A Polish man has woken up from a 19-year coma

antheads 13 | 340

1 Oct 2011 / #1

Wow this is an amazing story, what a trip it would be to feel you have woken up and reality has transformed around you.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6715313.stm

A Polish man has woken up from a 19-year coma to find the Communist party no longer in power and food no longer rationed, Polish TV reports.

ShawnH 8 | 1488

1 Oct 2011 / #2

Last Updated: Saturday, 2 June 2007, 15:40 GMT 16:40 UK

Looks like you've been sleeping for a while too...

:-)

PlasticPole 7 | 2641

1 Oct 2011 / #3

Sounds like a Rip Van Winkle.

OP antheads 13 | 340

1 Oct 2011 / #4

haha , thank you for bringing that to my attention :)

ShawnH 8 | 1488

1 Oct 2011 / #5

I thought I remembered discussing just such a case a few years ago on this very forum...

I wonder how the old guy is doing?

kaytz - | 11

1 Oct 2011 / #6

I wonder how the old guy is doing?

Looks like he died from a heart attack in 2008

Information about the death of John Grzebski confirmed on Tuesday physiotherapist Wojciech Pstrągowski which, through exercises woke him from his coma . The news of the wonderful wybudzonym man went around the world media .

- Mr. John had a holiday heart attack, then lay in the hospital in Olsztyn , had carried koronografię , rehabilitation was interrupted at the time - said Pstrągowski . He added that John Grzebski died on Friday , most likely had a second heart attack.

Seanus 15 | 19666

1 Oct 2011 / #7

Many haven't woken up from their respective comas :(

ShawnH 8 | 1488

1 Oct 2011 / #8

Looks like he died from a heart attack in 2008

Thats sad. I wonder if the shock of the changes were too much for him. (Sorry I didn't read the artical.)