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She went to sleep and woke up 30 years later (1998)

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Re: She went to sleep and woke up 30 years later (1998)

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Post by jmcgough »

Shadonototra wrote: post #20

Sounds shady and fake AF My brother was in coma for a 1year, when he woke up, he couldn't speak for a few days and he couldn't walk at all for a few months So 30 years in coma, and waking up as a granny, i doubt you can ever make it and be this aware

It's real, and there's some weird coma recovery cases (e.g. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/mar/09/usa.richardlus...)

Re: She went to sleep and woke up 30 years later (1998)

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Post by jessaustin »

Shadonototra wrote: post #20

Sounds shady and fake AF My brother was in coma for a 1year, when he woke up, he couldn't speak for a few days and he couldn't walk at all for a few months So 30 years in coma, and waking up as a granny, i doubt you can ever make it and be this aware

What, you don't trust "generationterrorists.com"?

Re: She went to sleep and woke up 30 years later (1998)

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Post by xwdv »

imoverclocked wrote: post #12
ninesnines wrote: post #7

Wow, this is heartbreaking. I think I would rather just never come out of the coma - the trauma this poor women endured ….

At least she woke up before her husband died. Can you imagine waking up with the news that he passed after taking care of her for 30+ years?

This is the kind of detail a writer would throw into a heart wrenching story about love. A faithful husband dies just days before his wife wakes up from a 30 year coma.

Re: She went to sleep and woke up 30 years later (1998)

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Post by xattt »

notshuttingdown wrote: post #10

Is there any proof this is a true story?

The story probably happened, but the coma portion is embellished. It notes that she was able to participate in rehab and eat food, so she wasn’t unconscious in the traditional sense.

It sounds like there was spontaneous return of function, which happens in various degrees following stroke anyway. Residual function plateaus about 1-2 years after on average, but this case would be an outlier.

I am more intrigued which med the physician prescribed, and whether there’s current research to support its use in post-stroke care as a neuroprotectant.

Re: She went to sleep and woke up 30 years later (1998)

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Post by silisili »

Shadonototra wrote: post #20

Sounds shady and fake AF My brother was in coma for a 1year, when he woke up, he couldn't speak for a few days and he couldn't walk at all for a few months So 30 years in coma, and waking up as a granny, i doubt you can ever make it and be this aware

I'm unclear on the circumstances here. It says after 2 years she could sit up and walk and whanot. So what were the other 28 years? I always thought coma more or less meant like in a bed sleeping. Is it still a coma if you're able to stand and walk assisted? Or did I read that wrong?

Re: She went to sleep and woke up 30 years later (1998)

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Post by ars »

joegahona wrote: post #18
tamaharbor wrote: post #2

She could “set up and walk” while in a coma. I didn’t know you could do that.

Yeah, also "ate simple foods." These are red flags for me.

To answer both of you, it's basically sleepwalking. The person is not conscious, but is able to function in an instinctive manner.

There are stories of people in comas who were given a medication like zolpidem that wakes them, but it's actually sleepwalking and the person is not conscious. Search: https://www.google.com/search?q=zolpidem+coma

These kinds of cases can help explain what consciousness actually is, which is hardly a settled question.

Re: She went to sleep and woke up 30 years later (1998)

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Post by lucb1e »

joegahona wrote: post #18
tamaharbor wrote: post #2

She could “set up and walk” while in a coma. I didn’t know you could do that.

Yeah, also "ate simple foods." These are red flags for me.

On the other hand, she had no recollection of anything in between but seemed to very well recall what was recently happening before she fell into that state. Mentally what we'd call a coma even if her body was not at the level of a vegetable. Intriguing story either way.
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