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Man awakens from 12 years in ‘vegetative state’

Man awakens from 12 years in ‘vegetative state’ ‘I was aware of everything’ Martin Pistorious fell into a mysterious coma when he was a vibrant 12-year-old boy in the 1980s. He found himself locked inside his own body – unable to speak, make eye contact or even move his own limbs. Martin’s doctors told his parents, Rodney and Joan Pistorious, that the boy had cryptococci meningitis. They said Martin should be taken home to die in peace. But Martin would live 12 years in that vegetative state. Joan said, “Martin just kept going, just kept going.” According to NPR, Martin’s… View Article