Thursday marks one year since much-loved Sutherland Shire woman Gai Vieira was critically injured in a tragic accident.
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It was September 5, 2018, when the then 68-year-old driver was t-boned by a police highway patrol car at Cronulla.
Mrs Vieira, who turned 69 in May, is now at Royal Rehab, a private rehabilitation facility at Ryde, where she is slowly regaining her strength.
"She's been there for a few months now. It's very good," her husband, Bert, said.
"She's still with us and slowly is making progress. She is still in a wheelchair, and can't do much but her legs are strong. She's still not eating and we are working on her speech but she knows who we are."
He says the one year anniversary since the crash is "just another day".
"We don't talk about today. To us, it's just another day," he said. "We knew it was coming, but we just keep on going. There's nothing we can do about it.
"It's tough but every day is difficult. We go see her, we go home. I'm there six days a week. But I wouldn't change a thing. We have to stay strong."
Senior Constable Harry Thomas Little was charged with dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm after the crash at the intersection of Kingsway and Connels Road.
Mr Little was allegedly driving at a dangerous speed when his NSW Police Ford Falcon XR6 hit Mrs Vieira's Mercedes at The Kingsway and Connels Road intersection.
He pleaded not guilty earlier this year. The case is due to return to court in February.
"It's the biggest joke that plea," Mr Vieira said.
In July the Leader reported that a ban will be imposed on north-bound traffic turning right at the site, after Sutherland Shire Council unanimously endorsed the recommendation.
