Comments on: Man in Coma 23 Years – Is He Really Conscious? http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/12/man-coma-23-years-conscious/ The official Derren Brown Blog Mon, 07 May 2012 09:24:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: tom http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/12/man-coma-23-years-conscious/#comment-47185 tom Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:34:50 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=8308#comment-47185 Berber said it in one, saved me having to type as much :) Berber said it in one, saved me having to type as much :)

]]> By: Berber Anna http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/12/man-coma-23-years-conscious/#comment-47167 Berber Anna Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:06:39 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=8308#comment-47167 Nopke, in the vid, Houben has his eyes closed as the facilitator is rapidly typing out a message with his finger (which is in a brace). He neither sees nor feels the screen, which begs the question of how he is supposed to 'guide' her, then. The saddest scenario to me, but imho also a likely one, is that the poor guy was indeed locked-in, but now that people are aware of that, has fallen victim to FC -- meaning he is AGAIN made speechless, as a nice little ventriloquist's dummy for the facilitator, instead of being aided in finding an ACTUAL way of communicating. Poor guy. Nopke, in the vid, Houben has his eyes closed as the facilitator is rapidly typing out a message with his finger (which is in a brace). He neither sees nor feels the screen, which begs the question of how he is supposed to ‘guide’ her, then.

The saddest scenario to me, but imho also a likely one, is that the poor guy was indeed locked-in, but now that people are aware of that, has fallen victim to FC — meaning he is AGAIN made speechless, as a nice little ventriloquist’s dummy for the facilitator, instead of being aided in finding an ACTUAL way of communicating.

Poor guy.

]]> By: Nopke http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/12/man-coma-23-years-conscious/#comment-47163 Nopke Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:41:26 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=8308#comment-47163 I can only hope that this is not facilitated communication. I can not see the vid here so have no real image of it in this case, nor have I ever spoken with people that do help them communicate like that. Via eye blinks I knew about and seems more genuine, though also more limited, although I wonder would you be so talkative after years of silence on the inside. If it was not silence than they could have measured this already quite simple in the brain. But they dont test this after the first time much more apparently, weird enough. The idea of people in coma being (sub)conscious I indeed find extremely depressing. I think you'd sleep a lot, if you could still do that and if that wont help, vegetating but not due to the damage of an accident or such, due to the complete nothing Would you give up hope on someone or yourself? I can only hope that this is not facilitated communication. I can not see the vid here so have no real image of it in this case, nor have I ever spoken with people that do help them communicate like that. Via eye blinks I knew about and seems more genuine, though also more limited, although I wonder would you be so talkative after years of silence on the inside. If it was not silence than they could have measured this already quite simple in the brain. But they dont test this after the first time much more apparently, weird enough.

The idea of people in coma being (sub)conscious I indeed find extremely depressing. I think you’d sleep a lot, if you could still do that and if that wont help, vegetating but not due to the damage of an accident or such, due to the complete nothing

Would you give up hope on someone or yourself?

]]> By: Emma http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/12/man-coma-23-years-conscious/#comment-47161 Emma Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:19:37 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=8308#comment-47161 I heard about this story... 23 years... it's difficult to imagine how was his life, what were his thoughts... I have been 3 days in hospital where I couldn't move or do something and it was just a nightmare.... I was so bored! Time didn't want to go by. So 23 years.... I heard about this story… 23 years… it’s difficult to imagine how was his life, what were his thoughts…
I have been 3 days in hospital where I couldn’t move or do something and it was just a nightmare…. I was so bored! Time didn’t want to go by. So 23 years….

]]> By: MC8 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/12/man-coma-23-years-conscious/#comment-47159 MC8 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:01:33 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=8308#comment-47159 *cough* typo *cough* (Hi, phillis. Will you be my friend?) *cough* typo *cough*

(Hi, phillis. Will you be my friend?)

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