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  2. Martin Pistorius - Wikipedia

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    Martin Pistorius (born 31 December 1975) is a South African man who had locked-in syndrome and was unable to move or communicate for 12 years. When he was 12, he began losing voluntary motor control and eventually fell into a vegetative state for three years. He began regaining consciousness around age 16 and achieved full consciousness by age ...

  3. 'Ghost Boy' tells true story of waking from 12-year coma - AOL

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    In 1988, at just 12 years old, Martin Pistorius' health started to decline. He soon went into a coma-like state for 12 years, but now he's awake and telling an amazing story. Pistorius says while ...

  4. Portal:Current events/April 2004 - Wikipedia

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    April 13, 2004 Press Conference of the President is held at 8:30 pm EST by George W. Bush in The East Room of the White House. A provisional report from the September 11 Commission states that the FBI was hampered in its fight against terrorism by poor intelligence, insufficient staffing and resources and a bureaucratic culture.

  5. List of people with locked-in syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Martin Pistorius began developing locked-in syndrome when he was 12 years old. He went into a coma for two to three years, after which point he slowly regained consciousness but was unable to communicate this to others until he was around 19 years of age.

  6. 'Ghost Boy' Martin Pistorius gives first American television ...

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    Martin Pistorius was just 12 years old when his health unexpectedly and mysteriously started to decline. From there, he went into a coma-like state for 12 years, but awoke to tell an amazing story.

  7. Parents arrested for trying to kill their daughter, 17, for ...

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    A passerby grabbed the girl’s father and wrestled him to the ground until police arrived

  8. Oscar Pistorius - Wikipedia

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    Pistorius ran in both nondisabled sprint events and in sprint events for below-knee amputees. Both of his legs were amputated below the knee when he was 11 months old as a result of a congenital defect; he was born missing the outside of both feet and both fibulas. Pistorius' athletic career ended when he was convicted of murder in 2015. [9]

  9. Oscar Pistorius eligible for parole, must meet with victim’s ...

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    Barry and June Steenkamp, Reeva Steenkamp’s parents, are entitled to a victim-offender meeting under South African law. Oscar Pistorius eligible for parole, must meet with victim’s parents ...