Emma Price, 32, in the hospital. (David Price via SWNS) The family of a KFC worker feared brain dead after taking an overdose are elated - after she spoke for the first time since waking up from a coma. Emma Price, 32, attempted to take her own life after allegedly being bullied at work at KFC in Pitsea, Essex, her family say.
Relatives were told she was brain dead - but this week Emma said: "Hi mom, hi dad" over the phone from hospital. KFC said an "urgent" investigation has been launched into the incident, and that maintaining a "safe and inclusive" working environment is essential for the business. Emma opened her eyes hours before her life support was due to be turned off last month, although the extent of her brain damage is yet to be known.
Emma Price working at KFC. (David Price via SWNS) And after hearing her speak, mom Samantha, 56, said: “I burst out crying, I bawled my eyes out ‘oh my god, she is speaking." “She had asked for the phone in hospital and said, ‘Hi mom, hi dad’, my son cried, and I was crying, they were tears of joy and elation, I was gobsmacked.
“I said, ‘Emma, Emma, you’re speaking’, I couldn’t describe it. “We were just on the phone to the hospital, and they said, ‘do you want to speak to her?’, that was the first time we heard her speak again. “It was amazing, we called it our miracle and from the start, with doctors telling us the chances of her coming back were so slim.
” Samantha added that although Emma can now spea.