A teenager who was unconscious for a month after emergency brain surgery has finally woken up.

Amy Hendry’s mum Christine Campbell said the moment her 17-year-old daughter opened her eyes after an agonising wait by her bedside was the “best Christmas present” she could ever receive.

We told last month of the family’s fears for Amy as she lay in ICU at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital following an urgent op to remove a tumour.

Amy did not wake up from surgery for several weeks

Medics were worried about the amount of time it was taking the Shettleston teen to come round from the surgery and had broken the news that what was thought to be a benign tumour was cancerous.

Now, five weeks on from the operation, Amy is awake and has given the thumbs up to her delighted mum.

And medics are optimistic that the tumour is a low-grade cancer that can be treated effectively.

Christine, 38, said: “It’s the best Christmas present anybody could give me.

“I’m a very, very proud mummy.

“When I saw her open her eyes I just started jumping around. Me and her big sister were there when it happened.

“Every time we encouraged her she was trying that little bit more. She seems to be really pushing for us.”

Amy waves after waking up in hospital

Amy was just 13 when she started struggling with health problems and in 2016, the St Andrews Secondary School pupil was complaining of issues with her vision and feeling constantly unwell.

Doctors suspected tonsillitis before an optician found bad swelling behind her eyes.

After a series of tests, Amy, who has two sisters Emma, five, and Hayleigh, 18, was diagnosed with a stage one brain tumour but medics were reluctant to operate while it was benign.

Subsequent MRIs showed the mass was continuing to grow and last month Amy was rushed in to hospital after telling her mum she couldn’t look up.

Amy will now embark on a rehabilitation programme

Surgeons managed to remove 90% of the tumour on November 13, but medics became concerned when Amy didn’t wake from the operation.

Supporters launched crowdfunders for the teenager, who has aspirations of becoming a nursery teacher, while she lay unconscious and they have raised almost £1,800.

After small signs of encouragement earlier this month Amy is now conscious and expected to be moved to rehabilitation within days.

Christine said: “In the last few days she’s come on leaps and bounds.

“She is trying to turn herself around. She can’t speak because of the tracheoscopy in her throat but her memory doesn’t seem to have been affected.

“When we hold her hand she’s rubbing ours back. It’s big progress.

“There is still a long way to go and her rehabilitation could be two years, but I’m hopeful it’s less.”

Medics believe Amy’s tumour is not as aggressive at first feared and she can focus on her rehabilitation before undergoing any invasive treatment.

Christine said: “Cancer treatment is so advanced now that they are very hopeful.

“We’re hoping the tumour will slow down and not grow too fast.

“They can’t give me the full prognosis yet, but three weeks ago I didn’t think she was ever going to be able to open her eyes again. She’s doing tremendously.

“I want to thank everybody for the support they’ve given us.”

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