A writer nearly lost her life after tripping over a cobble and cracking her head.
Catherine Grant had left her house boat at Hull Marina and was walking to the shower block when she tripped over an uneven stone.
The 62-year-old was concerned that she had concussions as she was "talking garbage" and quickly fell asleep, Hull Daily Mail reported.
Catherine felt unwell for several days, but it wasn't until ten days after the fall that she collapsed in the shower.
Her husband, David, took her to Hull Royal Infirmary, where brain scans revealed she had a significant bleed on the brain.
Catherine underwent a four-hour emergency operation which involved drilling holes in her skull and moving her displaced brain back into the correct position as it had been shunted out of place by the bleed.
The writer, who is currently making a film, said she was awake throughout the procedure and recalls a "bucket of blood" under the operating table.
More than a year on from the June 2020 injury Catherine is still feeling its affects.
She said: "I was walking to the shower facilities in the marina. The cobble was protruding upwards. I went straight down, it was awful.
"I didn't want to go to hospital because of lockdown and Covid, I thought I wouldn't bother them when they had more important things to deal with."
Following the emergency operation to relieve the bleeding and pressure in her brain, Catherine has been left with problems including an issue with her vision, for which she's been referred to a consultant, and regular headaches.
She also feels she works more slowly when it comes to her writing career.
"The doctor said the bleed was so severe that if I had left it another 12 hours, I would have been dead," said Catherine.
The writer planned to take legal action against the council, but her lawyer has said her case is not "actionable".
"I have had no justice," she continued.
"The council has behaved shamefully, I'd love to know how many people have had accidents on the cobbles, as I know of a few.
"I can still write, but it's taking me longer, I am slower now, and I don't drive any more as I am scared of something happening with my health.
"It has had a catastrophic impact on my life. I have been very teary a lot of the time, and I am also angry."
She believes the cobble protruded "too high" in comparison to others and said "it should have had red or green paint around it" to make pedestrians aware of the trip hazard it posed.
The couple are now in Grimsby's marina after leaving Hull and the bad memories behind.
Hull City Council declined to comment, citing it as a "legal matter".
