Welcome back guys.
A little while ago we took a look at some incredible stories of people who fell into
comas and then woke up.
Theres something fascinating about them - you guys wanted to hear more and so here you have
it - my name is Danny Burke and this is the Top 10 Shocking Coma Stories - Part 2!
Starting off at number 10 we have Alpha Kabeja.
This British man was hit by a van while on his bike.
Doctors put him into a coma and when he woke up 3 weeks later - everything seemed fine
except - he had someone elses memories.
He told doctors all about the day of the accident, he was going to see his girlfriend who was
pregnant wth twins.
He tucked the pictures of the ultrasound in his notebook, the one he used for song ideas.
The twins names were going to be Sky and Nikita.
He had just left a job interview with a man called Michael Mitchells.
He thought the interview went well.
None of this happened.
As doctors pieced it all together, they realised that all of these things were connected to
real events that had happened in his life or to people he knew - and for some reason
his brain and formed them into his own memories when he woke up …
http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/07/the-man-who-woke-up-from-a-coma-with-memories-of-another-persons-life.html
Next up at number 9 we have Claire Wineland.
In 2015, this girl from California was in a medically induced coma after an operation
to treat her cystic fibrosis.
When she woke up, she told doctors that every day she was walking through Alaska - through
the frozen forests and caves, taking in the scenery and watching the wildlife.
She said she didnt mind the cold.
That cold was actually being caused by the ice packs doctors had put on her body to treat
her.
Claires mind had turned those ice packs into a 2 week journey through frozen Alaska.
How crazy is that?
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/teen-explains-life-coma/story?id=32473542
At number 8 now we have Layla Towsey.
In 2009, this 3 year old girl from England when she fell into a coma after a bttle with
meningitis.
She was unconcious for 5 days and on life support.
Doctors told her Mum to say her goodbyes.
Then, on the 6th day, her Mum her singing.
It was soft and first but grew louder.
She realised Layla, with her eyes still closed, was singing the song Mamma Mia by Abba.
She said as soon as she heard that, she knew her daughter was going to be OK.
Withing a few days Layla had been taken off life support and was breahting on her own.
Doctors were shocked and Laylas mother says it was a miracle …
Next up at number 7 we have Candace Emptage.
This 40 year old English woman got into a serious car accident in 2010.
She fell into a deep coma.
Doctors and family almost turned off the life support when they noticed her fingers moving.
When she finally woke up, she thought it was the 1990s and that she was 22 years old.
She was convinced that the Spice Girls were dominating the music charts and that princess
Diana was still alive.
This is despite the fact that she had a 14 year old daughter at the time - although she
could remember a bit of when she was a toddler.
After months of therapy she was finally able to rebuild a relationship with her daughter
…
Next up at number 6 we have Martin Pistorius.
When Martin was 12 years old, he came home with a sore throat.
Soon, he was unable to talk - or move - and eventually crashed into a coma that would
last for 12 years.
Doctors were baffled but eventually, after 12 years - he woke up.
That was shocking but not as much as this - Martin, now aged 25, claims he was aware
of everything around him for those 12 years.
He said people had got so used to him not being there that they didnt notice him slowly
waking up on the inside - but still unable to move on the outside.
He says that his worst memory is being forced to watch Barney the dinosaur - the show was
put on in the room when he first went into the coma.
When his family finally noticed he was awake on the inside, they bought him a computer
to communicate with as he slowly started to recover …
https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/mind-and-brain/man-coma-wakes-up-14012015/
At number 5 now we have Lisa Russel.
When this Welsh woman was 19, she got into a car accident that left her clinically dead
in the ambulance.
She was revived but stayed in a coma.
When she woke up, she recognised her Father - but that was it.
Nobody else.
She didnt know who her mother was, she didnt recognise a single friend or even her own
boyfriend.
She had forgotten most of her life.
Lisa had a hard time accepting affection from her mother and she had to break up with her
boyfriend because she just didnt have feelings for him any more.
Moving on to number 4 we have Matt Davis.
This 22 year old man from the US ended up in a coma after a serious motorcycle crash.
7 months earlier he had married his wife Danielle. 9 days later Doctors gave her the bad news
- they calculated that Matt had just a 10% chance of waking up.
They suggested removing his life support.
But Danielle refused.
She sad she wanted to give him more time.
She took him home and looked after him for weeks.
One day, she was trying to get Matt to move his arm, she put his hat in his hand and asked
him to put it on his head.
Matt suddenly said -Im trying- … Danielle was shocked but said it was the greatest thing
shed ever heard.
When he began to wake up, he didnt remember the previous 3 years but pieced it together
through therapy.
Next up at number 3 we have Rory Curtis.
In 2012, Rory Curtis from the UK got into a bad car accident.
When he came out of a 6 day coma - he didnt think he was Rory Curtis any more - he thought
he was world famous actor Matthew McConaughey.
When he went to the bathroom he would be visibly shocked to look in the mirror and not see
Matthew McConaughey staring back at him.
He would lie in the hospital med and think -I cant wait to get out of here and get back
to making movies- … luckily, he did eventually snap out of it.
Presumably when he started seeing Matthew McConaughey on TV …
http://www.newser.com/story/200316/coma-left-man-thinking-hes-matthew-mcconaughey.html
At number 2 now we have Sarah Scantlin.
In 1984, age 18, Sarah was the victim of a hit and run that left her in a coma.
It last for 20 years.
As the years passed, her family slowly gave up home.
Her Father said he would sometimes pretend she was dead just to make it easier.
But one day, in 2005, Sarah woke up.
Everyone was shocked - she had shown minimal brain function for so long.
Also, Sarah could remember events that happened during her coma because of TVs and people
talking around her.
Her Father asked her -Sarah, whats 9/11?- and she responded -Bad … fire … airplanes
… building … hurt people- … this is all despite the fact that the she fell into
the coma 17 years before 9/11 even happened …
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/awake-after-20-years-sarah-speaks-04-08-2005/
And finally at number 1 we have Tony Kemp.
In 2017, this 59 year old from the UK was left in a coma after an 18 hour surgery on
a brain aneurysm caused a mini stroke.
Doctors said if he didnt wake up within 2 days they would switch off his life support.
They told his wife Danna to prepare for the worst.
As the deadline approached, Danna made one desperate attempt to save her husband.
She played him the songs of his favourite football team - Plymouth Argyle.
Suddenly, Tony opened his eyes.
When nothing seemed to work, it was the songs he had known since his childhood that snapped
him out of a coma in a way that all the medicine couldnt seem to do.
Incredible stuff.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/football-fan-life-support-machine-11375718 Well, I think its safe to say those were just
as interesting as the 1st video.
Would you like another part?
Or do you have a burning desire to see something else?
Let us know and well do our best - of course - my name is Danny Burke, thanks for watching
and Ill see you all in the next video …