'I was locked in a coma for 10 years but heard my own mum say four horrifying words to me'

Martin Pistorius was diagnosed with cryptococcal meningitis and tuberculosis of the brain, which left him in a vegetative ...

Where man who spent 13 years ‘locked in his own body’ is now more than decade later

Martin Pistorius, from Johannesburg, South Africa, came home from school in 1988 and told his mum that he had a sore throat ...

'I was trapped in my body for years and heard mum say three devastating words'

Martin Pistorius was left in a vegetative state after falling seriously ill aged 12, but regained consciousness years later ...

What happened to the ‘ghost boy’ who spent more than a decade locked inside his own body

South African man Martin Pistorius spent more than a decade fully conscious but unable to move or speak after a childhood ...
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Man frozen in body for years emerges, tells story

(NEWSER) — Martin Pistorius was a kid so into electronics, his mom had no doubts about his ability to fix a broken plug for her when he wasn't yet 11 (which he did). But shortly after turning 12 in ...
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‘Ghost Boy’ Review: A Harrowing, Yet Life-Affirming Depiction of a Great Mind Trapped by Disease

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. About eight or so years back, my dad started forgetting things. It was harmless at first, like losing an item he thought he’d put ...

'I was trapped in my own body for 10 years and heard my mum say three heartbreaking words'

Martin Pistorius was 12 when he fell seriously ill and was left unable to speak or move, but he could hear everything around ...
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'I was trapped in my body for 10 years and heard my mum say three horrifying words'

Martin Pistorius was just 12 when he fell seriously ill and slipped into what doctors described as a vegetative state - but ...