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Brain-injured Arkansas man speaks for first time in 19 years.
An Arkansas man regained full consciousness and spoke for the first time since a 1984 car crash left him in a coma-like state. Terry Wallis, now 39, said his first words in 19 years on June 12 - -"Mom," "Pepsi," and "milk."
"There's really no words to describe it," Wallis's mother Angilee told KETV. "We've waited for 19 years. We, we are all just so happy. Just wonderful."
The car carrying Wallis and a friend left the road and crashed into a creek July 13, 1984, killing the friend and leaving Wallis severely brain injured and a quadriplegic, according to the Associated Press (AP). Wallis remained in a deep coma for three months, but then began to occasionally interact with his environment by blinking or making sounds, the AP reported.
The day after his first small words, Wallis began talking more and more, and has continued to improve, according to the AP. He has been able to speak to his 19-year-old daughter Amber, who was only six weeks old at the time of the car crash, and says he wants to try to walk for her, KARK-TV reported.
His family never gave up, continuing to visit Wallis regularly and bringing him home often for visits. His wife ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Brain-injured Arkansas man speaks for first time in 19 years.