Man Wakes Up From a 12 Year Coma, Remembers Everything

[@rahjeel]

That caregiver who actually took care of him, you da real MVP

[@eatyourcereal5207]

Yes and his parents

[@beauwatkins9096]

Isidro

[@tankunicorn134]

jaydon new what are you talking about

[@tasoft2129]

jaydon new sweden :?

[@sebastianelytron8450]

Anyone else suspicious about this? So for 10 years his parents would see him everyday (not to mention other caregivers) and not once did anybody suspect he might be understanding them? What exactly did that caregiver do or see that nobody else could for 10 YEARS?!

[@Bayckun]

His parents are amazing. Imagine waking up every 2 hours just to flip your doll like son when you know that your son is likely dead... For over a decade. Every night routine, just caring for your child. It kinda makes you appreciative for the ones you have in life.

[@SocietiesSlave]

This part really gets me. They're truly amazing. I hate the newborn stage of babies having to feed every 2 hours, it's exhausting, I couldn't imagine doing it for 12 years.

[@belalabusultan5911]

I think my parents would bury me alive after few months actually.

[@frozenpopcorn3838]

@@belalabusultan5911 Same...

[@thethmooteresa]

♡ The parents are the real role models

[@anon-iraq2655]

his father was an angel

[@aurkom]

Man, I can't express how much respect I have for the parents, especially his father.

[@p1a5m42]

Press F to pay respects

[@chickenblade694]

F

[@ipatch13]

F

[@fpshightide]

Except his mom

[@crunchexo845]

F

[@16-hsuw88]

Shout out to the dad who took care of him so well despite his condition

[@shom924]

Shoutout to the mum who wanted her son to die

[@aceofspades5447]

@@shom924 lol

[@gumbo144]

Salad she probably wanted him to die so he wouldent suffer anymore, not for any harsh hating reason

[@divanandadealova1643]

Shout out to the nurse, the true angel in this story

[@hellohello1398]

@@shom924 She probably had a mental breakdown. It happens quite often with parents who have children with mental and physical disabilities. It is a harsh struggle, everyday you see your child in vegetative state, and reminded that possibly your fault that the child is like that. Every time you try to give them help, but nothing works, and bills, and time add up. Eventually to point make you think what would happen to their child once the parents were gone, who will take of them and how will they be treated. Sometimes it make you wonder if it better for everyone, especially to the child, if they pass away; the child wouldn't suffer anymore being a live in dead state of mind, and abuse by other in the future.

[@LebronJamesSuperFan-m2i]

imagine how different things would be if he never got that nurse..

[@Raya-z6t]

i believe he'll get help by another kind person. Thats how the world works.

[@TheIndieGamesNL]

@@Raya-z6t youre talking about the same world that put him in a coma for 12 years right

[@jesuswentgreen8263]

@@TheIndieGamesNL you know that nobody put him in a coma it was caused by his disease right?

[@kemuelpaul4424]

@@jesuswentgreen8263 you realize that he couldve been out of that coma way earlier if he had better caregivers right

[@christoffer3719]

@@kemuelpaul4424 how?

[@sealscav6694]

To the nurse who actually cared for the boy. Thanks for having a sense of human decency.

[@suyahatesntr]

And that nurse was the key 🗝️!!!!

[@M0ffMaid]

Doctors: He'll have the mind of a three year old. Martin: *Graduates in university like a B O S S .*

[@yael2346]

Hugo *B O S S*

[@kermity_lmao]

Lvl 100 Boss

[@hansenbuildings8145]

lol

[@yamira.737]

B O O S

[@EzekielNeusch]

LOL

[@michaeljamesnarciso318]

I salute his parents for not giving up especially his father.

[@sparkling_h2o895]

Y E S

[@ericd6549]

Also, definitely the care-taker that found out that he was still awake

[@gabrielfmm]

Why especially the father? care to elaborate?

[@RiloXRi]

@@gabrielfmm Exactly. Very strange

[@collinhughes6897]

Gabriel Almeida Alvez he said the the father was the one would turn him every 2 hours and that the father was the one who dressed him and bathed Him while the mother said that she who said she hopes the son dies

[@rockstarJDP]

I always talk to my patients, whether they're responsive or not. You can never make the assumption that they can't comprehend your presence. Sparing 5 minutes of your own time to dedicate to them, no matter how small a gesture, whether its reading to them or combing their hair or even just holding their hand for a bit can make such a world of difference. Always be kind and patient because it doesn't take much to make someones day :)

[@master.9202]

You legend

[@rockstarJDP]

@@master.9202 thank you, that means a lot to me 🙂❤

[@master.9202]

@@rockstarJDPYou are the one doing everything, the world needs people like you! So thank you! :)

[@bittenpaws]

this comment made me cry happy tears. thank you for being a decent human. ❤️

[@mutzy42069]

We need more people to think like you do.

[@robertmills3830]

The caregiver who helped him is a true hero, she deserve to be awarded and appreciated

[@BantryBai]

My brother's heart stopped when he was 17. He was training at a rugby club and apparently just dropped to the ground. The doctors told us he had been without oxegen to his brain for over 20 minutes and that he had severe brain damage. They didnt think he would make it. He went into a coma for months afterwards and when he came out if it he was blind, deaf and unresponsive. After occupational therapy and rehabilitation he slowly started showing signs of improvement. At first it was simple grunt responses but miraculously over a decade later he is walking, talking and living a mostly independent life. He still has problems with dexterity in his hands but he is wittier than me and can hold a conversation with anyone. I couldn't be prouder of the persistence, sense of humour and determination he has shown through it all. We've seen many other patients that weren't so lucky.

[@holly.eq78]

Wow all the best to him!

[@gametasticps4549]

Proud of him bro

[@themayor3939]

Poggers

[@Xtreme_Airgun_Slugs]

Plot twist: the OP is an only child

[@Shaheer4771]

Wow! Congratulations to your brother!!

[@mediovibe2536]

The part about his dad made me tear up. He cared so much for his son

[@cb5818]

Yeah it also made me appreciate my parents even more. I know they love me but I still don't understand how much they love me.

[@jsudlow12]

Hopefully this sheds some light on how abusive “caregivers” can be

[@ji3072]

Unfortunately there are a lot of abusive people in all fields.

[@amandamorgan3539]

J I yeah their are drug dealers rapists all of the sorts

[@Sawedoff53]

Amen

[@patrickgrounds2157]

Errm I'm a critical care nurse. I have rarely met an abusive caregiver, once that i recall in my career out of the hundreds of people i have worked with.

[@bageda3109]

@@ryanfriesen4366 has nothing to do about the caregivers as they choose that job because they most likely have more empathy than most people. The problem is evil people and evil minds not ‘’evil caregivers’’. Theres always gonna be evil in every type of job

[@No-km2xd]

Imagine someone in a coma wakes up in 2020 and looks at the news and thinks “ima go back to sleep

[@savoryseaweed495]

Zombie 105 go on.

[@WydeZ]

Ok

[@crazybfe7137]

😂😂

[@BashaerB-h2c]

This reminds me of my uncle's friend. He got into a coma and they actually thought he was dead and when they put him inside the grave and were going to burry him he suddenly came back and started screaming and squirming saying he was alive. My uncle was there and he said it was so shocking and scary since his brain didn't seem to respond in the hospital and there was no pulse. This world is truly strange and it's fighting how some people might of been buried alive while no one knew about them!

[@No-km2xd]

해연 JULY NO, NO ZOMBIES JULY

[@christinawhitehead4034]

As a nurse this makes me sad 😢 we are always taught that dignity is important no matter where or not they can hear you

[@deathunknown4949]

yea it’s really sad

[@MrGuggisberg]

They say that because it's a contradiction.

[@rwilliams_2465]

Imagine sleeping on the warm side of the pillow for 12 years

[@niggy.]

Nahh I'd Rather Jump in A volcano

[@nolantillitt842]

Pillow would probably be hotter than a stove

[@mango3257]

Bruh _ euggghhhhh🤢

[@salemali1783]

Didn’t his dad flip him over every 2 hours

[@sirawesomethethird8707]

Wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy

[@SAMUELARESTM]

We need cameras everywhere in hospitals and care facilities

[@ZRob23523]

Well... the bathrooms would be even more uncomfortable than they already are... but I get the point. They really do.

[@cabbagebeas]

Adam Hohnadel sign a contract before going in the hospital, jk

[@FeedMeSalt]

@Adam Hohnadel I'd imagine you can opt out, And behind your bed curtain would be out of view. Nurses beating our seniors is something I personally witnessed as a youth and went absolutely postal. I'd give up some freedom to ensure my parents are safe.

@Adam Hohnadel We already have cameras in schools. Isn't that an invasion of privacy? Wake up sheeple. We need cameras in hospitals and care facilities.

[@curt8806]

Meh. Hospital priorities aren’t really the very few vegetative patients. I mean seriously do you think people would make laws to protect vegetative people?

[@bigiron7547]

After a decade she was the first nurse to notice he was comprehensive Tells you a whole lot about everyday people

[@signetulupan]

The only one that cared, with half a brain!

[@MrGuggisberg]

When my brother died the orderly was waiting for us to clear out so they could reuse the room.

[@coryblank7802]

True

[@Kzight]

Being placed in front of Barney and not being able to move sounds like a bad acid trip

[@a.syching678]

I giggled in the bad acid trip part, not that I am making light of the situation. Drug addicts hallucinating about barney, tellytubbies and what not xD.

[@kanemabalot7349]

Imagine being conscious of your surroundings while in a coma and trying to wake yourself up but you just couldnt for 12 years.

[@3r5x4]

wow that sounds like the video

[@deafgoesthesulley8928]

@@zulomadeit really? so it takes 12 years for him to wake up but for him, it only lasts few minutes to him? like you missed 12 years just like when you were baby and boom you grew up like 8 to 10 years old with only couple memories of childhood but not much, correct?

[@deafgoesthesulley8928]

@@zulomadeit when i watch this video i was like this could be one of us. it could happen to us...

[@kekebeararmy22]

Watch the music video for the song one by Metallica

[@samanthamendoza7806]

I Just Wanna Know If He Was Stuck In His Body Or If He Could Astral Project And At Least Free His Mind.

[@Rellimyeroc]

I hope he ratted on every single medical “professional” who had no business calling themselves that.

[@KingGarciaVega]

Martin ain't no Snitch!

[@jameslewis3133]

Garcia Garcia that isn't snitching as they were causing physical harm

[@VarnokGamer]

@@KingGarciaVega grow up

[@user-tk1lf5hi6f]

@@VarnokGamer It's a joke.

[@Azarashi.]

@@user-tk1lf5hi6f jokes are supposed to be funny

[@rjjtmt]

This is my biggest fear it’s like not being able to wake up from your dream

[@fae69s]

Even worse cause it's not a dream

[@adamgray1753]

Yeah, @@fae69s. Reality has proven to be much, much worse than any nightmare can be.

[@paramrm]

Imagine if you could astroproject

[@nhandahooker]

Bruh, I had this dream once that was in a loop. It got to a certain part and started over 3 times by the third time I caught on and told the person in the dream what was gonna happen next..the 4th time I knew what was going on and kinda freaked out and forced myself awake. It was wild

[@adamgray1753]

Not bad, @@nhandahooker. Try having a repeating nightmare in which you can not awaken from no matter how much you try to force yourself awaken from. One such repeating nightmare for me was once I was tightly strapped down to a stainless steel operating table. A being of nothing but liquefied Corruption sloshed into the room with me. He leaned over me smiling evilly. The bright light from the very large operating lamp overhead began to noticeably dim when he approached me. He stabs me with one of his blacker than black tentacles into my Heart. I scream in agony. He laughs. I feel my Heart very rapidly seizing up as the much colder than ice liquefied Corruption begins to rapidly fill my every fiber of my being. He keeps his vile tentacle inside of me even after he gets done filling me with his Corruption. The pain is more excruciating than what words can accurately describe for what feels like the longest time. As the pain subsides and I pass out as a new permanent transformation begins deep inside of me I wake up only to restart this entire thing over and over again... exactly as before...

[@navtejsingh9248]

“has symptoms resembling the flu” we’ve all heard that before

[@adamgray1753]

Yeah... All it took to permanently devastate the Global Economy was one guy sneezing after eating his order of bat soup in Wuhan, China...

[@Allinonetvz]

Ronaaa

[@adamgray1753]

Maybe, @Ryan Percival, maybe not. The entire thing is so tightly wrapped in so many layers of mis and disinformation that it would just be best to leave that part alone. You not being a high ranking intelligence officer in the CIA, NSA, and/or any other alphabet soup U.S. Federal agency or agencies probably will never know anything remotely close to the truth about what happened. The same goes for me of course.

[@Ace.C19]

Cough cough

[@adamgray1753]

*cough* *cough* *cough*, @@Ace.C19.

[@sam-vo2ve]

As an EMT Ive seen what many of those facilities do to people like him. It's absolutely horrible. With every patient I get even if they seem gone. I treat them with the upmost respect.

[@loganhardy8734]

Utmost*

[@Ozzcaps]

Why don’t you do something about it like tell someone or stand up for the helpless?

[@shoom7103]

@@Ozzcaps Because 1: it’s hard to prove. And 2: he only realized it happens after they are out of the facility.

[@PsychologicalApparition]

You can say that and people will believe it because we have no idea who you are. I think it's strange to try and prove that to people you dont even know.

[@LiddoSushi]

This makes me so angry, this is exactly why not everyone belongs in the medical field.

[@shom924]

Who tf abuses their patients like that, they should find that person they are a danger to patients and especially children

[@thunderbird1921]

It happens more often than people think sadly. Recently, the University of Michigan discovered that their athletics doctor back in the 80s had harassed numerous students, including football players. IIRC, they said no one in authority ever noticed this abuse the whole time he was on their staff. Appalling.

[@MilkyGlass00]

Triniti Hosein that surprises me.... I thought medical workers are only worked by skill and interest, hard to think some would be awful in that type of work, tho ik nothing of the actual job....

[@bricklayerlzdp9825]

Sounds like a lawsuit

[@GinoNL]

Does anyone know if these people got arrested and had to to lie detector test or something? He remembers the people.

[@ibrahimshabbir8408]

I can't imagine the mental pressure he went through, he must be extremely strong to handle it

[@mynamejeff8401]

Dont forget the parents

[@EzekielNeusch]

100 likes but no comments well what are they odds

[@CHARLIEBO987]

new name what did his mom say to him though? :(

[@frodeswareberg3487]

Not many options though... handle it or not, you are still trapped

[@janfranklin5269]

@@frodeswareberg3487 NO options. Literally zero options.

[@SpoonDiceMusic]

similar story: one of my friends was braindead at 3 from drowning, in a vegetative state. his parents never let them take him off life support and only allowed positive comments, no saying "im so sorry" or "im sorry for your loss". no. only allowed to say positive things. his parents prayed for weeks to deliver him from it. and i wouldnt be telling this story if he didnt make it. he came back, and is one of the happiest guys i know. super positive, loving, and caring.

[@crazycoolkids00]

Awesome! This makes my day. FYI you should contact Craig S. Keener about that. He has an excellent book on that sort of thing, and I'm sure he would appreciate more examples.

[@kcawks8585]

Bruh the manhunt I would’ve done when I woke up on those that abused me.

[@subscriberswithnovideos-eg9kq]

r/iamverybadass

[@anthonyreginaldo4198]

@@subscriberswithnovideos-eg9kq Thats not how that works

[@phoenix-lumin8810]

0.314 subscribers with no videos ? Yeah no I agree with that that guy

[@nils6177]

@@subscriberswithnovideos-eg9kq Wow you are so cool, how many hours are you on reddit every day?

[@subscriberswithnovideos-eg9kq]

Nils you are definitely a troll alt account

[@Mr_-Heisenberg]

Shoutout to his parents who never gave up on him 🙌

[@lanishriner4659]

@@azzz..6 Well, in her mind, she was taking care of a corpse

[@AtolRosado]

@@azzz..6 it was not an easy task, of course she would feel like that sometimes, but at the end of the day she didn't give up.

[@enlightenedarsonist3908]

Thanks goes to the father who woke up every two hours to flip him and then cleaned and dressed him every day and night for 10 years. The only thing his mother did was wallow in her own self pity and tell him how she wished he was dead which gave him drive and focus.

[@Dee-wt8ic]

@@lanishriner4659 she could've "called him names" in her mind too, but she chose to speak them up instead. Also, it's in fact disrespectful to curse corpse?? it was once the body of a living human being w a soul n everything.

[@lanishriner4659]

@@Dee-wt8icMaybe my wording was too harsh. I meant that in her mind, her son was gone. She'd lost all hope in her son being conscious. She must have frustrated and was likely venting out loud because she believed that the person she was talking to/about wasn't "there" or "alive".

[@vermillionsky426]

I was in a coma and I could hear everything that they were saying when they said I was non coherent. I told them things they said when they said I was in a coma and everyone was shocked. I cant imagine being in that state for 12 years and being mistreated the way he was. Whoever sexually assaulted him deserves the death penalty. It takes a majorly sick individual to do that to someone. Poor guy.

[@RaBlazers]

To be fair they didn’t know he was awake.

[@petarramovpetar7509]

How muvh and why

[@kittycorn9058]

@@RaBlazers yeah, that’s why it’s wrong. Taking advantage of someone like that.

[@RaBlazers]

@@kittycorn9058 That’s what I’m saying, just because you think something is one way compared to the other it still doesn’t make it right

[@callsign_epic]

@@RaBlazers he’s got a heartbeat right?

[@llibmukred5906]

Some people are straight-up evil, those who tortured him should be brought to justice.

[@jesusb.8786]

The amount of caregivers that pretend to care are outrageous....

[@subline_funtime]

Well I mean everyone pretends to care. I rather have someone pretend to care then finding out they didn’t .

[@ArythemB]

Would be perfect with a virus that targeted bad people, but then the planet would only have 100m humans

[@produdeyay]

@@subline_funtime i doubt it is the case for *everyone* . I believe that some genuinely cares, but due to the tough nature of the job, most probably the minority.

[@sunnynxtes]

The only "care" they give is their paycheck. smh. This video made me wanna cry. No matter if you're concious or not, you're still a human being and treating people that way is unhumane.

[@TheTrex9000]

I cant believe they actually HIT him, [and worse] They should've went to jail for that.

[@jordanmcmizzle8927]

My best friend eric suffered from seizures and was eventually incapacitated from one when he was 28. He didn't have oxygen to his brain for some time and was put into a coma like state. The night before his family pulled the plug a had a heart to heart with him and he started crying. He never was able to open his eyes or make any other movements but I felt him the listening to me, truly hearing my words. I love you eric corso and I miss you dearly.

[@ravnitesanchez6183]

I'm so sorry for your loss and I hope you dont lose a loved one again. Things like this are hard to recover from and its rlly brave that you can talk abt it. I wish you luck in life.

[@jordanmcmizzle8927]

@@ravnitesanchez6183 thanks man

[@hollowwreeser2179]

jordan mcglaze i feel sorry for you 😔

[@chadchan1316]

He cried. Doesn't that mean he's conscious ?

[@tomtay9013]

He was crying

[@EdgarMendezz]

I hope those care takers who abused him lose their jobs.. it’s like come on have you guys no compassion??

[@XZ1.]

I hope they spend the rest of their lifes in prison getting abused by other inmates

[@ladybrisen777]

you should not be in the business of taking care of people if you do not have it in you.... You need to be a special person... a lot of patience and a lot of compassion .. Unfortunately, most are in the medical field for the money.. Not for the people

[@MissGenie0607]

Jobs like a nursing assistant only takes a few months of training. There are many amazing NAs out there but there are many people who do it for a job. There are also nurses who only want to take care of people of their own (Christian, white, non-LGBT). You’d think they’d choose this profession because of compassion but there’s just some that falls through the cracks.

[@greymaurer7334]

How the heck did they get the job in the first place

[@wojtekpolska1013]

@Barbara Mulvaney Im happy my grandparents are healthy enough to not go to nursing homes. i heard these places can be horrible sometimes

[@bigboytyler1405]

Imagine going into the world after a 12 year change, it sounds small, but that’d be a mind blowing change

[@AlphaLykkan]

Just crazy to think about honestly

[@ceo9395]

@Rowan Melton that's not what we are talking about they get newspapers sometimes this guy was in a coma

[@xxgamerxx6775]

Just like the intersteller

[@gudetamwa]

“Where’s my DS?” “DS?”

[@apolicum]

@@ceo9395 No, he was fully conscious, so during those 12 years he got most of the news by television or radio or just people around him talking about the news and stuff.

[@uncle_effer5455]

“To this day Martin cannot overstate how much he HATES Barney.” Barney: sad purple dinosaur noises

[@brookjennalyn6174]

@@kevray You got that right!

[@clanka.]

@@brookjennalyn6174 why are you talking to a ghost? ghost aren’t real

[@cb5818]

For real tho I hate Barney and I didn't forcefully watch him. I just don't like Barney since I was a kid and I will never like him

[@DNKG669]

I'm the 669th like

[@alyssag8099]

What a coincidence, I’m sure no one cares but I just started reading his book “The Ghost Boy” yesterday and today this gets uploaded. What Are the odds.

[@FreeDiddy-69]

Isn’t it ironic?

[@tanishqgodha4504]

So you had spoilers 😎😎😎

[@mahad4295]

These type of things happen to me aswell....TRIPPY AF

[@klincecum]

Big Tech spies on you.

[@maverickmissile801]

😮

[@callmekrozz1136]

I dont wanna hear any excuses from anyone after hearing this story. This man a soldier for real

[@deafgoesthesulley8928]

image being stuck in body for 12 years... does his time go by fast or you just sit there for 12 years no matter what and time is slow?

[@lihclore]

NickGetzRekt first couple years are probably the slowest you can imagine but he did say he left his mind etc so irdk, wish i could know how he is now

[@CatholicK5357]

I literally don't understand how people could stand around someone unresponsive in a wheel chair and call him dumb - and while receiving a paycheque for doing so. That just blows my mind.

[@mrflip-flop3198]

Doctor: Are you conscious? Scott: (Tennis)

[@bumjuice4445]

Bro💀

[@diabolicalthoughts]

XD

[@TheTrex9000]

I cant believe that some of the doctors would torture him. Seriously, that's messed up.

[@Turtlenaide]

Most doctors pull the plug on them themselves without consent

[@zenafied]

Look up the percentage of doctors that are psychopaths.

[@007Julie]

Uncle Eidolf I agree! I have had my shares of hospital visits and nurses (not all of them) are just going through the motions and treat their patients like machines. They don’t care if they hurt you, they’re merciless.

[@loute0076]

It’s sad and disgusting 😣

[@wawterguy]

hearing the things his father did for him honestly makes me cry. couldn’t imagine being those parents and the pain they felt in those years

[@blockbreaker8839]

Doctor: He’ll have a mind of a 3 year old Martin: Check this out

[@LightThePestilence]

Martin be like Imma gonna do whats is called a pro gamer move

[@deybinmendoza5524]

😂😂😂

[@deathshade3668]

I can't imagine do things like those "caretakers", I hope they get what they deserve

[@TheTrex9000]

"Caretakers" they should be called "CareBreakers"

[@niwe3631]

Agreed. They aren't caretakers tho..they are devils

[@MsAchampion]

They will.

[@johndoe-ek1qs]

I agree with you on an epic scale!!!!!

[@KäptnKrückschwank]

They are still just humans. Noone is perfect, but everybody has a dark side which doesn‘t need much to awake in some way or other.

[@excusez-moicestlemime7958]

This man can remember everything despite being in a coma for 12 years while I can't remember why I went inside the kitchen

[@Anonymous33326]

Sameee😂😂🤣

[@richardgibson8403]

Excusez-moi, C'est Le Mime well granted what else was he gonna do.

[@jeffisaperson4471]

Wait... You remember the last time you went into the kitchen in enough detail to remember forgetting why you went there?

[@petarramovpetar7509]

Same sometimes i forget what i ate for lunch yesturday 😅

[@aprilgosa5779]

@@jeffisaperson4471 they remember going in there just forgot what for I do it all the time

[@buddyscottjr.8229]

Something needs to be done about all of those people who abused him. It's just not right.

[@jimidoodles]

People do it to us who have LDs too it's not going to go away.

[@chrisrj9871]

@@vex2x9710 - or retired, or reported so now they're jailed.

[@teamalure3268]

*Him in a coma in 12 years and remembers stuff* *Me doing something in 12 mins and forgets what I'm doing*

[@loneshadow0844]

Me doing anything *ANYTHING* in the next few seconds.

[@bsp1895]

Me in half a second

[@horri_ball]

lol:p

[@pratyushwarungase2197]

Atleast don't make a pun in such a case It's disrespectful

[@greatnuggetgod8849]

Martin remembers his mom saying he loves him 12years ago :me: forgets I have my phone when I get out of bed and go to the kitchen and drops it and it breaks.

[@fyrewolf7805]

Moral of the story: If you know someone who is in a come, talk to them, take them around like they were not in a coma. There is a chance they are still conscious.

[@GhostSal]

This is both inspirational and heartbreaking. His strength and compassion (for his mom in particular) is inspiring. The fact that he not only suffered abuse, but that it wasn’t just from one person is heartbreaking. In fact, it sounded like more of the norm and someone that was actually compassionate was rare... This, without a doubt, makes you lose faith in humanity!

[@doorstopper674]

If i was him i would make the abusive caretakers suffer painfully

[@jimbobbyrnes]

it took them 10 years to finally check to see if hes even a vegetable.

[@fard8527]

Xinnie The Pooh no hes a drink

[@oli-the-turd-8349]

jimbobbyrnes ha vegetable

[@shom924]

Don’t make me summon Barney

[@Xman34washere]

@@shom924 NO PLEASE DON'T

[@iamacatt5050]

@@shom924 hes a vegetable, ur a salad.

[@bsmartr806]

1) I cried, well, got tears in my eyes. 2) I thought my dad was the best dad in the world, now, he might be 2nd best behind this guy's dad. 3) That nurse saved atleast 3 lived that day, I hope she knows how amazing she is.

[@Intimidation571]

I can't even remember whether I locked my door 3 seconds ago

[@ryanabdn]

Did u lock it

[@linx4355]

Oh yeah? Where do ya live lol jk

[@windowslogo3577]

ocd?

[@Universe_World]

This is fake

[@Intimidation571]

@@windowslogo3577 No I just have bad memory

[@ohmydog9171]

Imagine hearing your family talking about pulling the plug, and then they do it.

[@awesomeninja1311]

And then you still survive and 30 years later you take your parents plug out

[@ttk519]

Well if they do it, it wont even matter you heard it anyways unfortunately

[@BlueSkies30]

Depending on how long I've been in the coma and how I've been treated, I may be thankful. This is why I think everyone should have on medical file what they want their family to do if they end up in an coma. Of course, if you can still breathe on your own, pulling the plug won't matter. Euthanasia would be needed and that's not legal everywhere.

[@greatleader4841]

Man you're making me feel bad. after my dad passed away, i made the call to pull the plug on my mother who was in a coma for a year. She ended up living for another 2 weeks before the starvation and lack of liquids killed her. we moved her into a hospice and let her die.

[@gamewatch9967]

Awesome Ninja cha cha real smooth

[@TanathipSin]

Hats off to the dad who took care of Martin. He's one of the greatest dads out there!

[@LukeRabkin7]

So basically he got to feel what it’s like to have your free will taken from you

[@psychott6]

Banana Man Aha, tell this to the “Karens” in the shops

[@jamieburnett6623]

Although it's believed that free will, in its self, is an illusion

[@greatestofalltime854]

12 year old and he went into a 12 year coma. WOW!!!

[@average_enjoyer]

*N I C E*

[@jamesmaxwell6703]

Dun dun dun.......

[@larrybe2900]

That had to have been a big reward for the parents.

[@Ridwan_Ali2]

Martin makes me feel so grateful for life

[@Мнескучно-г2х]

I almost cried when I heard a out the caretaker. She's literally an angel. No not figuratively, I mean LITERALLY!

[@armansinghbhati8446]

Those parents and that one caretaker are the people we need more in this world

[@Lazuley_]

Imagine being that nurse who insulted the poor guy when she found out he knew she was abusing him for years. I would feel ashamed of myself if i was that nurse. I'm glad that nice nurse was there.

[@haechanfulday]

I wanna cry :'(( I remembered how my older brother suffered like that. Unable to move, speak and do things normally.it's a shame that he's gone now but he will forever remain as the best kuya in my heart.

[@hakankose3147]

RIP to your brother '(

[@haechanfulday]

@@hakankose3147 Thank you so much! I know that he's in a better place now. Free from pain and agony.

[@eternalterrors6824]

what if he actually is still in there though and he his just trapped inside of a grave while buried alive

[@dacook5589]

@@eternalterrors6824 bruh first off don't say this to someone who lost their relative, you are highkey sick, second off people don't bury comatose people, or whatever the case was here, before they are confirmed dead

[@SkaterBabyy96]

His parents need to be recognized! They never ever gave up on him! That is just so amazing ❤️

[@FutureMan420Blazer]

well the mother kinda did.....

[@shom924]

The mum was still being a b(*@ even if she had eMOtIonS

[@ji3072]

@@shom924 She thought he was never going to wake up. Being a caretaker is physically and emotionally exhausting.

[@atechna3026]

The mother should've take care of her son like the father did, but she didn't.

[@archbishopofpride296]

@@FutureMan420Blazer the problem was, she thought he wasn't "alive" so to her all she saw was probably a breathing corpse.

[@Toasteater97]

As a healthcare worker, this is incredibly heartbreaking. People should be able to trust us with not only their loved ones, but also with themselves.

[@lin_atlas6046]

his parents are loving and dedicated. all the love for them

[@hongfengliao904]

I couldn’t even imaging being trapped in my own body while being abused

[@hitmnhunt1659]

Respect to the parents for sticking it out for their son for 12 years

[@warichkanchai]

USA: Wow, congratulations your child woke up, that will be 10 million dollars pay up.

[@pat9112]

He's still in a coma

[@jordanforbes2557]

@@pat9112 Did you not watch until the end? He awoke from his coma and even wrote a book recalling his experiences.

[@theanimehomie9078]

Billion*

[@אביעזרא-כ4ש]

@@IronpicAiden quadrillion*

[@asymerics]

quintillion**

[@jurassicdano3695]

After he wakes up: “What did I miss?” Doctor: “Would you like me to put you back in your coma?”

[@wojtekpolska1013]

This is very sad what he has experienced, and its scary how much peoples are aware in coma and treated like garbage. at least he has been able to say all of this to maybe improve the living conditions of other peoples in a coma, and pursue legal actions against his abusers.

[@thatguy7155]

Doctors: let's torture him since he is dead Martin: gamer respawn Edit: doctor not doctor whatever you people should understand what i'm talking about

[@kalibr4540]

Asianoid The video said nothing about his doctors abusing him.

[@kar4ton]

Kabiler did you not watch the video or are you one of the doctors

[@yuropean_eunion2133]

@Cutelittlefox caretaker might be a type of a nurse but definitely not a doctor

[@amarinski5174]

Kalibr Bruh 4:40

[@methcat5005]

*Nurse

[@viviana1658]

Can I just say that this show helps keep me sane and knowledgeable during this quarantine! Thanks so much Infographics Show!

[@timothycox1822]

It’s so sad how he was abused. I hope someone does something about those awful care facilities

[@thatguy7155]

Imagine being imprisoned in your body and being forced to watch barney for the feeling of almost your whole life

[@alexanderscholz9963]

Can’t believe his own care takers abused him like that.

[@michaelrwhelan2669]

Speaking as a father myself, if that had been my son, after getting him into a PT program I seriously would go medieval on all the evil people that abused him. One by one...

[@ShoeProgram]

The vengeance I would have went after would have been holy.

[@ravnitesanchez6183]

Ooh, I would go like Iron man on Bucky and cap

[@richardgibson8403]

PlayingTactical YEAH BEAT THAT DISEASE THAT CANT BE GIVEN VENGEANCE

[@A____G]

@@richardgibson8403 no man... the "caretakers" not the disease.

[@kushagrasharma5103]

The Treatment home he would go to in South Africa abused him so much that he rarely even goes to the country anymore. When his parents confronted the staff they denied the allegations and said there isn't proof.

[@stratosphere94]

Bless that one lovely caregiver 💗

[@TheReaper1]

This one actually got to me. I wish Him the best. I couldn’t imagine being in that situation and the terrible things that happened to him.

[@roach643]

*this genuinely made me sad, humans can be so cruel* :((

[@ibiluxx2413]

That's why we are the frickin apex predator

[@shom924]

I believe I would’ve gone mentally insane, not because of the abuse but.... *barney*

[@Farditta]

it boggles my mind how people act when they think no one is watching, or when they think their immune to criticism and punishment.

[@ravnitesanchez6183]

It blows my mind that people dont just pick their nose when they dont think people are watching. But for real, those "nurse" are evil

[@sharathnb]

A mom wishing her own çhild to die, I feel bad for the mother. She must have been in so much pain and tears to feel that Abt her own child. Hats off to the parents who took care of him for so many years. Looking after patients isn't an easy task.

[@THiggins130388]

I've never been compelled to read a book so much in my life.

[@ilsturbutton8399]

Just what I need to hear when I have a Compromised immune system

[@beemnetteffera2834]

U just worry bout corona for now

[@15JoEyyy]

I don't know who you are but, if you need someone to talk to, you can leave me a message.

[@earthwax7946]

Same 😭 Crohns gang

[@rc59191]

@@earthwax7946 lol I got crohn's too.

[@dolphlundgren2820]

Yea im in the same boat, and was like "sweet..." 😑

[@Mrzerothehero]

I am in tears. This both horrifying and inspirational.

[@lanishriner4659]

**Looks over at carrot** _"Tell me your secrets"_

[@threehermans15]

I laughed out loud reading this haha

[@totallyfrozen]

Wow. Shameful. You just watched an amazing story about science and human nature, and you missed it. You have my pity.

[@MrAnders9000]

totallyfrozen: yeah it’s a shame

[@lanishriner4659]

@@totallyfrozen Why would you assume that? Does finding something funny mean I don't understand the amazing thing that is the human body? In order to make a joke, I think you'd have to understand the thing you're talking about, but maybe I'm wrong. 🤷🏿‍♀️

[@threehermans15]

@@lanishriner4659 ye. I'm with you. Why can't people just have fun? Just cuz you made a joke doesn't mean you're disrespecting anyone...the world now just likes to get offended at everything

[@rainnreviews2379]

Kid: Talks trash to Martin Martin: Squares up 12 years later

[@bigirishman1106]

Can we give huge props to his parents who worked hard every day for over a decade just so his son could be safe

[@bigirishman1106]

Never mind his mam just said to him to die

[@pgplaysvidya]

Martin was in S. Africa when this happened. Imagine being american and after 4 years your parents get a bill for 40 million dollars?

[@rgygduysdgyuygsduysd]

So I guess everything done to him was free? Right. Or maybe somebody's taxes paid for that.

[@Tk-sh3bf]

vince Mccarthy still much cheaper then what the average American would pay for healthcare.

[@Whispurr07]

Yes taxes paid for it, because that's what happens in civilised societies. We pitch in to take care of each other.

[@dariuspumma]

@@Whispurr07 couldnt have said it better

[@brandingash7106]

If your disabled in america you get free healthcare called medicaid his parents probly paid very little or nothing at all in medical bills.

[@dan-tr5pi]

Alright but the fact that he was in a 12 year coma when he was 12 is actually insane and all he had was himself and barney that entire time

[@mariamariafujoshiinurarea2524]

That nurse just saved thousands of lives .... pple reading and knowing about Martin story will surely have more awareness about pple of similar cases

[@reaperskeeper8259]

Doctor: Martin... Martin! are you awake? Martin just chillin in his mind: Well yes, but actually no

[@shrek-7291]

When you google up your symptoms and it says you only have the flu, but the next day you fall into a coma.

[@crazycat55485]

Relatable.

[@bhardwajr01]

Bro its the other way round, search symptoms of flu and google diagnosis a tumor.

[@laimawolf6826]

Honestly, these types of videos make me fully realise that even if someone appears to be unresponsive,you should treat them well and do things that you'd do to normal people like occasionaly change the show,talk with them,ect ect.

[@Manager_Mister]

I had a similar experience immediately recovering from surgery. I was paralyzed for 2 hours. I could see and hear everyone around me but could not communicate. After about an hour my wife realized that i had not moved but was just staring straight. Eventually they figured out i could blink. I can feel for his horror. You are trapped in your body and can't move.

[@adonismoy721]

He didn’t die, but his hospital bill would want him to

[@joopvanschellingen5830]

@Birdy5legs free hospital in Holland 😜😝 payed by the state insurance

[@callum9500]

What a father!!! All of us should aspire to be like that.

[@HeenaPatel253]

“Caregivers” seems legit if that happened to me I would’ve made sure they went to jail

[@produdeyay]

@Khalil G i think just for this case, if the man decided to sue them, the media will give it alot of attention. Due to the pressure from media/public etc., something might get done?

[@CK-lp4is]

I would try to rinse every last thing from those

[@trickzclipz5910]

@Khalil G I've never agreed with someone on the internet like this before.

[@kdsmith24114]

NEVER underestimate the power of the mind!!! Props to his dad for going that extra mile and shame on the staff for abusing him.

[@Nix-nb3zn]

This is what every dad should strive to be, no matter the condition or the situation your child is in you always fight until the end for them. Huge props to him.

[@mada0777]

I was in a coma too, I am thankful for everyone who helped me