Rom Houben was trapped in a coma for 23 years and had no way of letting anyone know he could hear what they were saying (pictured posed by model)
Posted on 11/22/2009 5:51:33 PM PST by EternalVigilance
A man thought by doctors to be in a vegetative state for 23 years was actually conscious the whole time, it was revealed last night.
Student Rom Houben was misdiagnosed after a car crash left him totally paralysed.
He had no way of letting experts, family or friends know he could hear every word they said.
Rom Houben was trapped in a coma for 23 years and had no way of letting anyone know he could hear what they were saying (pictured posed by model)
'I screamed, but there was nothing to hear,' said Mr Houben, now 46.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
we were kind of debating this kind of thing in an online class
We could do that now if you’d only hold still for it.
Thank you for that tip. I WILL remember.
I was checking the thread for a mention of it “Johnny Got His Gun”, it was a movie too.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067277/
At least Teri Schiavo was showing signs of life. She was most definitely murdered. But this poor guy, was it worth it under his circumstances?
And did no one notice the slept occasionally? Body pattern are quite different then, and he most certainly slept. Sound like crappy socialized medicine to me................
Leni
Not to mention inspiration for the *best Metallica song evar*!
Another candidate for retroactive abortion...
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My mother was in a coma for a few weeks before she died. I had read that hearing is the last sense to go. So for the final two weeks of her life I ensured that her favorite music was playing. I also sought out and invited family and friends to her death bed, including good friends he hadn't seen for years. We sat, chat, and laughed--sometimes uproariously--about the good memories and times we had enjoyed with her. It was our way of honoring her and comforting her on her journey out of this life. I don't know for sure that she heard us, but I'm reasonably confident she did. And if she did, she could have only been cheered.
My mother was in a coma for a few weeks before she died. I had read that hearing is the last sense to go. So for the final two weeks of her life I ensured that her favorite music was playing. I also sought out and invited family and friends to her death bed, including good friends she hadn't seen for years. We sat, chat, and laughed--sometimes uproariously--about the good memories and times we had enjoyed with her. It was our way of honoring her and comforting her on her journey out of this life. I don't know for sure that she heard us, but I'm reasonably confident she did. And if she did, she could have only been cheered.
Just wow! I cannot imagine what this poor man has been going through all of these years. Humbling story.
Yeah. I guess if any of start feeling like we have it rough we should come back and read this story.
I read a book similar to this.
Lady ended up typing a book one letter at a time with a pencil in her mouth.
The word “Hell” comes to mind.
I agree, I would be insane. Thanks goodness he can communicate via computer and read now.
Ping
Time for the Death Culture to die!
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