ohyeahfacts • reblog • 2 years ago

A man in Belgium was thought to be in a coma for the past 23 years, but really he was just paralyzed and unable to communicate with his doctors.

ohyeahfacts:

They call it “locked in.” You can hear, see and think, but your inability to respond to anything leads to a vegetative state diagnosis. The patient is basically trapped in their own body.

Biggest. Fear. EVAR.

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