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A teenager seriously injured in Monday's Manchester attack had something to smile about yesterday after receiving a phone call from her 'hero', Harry Styles, following an appeal by her sister.

Freya Lewis, 14, has been heavily sedated since Tuesday morning when she underwent surgery to treat fractures, lacerations and burns caused by shrapnel from the 'dockyard confetti' bomb built by monster Salman Abedi .

The teen, whose sister describes her as "Harry's biggest fan", has since had two more operations and been under heavy sedation.

Her family has been providing updates to the community via a blog on her school's website while she recovers at Manchester Children's Hospital, the Manchester Evening News reports .

Upset relatives revealed that after her third operation yesterday afternoon, Freya was breathing on her own for the first time but was "extremely confused and traumatised" when she finally came around.

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"It is truly heartbreaking in a way that I would not have believed possible," they wrote.

But after she had medication and a nap, Freya woke up much brighter and even managed to blow a kiss at her dad and give him a smile.

Her parents were already delighted - then, moments later, the phone rang.

Who should be on the other end of the phone but Harry Styles, Freya's "hero".

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"The phone rang and it was Harry Styles. Freya woke up, Harry said he loved her, she said she loved him, then Dad said he loved him!!

"The PICU unit at Manchester Children's Hospital has just been given a lift like you can not imagine!

"Harry, we salute you sir, Holmes Chapel is very proud of you!!"

Sister Georgia wrote on Facebook: "Cannot believe it, Mr Harry Styles just rang my Dad. Hearing his voice has been a great lift and Freya has totally woken up and is completely in shock that he rang."

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Georgia had previously posted videos of her sister meeting the star and appealed for help to get his attention.

She wrote: "As I'm pretty sure most of you know my sister is the biggest Harry Styles fan I'm pretty sure in the world. All she does every second of every day is talk about how much she loves him.

"I don't expect this to work but if this post is shared enough times we can see if we can get Harry's attention. All I want is for my little sister to be happy so please share for Harry Styles' biggest fan. I love you so much Freya, get better soon."

Harry Styles is a former pupil of Holmes Chapel Comprehensive, where Freya and Nell studied.

Heartbreakingly, Freya's parents have explained that she didn't know about the death of her best friend, Nell Jones, until this morning.

Freya had been walking to meet her dad, Nick, with friend Nell as he was waiting to pick them up from the concert.

"At 6am she came around completely for the first time, her memory kicked in about the events of Monday night and she started asking questions.

"This was the moment we had been both waiting for and dreading.

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"Over the following 30 minutes she shared with me all of her very personal and harrowing recollections of the detonation of the bomb and the aftermath.

"We discussed the loss of her friend Nell, which she was unaware of up to this morning.

"She understands, with absolute clarity, what happend on Monday night and what injuries she has sustained."

Her parents added that the teen's response has been "incredible, beyond any words" and her strength "phenomenal and inspiring".