A glamorous lawyer and mum-of-one has spent the last four months in a coma after she suffered a horrific fall when she hit a speed bump while trying to take a selfie on her bicycle.
Daiane Vasconcelos, 31, sustained a traumatic brain injury and went into cardiac arrest after falling from her bicycle and hitting her head in Campo Grande, in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, on 8th December, 2024.
According to witnesses, she had been cycling alone in the late afternoon when she braked sharply after encountering a speed bump while trying to take a photo and fell.
Doctors managed to save her life but Daiane remained in a coma ever since.
Lawyer Daiane Vasconcelos, 31, poses in undated photo. She fell off her bike while trying to take a selfie in Campo Grande, Brazil. Note: Private photo taken from social media. (@daianevasconceloss_/Newsflash/NX)
Daiane, who has a 14-year-old son, spent the first two months hospitalised but was later moved to her home, where she is being cared for by family members.
Her son currently lives with his father, while her mother Vilma Rocha Abreu and her friend Marcela Leal care for her at a small studio flat they were forced to move her to as the treatment costs rose.
Before the accident, Daiane used to frequently post legal tips and snaps of her fitness routine on Instagram.
Lawyer Daiane Vasconcelos, 31, poses in undated photo. She fell off her bike while trying to take a selfie in Campo Grande, Brazil. Note: Private photo taken from social media. (@daianevasconceloss_/Newsflash/NX)
But her profile is now being used a tool by her family to help raise funds for her expensive treatment.
Friend Marcela says that in addition to the ongoing monthly expenses, Daiane needs special equipment to aid in her recovery and improve her clinical condition.
They do not have a set goal for the fundraiser but Marcela adds that "any assistance is greatly appreciated".
(Simona Kitanovska / newsX)