Ghost Boy
by Martin Pistorius · first published 2011
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In January 1988, aged twelve, Martin Pistorius fell inexplicably sick. He lost his voice, stopped eating and slept constantly. Within eighteen months he was mute and wheelchair-bound. Martin’s parents were told that he had an unknown degenerative disease and probably had less than two years to live. Then, in 1998, when Martin was twenty-three years old, an aromatherapy masseuse began treating him and sensed some part of him was alert. Since then, and against all odds, he has fallen in love, married and set up a design business which he runs from his home in Essex. Ghost Boy is an incredible, d
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I am reading a fantastic book about a man who overcame being locked in called Ghost Boy by Martin Pistorius. It is so uplifting. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
on “Life on the inside as a ‘locked-in’ patient” ↗I read the his book "Ghost Boy" many years ago. It's a great read; a heavy and hard one, but I recommend it.
on “Trapped in his body for 12 years, a man breaks free (2015)” ↗There is a fascinating memoir called Ghost Boy. In it, a young man describes how he fell into a coma as a boy and awoke around 14 years old. However, upon awakening, he did not have control of his body. It was many more years before an aide suspected…
on “International Study Detects Consciousness in Unresponsive Patients” ↗Surprised the article doesn’t mention “Ghost Boy” by Martin Pistorius, a first hand account of a patient who spent years in this state: http://www.ghostboybook.com/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Pistorius
on “Some people who appear to be in a coma may be conscious” ↗