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Mom: Son in coma heard everything for 23 years


"BRUSSELS – A mother says her son has emerged from what doctors thought was a vegetative state to say he was fully conscious for 23 years but could not respond because he was paralyzed.
Rom Houben had a car crash in 1983 and doctors thought he had sunk into an apparent coma. Still, his family continued to believe their son was conscious and had sought further medical advice.
Dr. Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse said Houben's mother finally met Belgian expert Steven Laureys, who realized that the medical diagnosis for her son was wrong. Laureys then taught Houben how to communicate through a special keyboard."


Terri Schiavo must be rolling over in her grave....

This is sad.. Kind of crazy that he couldn't even move before... But now he can move enough to use a touch keyboard?  What did they do to him to get him to be able to move. 

This would be a good argument against removing feeding tubes... But apparently there is a test now to check if they are in a coma or not.  So, there that goes.

That's still no quality of life for me.  If I'm at the point I need a feeding tube, I no longer need to eat.  Let me go with dignity.

An autopsy revealed that Terri Schiavo's brain was not functioning.

Yes. It was demonic sarcasm....

What?  The demons talk to you too?  I thought they only spoke to me.