglis suffered serious head injuries after a freak motorcycle accident in Vietnam last month.
She was pulled from the motorcycle taxi when her skirt became caught in a wheel.
Ms Inglis had been teaching English at a school in Ha Long before suffering the accident on May 12.
A fundraising campaign to help pay for medical treatment and Ms Inglis eventual journey home passed £280,000 at the weekend.
Her medical bills so far have exceeded £110,000 and the flight home could cost as much as £120,000.