I just watched a fascinating and scary show on Discovery Health.
Terry was a 19 year old teenager who had an accident in Arkansas in 1984. After being in a coma for 19 years, he woke up in June 2003 and started talking (a medical miracle because after being in coma 4-5 years, there is very little possibility of anyone regaining the power of speech or waking from a vegetative state).
Like the movie "50 First Dates", Terry has no capacity for short term memory. Every day is like a new day for Terry, and he is unable to move or realize that his baby daughter is all grown up and 19 now.
They also discussed a British man who was in a minor car accident in the UK. The man blacked out only 10 minutes after the crash. The CT scan showed that the man's brain was 100% normal. However, it appeared that microscopic abrasians to this man's frontal lobes had a terrible effect. This man was unable to love his 3 year old son or his wfie again. The loss of ability to love seriously affected his relationship to his family.
I was glued to the TV the entire show. It's scary how fragile the human brain is, and how susceptible it is to injury, even minor car accidents.
Man I'm glad I always wore motorcycle helmets when I was riding sport bikes before.
Everyone drive safe out there!!
Terry was a 19 year old teenager who had an accident in Arkansas in 1984. After being in a coma for 19 years, he woke up in June 2003 and started talking (a medical miracle because after being in coma 4-5 years, there is very little possibility of anyone regaining the power of speech or waking from a vegetative state).
Like the movie "50 First Dates", Terry has no capacity for short term memory. Every day is like a new day for Terry, and he is unable to move or realize that his baby daughter is all grown up and 19 now.
They also discussed a British man who was in a minor car accident in the UK. The man blacked out only 10 minutes after the crash. The CT scan showed that the man's brain was 100% normal. However, it appeared that microscopic abrasians to this man's frontal lobes had a terrible effect. This man was unable to love his 3 year old son or his wfie again. The loss of ability to love seriously affected his relationship to his family.
I was glued to the TV the entire show. It's scary how fragile the human brain is, and how susceptible it is to injury, even minor car accidents.
Man I'm glad I always wore motorcycle helmets when I was riding sport bikes before.
Everyone drive safe out there!!
