July 9, 2003, 11:11
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A Man wakes up after 19 year in coma.
http://www.ajc.com/health/content/sh...Coma-Ends.html
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Ark. Man Wakes After 19 Years in Coma
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ark. (AP)--The words began tumbling out--at first just a few nouns and eventually a torrent of phrases.
Terry Wallis, who had been in a coma since a 1984 car accident, regained consciousness last month to the surprise of doctors and the delight of his family, including his mother, who heard his first word in 19 years.
``He started out with 'Mom' and surprised her and then it was 'Pepsi' and then it was 'milk.' And now it's anything he wants to say,'' Stone County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center social director Alesha Badgley said Tuesday.
His mother, Angilee Wallis, called her son's return to consciousness a miracle: ``I couldn't tell you my first thought, I just fell over on the floor,'' she said.
Terry Wallis, now 39, was riding with a friend in July 1984 when their car left the road and plunged into a creek. Wallis and his friend were found the next day underneath a bridge. The friend was dead and Wallis was comatose.
Wallis' daughter, Amber, was born shortly before the accident, and the coma dragged on for almost two decades. She is now 19 and her dad has said he wants to walk again, for her. He is a quadriplegic as a result of the crash.
``It's been hard dealing with it, it's been hard realizing the man I married can't be there,'' said Wallis' wife, Sandi. ``We all, the whole family, missed out on his company.''
The silence ended June 12 when Wallis uttered his first word. He was able to talk a little more a day later and has improved ever since.
Terry's father, Jerry Wallis, said his son talks almost nonstop now, but it seems as though time stopped for him after the wreck. Terry still believes Ronald Reagan is the president.
Terry has asked to speak to his grandmother, who died several years ago, and even recited her phone number--something everyone else in the family had forgotten.
``You see, he's still back in 1984,'' said Jerry Wallis.
For the Wallis family, Terry's return to consciousness has been a blessing.
Perry Wallis, Terry' brother, said ``just to put it bluntly, it was pure hell to see your brother laying there, not knowing if you'll ever talk to him again.''
The timing of the recovery also has raised eyebrows.
``It's kind of peculiar. He wrecked on Friday the 13th and 19 years later he started talking on Friday the 13th,'' Jerry Wallis said.
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Wow.
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July 9, 2003, 11:13
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July 9, 2003, 11:26
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Sounds like something out of a movie. Imagine explaining the history of the past nineteen years to this person, especially recent history.
And wow... that's awesome.
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July 9, 2003, 11:35
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Indeed, this sounds like something from a movie. 
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July 9, 2003, 11:38
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He probably asked if there was finally peace in the ME. 
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July 9, 2003, 11:43
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Only a brain-injured person would even think of asking such a question.
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July 9, 2003, 11:45
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He's still worried about the communist threat.
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July 9, 2003, 12:31
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He still thinks Iran and Iraq are still at it, and Russia is still in Afghanistan.
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July 9, 2003, 12:39
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He thinks that I am not born yet.
He still hates Reagan.
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July 9, 2003, 12:41
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Now, would someone like this be able to collect on disability pay? i have no idea how that works. but it seems people unable to work can collect on this. he would seem to fit that group. 19 years of back pay, pretty sweet. at least a little good news for him anyway.
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July 9, 2003, 12:56
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Mountain View Ar, is my home town. I lived there until about 7 years ago. I know the family but not really close. Every one pretty much knows everyone in a town of 2500 or so.
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July 9, 2003, 13:04
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That's awesome. I wonder what the doctors think, or if this gets filed under "we haven't the slightest clue."
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July 9, 2003, 13:12
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Wow, Sprayber, this is amazing! So I am like 3 degrees of separation from the news! Cool!
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July 9, 2003, 13:32
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How do you even begin to explain to someone that they lived half their life in a coma?
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July 9, 2003, 13:36
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You just spit it out. There really isn't a particularly tactful way of putting it.
"Well, see, it's 2003 now. You took quite a nap. A few things have happened since '84. Let's see, I'll start with the end of the Cold War..."
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July 9, 2003, 13:40
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what happened to this guy's wife?
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July 9, 2003, 13:45
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I'm reminded of that scene in Austin Powers (paraphrasing from memory)
"The Cold War is over, Austin. The Russians are our friends."
"Well all right then comrade, long live the Revolution"
"No, Austin... we won."
"Groovy, yay capitalism"
You have to envy this guy. He's going to have the privilege of experiencing rap metal, the various websites of the Internet, and the Bush presidency for the first time. And then he's going to ask to go back to coma.
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July 9, 2003, 13:54
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Wait 'til he sees what Michael Jackson has turned into!
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July 9, 2003, 13:57
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July 9, 2003, 14:09
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July 9, 2003, 15:49
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Originally posted by Azazel
Indeed, this sounds like something from a movie.
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It is. Probably the only decent movie with Steven Seagal , don't know the name in english though.
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July 9, 2003, 15:49
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nah I'll wait for him to watch TRL for the first time.
Hopefully eminem will be on it.
His response: "What the, this man.. hes whiter than michael jackson!"
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July 9, 2003, 16:13
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Originally posted by Menlas
It is. Probably the only decent movie with Steven Seagal , don't know the name in english though.
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YES! I remember that movie!
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July 9, 2003, 16:14
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July 9, 2003, 17:23
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"Wait...I can get porn...for free...on this 'internet' thing?"
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July 9, 2003, 17:26
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Since he's quadripledgic, I don't think that porn is at the top of his needs and desires now.
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July 9, 2003, 17:28
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Nor are Converses...
I think he will learn a lot by watching Ricky Lake and Jerry Springer...
It's got to really suck to be 38 and have the mentality of an 18 y.o., wonder if he is still horny as a jack rabbit...?
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July 9, 2003, 17:34
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I REPEAT. THIS TIME, I'LL DO IT SLOWLY, SO EVERYONE CAN UNDERSTAND. THE GUY CAN'T FEEL ANYTHING.
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July 9, 2003, 19:13
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"WHAT?! MICHAEL JACKSON IS A KIDDYFIDDLER?! NO!"
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July 9, 2003, 20:10
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weird... Think about how much better movies have gotten! ****, Return of the Jedi was probably the last block buster he remembers. Terminator 2 (and 3 for that matter), Jurassic Park, Saving Private Ryan... thoase are gonna blow his mind! And video games... gah... if i didnt age, it would be cool if I could fall asleep for a couple decades. Imagine what it will be like in 2023...
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