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Woman Recovers from Long Coma
An Indiana woman woke from a months-long coma and has since made a steady recovery and even gave birth to a baby. Heidi, 29, told the Terre Haute Tribune-Star that she is thankful for her recovery: "I have beat the odds all the way round."
Heidi was a college student with a young daughter, Briana, in July 1996, when another driver smashed into the driver's side of her car. Heidi's injuries caused hydrocephalus, or fluid on the brain, which required several surgeries to correct, the Tribune-Star reported.
In June 1999, four-year-old Briana found her mom unconscious on the floor. A shunt that had been placed in ...
Source: HighBeam Research, PRO-LIFE NEWS IN BRIEF.