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A car crash victim diagnosed as being in a coma for the past 23 years has been conscious the whole time.
Rom Houben was paralysed but had no way of letting doctors know that he could hear every word they were saying.
'I dreamed myself away,' said Mr Houben, now 46, who doctors thought was in a persistent vegatative state.
this is my worst nightmare actually. It is like the Hitchcock film where the guy was alive but they thought he was dead.This would be my ultimate nightmare, unable to move, communicate, do anything for 23 years!
I would have long ago gone insane.
Patient trapped in a 23-year 'coma' was conscious all along | Mail Online
A car crash victim diagnosed as being in a coma for the past 23 years has been conscious the whole time.
Rom Houben was paralysed but had no way of letting doctors know that he could hear every word they were saying.
'I dreamed myself away,' said Mr Houben, now 46, who doctors thought was in a persistent vegatative state.
this is my worst nightmare actually. It is like the Hitchcock film where the guy was alive but they thought he was dead.
Ah fuck, he did not endure anthing worse than Christmas with my wife's relatives.
Oh dear God, how awful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzgGTTtR0kc
Have you ever read Johnny Got His Gun?
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Laid in bed, unable to move his head, all he could do was stare at the ceiling.
Its monstrous.
Ah fuck, he did not endure anthing worse than Christmas with my wife's relatives.
I wonder how your wife's relatives feel about you at Christmas showing up drunk?
Laid in bed, unable to move his head, all he could do was stare at the ceiling.
Its monstrous.
I agree with you. I'd have gone crazy long ago.
Laid in bed, unable to move his head, all he could do was stare at the ceiling.
Its monstrous.
I agree with you. I'd have gone crazy long ago.
He probably did, but it's not like he could do anything about it. I just hope they left some music or TV on for the poor guy all those years. Could you imagine...23 years of silence?
He is never likely to leave hospital, but as well as his computer he now has a special device above his bed which lets him read books while lying down.This would be my ultimate nightmare, unable to move, communicate, do anything for 23 years!
I would have long ago gone insane.
Patient trapped in a 23-year 'coma' was conscious all along | Mail Online
A car crash victim diagnosed as being in a coma for the past 23 years has been conscious the whole time.
Rom Houben was paralysed but had no way of letting doctors know that he could hear every word they were saying.
'I dreamed myself away,' said Mr Houben, now 46, who doctors thought was in a persistent vegatative state.
I'm sure we'll here more from him. What he experienced was on par with solitary confinement. People who survive that often had coping strategies and were very disciplined.I wonder how many times this guy wished to just die.
From what it says, that appears to be the case.You mean this guy couldn't use his eyes to blink or to get someone's attention?
They thought he was a vegtable.
