Coma, a state of prolonged deep unconsciousness commonly caused by severe injury or illness.

Coma is a medical emergency and requires swift medical attention to preserve life and brain function. The term Coma medical 17th century when patients would commonly undergo bloodletting in which leeches were commonly

used to drain blood from a patient. But thankfully medical technologies have advanced and coma patients are now

sustained through the use of intubation, ventilation, and

administration of fluids or blood. My name is Anthony Padilla, and today I'm

going to be sitting down with coma survivors to learn what this traumatic

experience is really like.

Did the coma these survivors endured provide them with a surreal out-of-body

experience that forever altered their faith in life beyond perceived reality? or did it simply feel like an unpleasant

never-ending nap? Has the recovery from their coma gone completely without a hitch or has it been

a constant disheartening struggle to move beyond this life-shattering incident?

Hello Julia.

Hello, how are you? Frank. Hey, Eben. Anthony, how are you? Thank you so much for coming

on here and teaching me about the world of surviving a coma. Well, thanks for having me on. It's a joy to be here.

What do you consider yourself a coma survivor, someone with a new perspective on life?

A comma survivor. A kid who got a second shot more than anything.

I would say I've just been blessed with an extraordinary experience that helps me come to a deeper

understanding of, you know, what this universe is all about and what I am all about.

I am all about.

Can you recall the events that led up to the coma?

So there was no real kind of warning

that this was happening, a few sniffles or something,

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