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Woman wakes from 20 year coma
tvnz.co.nz/ ^ | Feb 12, 2005

Posted on 02/11/2005 6:16:34 PM PST by nickcarraway

A US woman who has spent the past 20 years in a coma-like state has inexplicably awoken and can now speak, news reports said.

Sarah Scantlin was 18 years old when, as a pedestrian, she was injured in a hit-and-run accident that left her in a semi-vegetative condition, aware of her surroundings but unable to speak or move.

Since that time, she has been in a care centre in the Midwest US state of Kansas.

Scantlin's parents unexpectedly received a phone call last week from the nursing home where their now 38-year-old daughter resides.

However, instead of the call being about Sarah, it was actually from Sarah.

"Hi mum," she said to her mother.

The words were a shock and a joy for Scantlin's parents.

"There's just no words," mother Betsy Scantlin told a CBS television news show. "I've just laughed ever since because it's just so amazing."

Doctors said Sarah Scantlin has been improving every day since her remarkable awakening. They have no explanation for the sudden improvement in her condition.

Although Scantlin started making indiscernible noises a couple of years ago, she remained unresponsive except for the ability to make eye contact.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Kansas
KEYWORDS: 20yearcoma; coma; health; kansas; medicine; prolife; sarahscantlin; scantlin; schiavo; schiavomedical; terisciavo; terri; terrischiavo; terrisciavo; terrisfight
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To: radiohead
I almost choked on my steak.

there are worse ways to go....

41 posted on 02/11/2005 7:13:13 PM PST by hispanarepublicana (- Miss Free Republic High School-198?)
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To: austinaero
If this woman had a loving husband like Michael she would have been dead years ago after he pulled the plug.We all know that he just loves her to death,literally.I hope Terry wakes up one night real soon and instead of calling her husband she calls the police to report an attempted murder.
42 posted on 02/11/2005 7:14:02 PM PST by rdcorso (What A Disgrace To The Churchill Name.Winston Would Bitch Slap This Low-Life)
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To: anniegetyourgun

Can you imagine being transported from 1986 to today?

1) Michael Jackson is on trial? Didn't he used to be black?

2) How many times has George Bush been elected President? What happened to Dan Quayle?

3) Yeah, right, two planes hit the WTC and knocked them down. SURE they did.

4) Who is Bill Clinton?

5) I can't wait to watch Johnny Carson!

6) What is a "blue" state? What is a "red" state?

7) OJ Simpson did WHAT?

8) What is this "internet" people keep talking about?

etc. etc. etc.


43 posted on 02/11/2005 7:14:14 PM PST by AggieCPA (Howdy, Ags!)
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To: FL_engineer

I saw it on CNN headline news. It's real.


44 posted on 02/11/2005 7:14:37 PM PST by pc93
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To: nickcarraway
27 years ago I did a six week rotation through surgical ICU in a Ft. Worth hospital. I took care of a 17 y.o. girl who was in a complete coma the entire time. I spoke to her daily, praised her and encouraged her... although she never responded. I rotated off of the service, hoping she would recover. I didn't see her again, until about 8 months later, at the end of a long day, I was walking back to my room to take a shower. She appeared from behind a column to surprise me. She took me, kissed me, and told me how much I had meant to her. I was stunned... she left me there, both of us crying.
True story... body + spirit = soul. Always be aware that our spirits are what truly communicates... even in the Alzheimer's patients.
45 posted on 02/11/2005 7:15:54 PM PST by krinkrayyado (Huguenot in my church)
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To: nickcarraway
Think of it! When she had her accident there was U2, and Blondie, and music still on MTV. There was Springsteen, Madonna, way before Nirvana...

Seriously, all prayers to her for a speedy and successful recovery.

46 posted on 02/11/2005 7:17:13 PM PST by WestVirginiaRebel ("Senator, we can have this discussion in any way that you would like.")
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To: Canticle_of_Deborah

Good thing she wasn't married to a souless swine.


47 posted on 02/11/2005 7:18:51 PM PST by beaversmom (The greatness of a man is measured by the fatness of his wife)
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To: virgil

I wouldn't know yet about her, but Kate Adamson recovered and wrote a book about her own experience, Kate's Journey: Triumph Over Adversity. Among other things, she describes the horror of having her feeding tube removed for eight days.


48 posted on 02/11/2005 7:19:14 PM PST by BykrBayb (5 minutes of prayer for Terri, every day at 11 am EDT, until she's safe. http://www.terrisfight.org)
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To: hispanarepublicana; nickcarraway; NYer; Land of the Irish; thor76; narses; redgolum; Antoninus; ...
Ah, to have slept thru the entire Clinton Administration Aberration .... 4 posted on 02/11/2005 6:20:03 PM PST by hispanarepublicana

Let's see...uh...'84...'85...She's in for quite a shock. This is a GREAT opportunity for historians - actually to interview someone who thinks they are still living in the '80s, the Reagan years. Wow. Time Travel. "Back to the Future."

49 posted on 02/11/2005 7:19:50 PM PST by HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
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To: krinkrayyado

What a beautiful story of hope.
Thanks for sharing it.

[now gimme the Kleenex]....;)


50 posted on 02/11/2005 7:22:20 PM PST by Salamander (Some are born to sweet delight; some are born to endless night......)
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

My thoughts exactly. Not quite like she missed vintage years.


51 posted on 02/11/2005 7:23:06 PM PST by HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
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To: krinkrayyado

That's a great story,,,it's amazing that she could detect and remember your caring for her. Sometimes I think because others can't communicate, that means they don't understand. What a fool I am, it's I who doesn't understand. To be trapped inside your body and mind like that,,,I cannot even imagine the frustration...

God bless you for your caring for this girl.


52 posted on 02/11/2005 7:23:39 PM PST by austinaero
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To: hispanarepublicana
Ah, to have slept thru the entire Clinton Administration Aberration ....

Yes, there is a silver lining in even the worst of situations...

53 posted on 02/11/2005 7:24:11 PM PST by Born Conservative (Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself." - Richard Nixon)
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To: HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
And what a treat for the next high school reunion.

They should break her in slowly with...uh..let's say Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade before getting to the Clinton years.

54 posted on 02/11/2005 7:27:37 PM PST by HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
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To: nickcarraway

Great video link:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/11/earlyshow/main673281.shtml




New Miracles From Coma Woman

HUTCHINSON, Kansas, Feb. 11, 2005

Free Video

Miracle Coma Comeback

Sarah's parents and Dr. Bradley Scheel (Photo: CBS/The Early Show)


55 posted on 02/11/2005 7:28:06 PM PST by maggief
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To: FL_engineer

I don't have the inside scoop on this, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn once. ; )


56 posted on 02/11/2005 7:28:47 PM PST by BykrBayb (5 minutes of prayer for Terri, every day at 11 am EDT, until she's safe. http://www.terrisfight.org)
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To: pieces of time

Terry Schiavo deserves a chance at life. I cannot understand how another human being could be so cold as to deny her parents what little joy they want in caring for their daughter. What would it cost him to give up his quest to see Terry deprived of life? Some insurance money? What is motivating this misguided man -- aside from stubborn principle?


57 posted on 02/11/2005 7:32:07 PM PST by Bush2000
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To: krinkrayyado; Ohioan from Florida

Tissue alert!


58 posted on 02/11/2005 7:35:24 PM PST by BykrBayb (5 minutes of prayer for Terri, every day at 11 am EDT, until she's safe. http://www.terrisfight.org)
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

Gee........and I really wanted to quote that song by "Bowling for Soup". Guess ya beat me to it!

My prayers for this woman!


59 posted on 02/11/2005 7:38:06 PM PST by thor76 (Vade retro, Draco! Crux sacra sit mihi lux !)
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To: Bush2000

If I recall, her parents have told him he can have all the money. They just want Terri. I think he's terrified that she will recover enough to tell what happened to her at his hands. This case of Sara must have him and Greer and Felos in a tizzy. She even has recovered her memory!


60 posted on 02/11/2005 7:41:45 PM PST by Jrabbit
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