Mom: Son in coma heard everything for 23 years - Yahoo! News
Can you imagine being awake, conscious for 23 years, but unable to move? You can hear and see, but everyone thinks you are in a vegetative state? It's unfathomable.
Rom Houben, 46, had a car crash in 1983 and doctors thought he had sunk into a coma. His family continued to believe their son was conscious and sought further medical advice.
Of course, his parents knew better, and could not accept the diagnosis. Their persistence finally paid off when a specialist put Rom through a PET scan that indicated he was conscious.
WOW, I just can't imagine the frustation this man must have experianced for twenty three freaking years... unable to move even enough to show he was there...
"You have to imagine yourself lying in bed wanting to speak and move but unable to do so — while in your head you are OK," Dr. Vanhaudenhuyse said. "It was extremely difficult for him and he showed a lot of anger, which is normal since he was very frustrated," she said.
Man in 'coma' for 23 years was awake all along - Times Online
Man trapped in coma for 23 years was fully concious | The Money Times
Can you imagine being awake, conscious for 23 years, but unable to move? You can hear and see, but everyone thinks you are in a vegetative state? It's unfathomable.
Rom Houben, 46, had a car crash in 1983 and doctors thought he had sunk into a coma. His family continued to believe their son was conscious and sought further medical advice.
Of course, his parents knew better, and could not accept the diagnosis. Their persistence finally paid off when a specialist put Rom through a PET scan that indicated he was conscious.
WOW, I just can't imagine the frustation this man must have experianced for twenty three freaking years... unable to move even enough to show he was there...
"You have to imagine yourself lying in bed wanting to speak and move but unable to do so — while in your head you are OK," Dr. Vanhaudenhuyse said. "It was extremely difficult for him and he showed a lot of anger, which is normal since he was very frustrated," she said.
Man in 'coma' for 23 years was awake all along - Times Online
Man trapped in coma for 23 years was fully concious | The Money Times
