The Man Who Slept For 19 Years
Discussion
Channel 4 tonight, should be interesting:
"In 1984 a 19-year-old car mechanic in Arkansas crashed his truck and went into a coma. His name was Terry Wallis and he had recently had a daughter called Amber. Terry's mother refused to believe he wouldn't emerge from his vegetative state, so she treated him normally - talking to him, taking him on family trips. Then in 2003, against all known medical odds, he woke up. But - and it's a big but - he still thinks he's 19, and he can't store new experiences, so however many times Amber tells him who she is, he never gets it. It's a haunting predicament for his heroic family, as is the case of Roy King, another car-crash victim featured, who is physically fine but has effectively lost the ability to love. If ever there was an advert for having multiple airbags in your car, this programme is it."
"In 1984 a 19-year-old car mechanic in Arkansas crashed his truck and went into a coma. His name was Terry Wallis and he had recently had a daughter called Amber. Terry's mother refused to believe he wouldn't emerge from his vegetative state, so she treated him normally - talking to him, taking him on family trips. Then in 2003, against all known medical odds, he woke up. But - and it's a big but - he still thinks he's 19, and he can't store new experiences, so however many times Amber tells him who she is, he never gets it. It's a haunting predicament for his heroic family, as is the case of Roy King, another car-crash victim featured, who is physically fine but has effectively lost the ability to love. If ever there was an advert for having multiple airbags in your car, this programme is it."
FourWheelDrift said:
Then he's told about Britain today, speed camera's, politcal correctness, pandering to minority nimby's, high taxes, Tony Blair's Labour government and asks to be put back under....immediately.
Yeah I bet all the average Arkansas truck driver cares about is the state of Britain FWD
Rob.
Infact here's a picture of him just after i told him what you said, the reaction says it all.. www.channel4.com/science/microsites/S/science/body/coma.html
He wondered where Britain was
Too much GPL eh? It's not good for you
Rob.
He wondered where Britain was
Too much GPL eh? It's not good for you
Rob.
Watching this now.
He married a 15 year old before he had his accident at 19 years old..OMG! Do they have different laws out there allowing you to marry minors?
Funny chaps those Yanks.
Quite sad to see really, poor chap doesn't seem able to do much for himself. I do wonder what quality of life he has. But then, it's only 5 minutes in, so I suppose he could get better as this moves on in time.
He married a 15 year old before he had his accident at 19 years old..OMG! Do they have different laws out there allowing you to marry minors?
Funny chaps those Yanks.
Quite sad to see really, poor chap doesn't seem able to do much for himself. I do wonder what quality of life he has. But then, it's only 5 minutes in, so I suppose he could get better as this moves on in time.
srebbe64 said:
It made me think about the lack of airbags in my Tiv. Not for me, particularly, but I often drive the kids to various places. (They prefer the Tiv to the Beemer).
Ive just got rid of my airbag and im glad. I dont really like the thought of them, and I guess im ok as long as I use the belts.
watched that.. sorry dont agree. yes its amazing after 19 years he had come out of his coma, but what standard of life will he have ?
selfish if you ask me... kept alive for all the wrong reasons. The guy is stuck 20 years ago, he will never join the modern day, and will never remember his daughter for more than a few moments.
If that happens to me, turn the machine off
selfish if you ask me... kept alive for all the wrong reasons. The guy is stuck 20 years ago, he will never join the modern day, and will never remember his daughter for more than a few moments.
If that happens to me, turn the machine off
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