People Stunned as Paralysed Man Communicates after Several Months in Coma, He Asks for Beer First

People Stunned as Paralysed Man Communicates after Several Months in Coma, He Asks for Beer First

  • A paralysed man who has been incommunicado for months was able to interact recently and he stunned people when he requested for beer
  • The man has been in coma for months and was only able to communicate after electrode arrays were implanted in his brain by medics
  • The man suffered severe amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); doctors had to perform a surgery to enable him communicate

A paralysed man was able to communicate recently and he first of all asked for beer. Social media users have been stunned by his first request after months of incommunicado.

The sick man went into coma as a result of severe amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). For several months, he has been unable to utter a word due to his health condition.

Man communicates after months in coma, asks for beer.
The man's first request after months of being in coma is for a beer. Photo credit: The Good Brigade
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Reports say two square electrode arrays were carefully and surgically implanted into his brain to facilitate communication.

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Doctors perform surgery to enable him communicate

Recently, doctors and researchers at the Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering in Geneva, Switzerland performed a surgery on the man to enable him communicate.

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Did he miss beer?

His first request led many people to believe he many have missed beer while he was in comma and unable to talk or communicate.

The interesting post was shared on Instagram by @ladbible.

See the post below:

Social media users react after man in coma asked for beer

When the story was shared, it got several reactions from Instagram users. Here are a few of the reactions:

@a__being_ said:

"Because he wants to go to places."

@johnhouston_ reacted:

"They’d probably the first words out of my mouth after going through that shi!t."

@lukeralphs commented:

"I find it mad how he prioritizes them over talking to his family."

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@pilotjohnathanellis said:

"Give the lad a beer."

Little boy sees his father clearly for the first time

Meanwhile Legit.ng had previously reported that a little boy was able to see his father clearly for the first time.

The boy was able to see clearly with the aide of an eye glass. The moment the glass was worn on him, he made an expression that was completely priceless.

The parents could not contain their happiness the moment they see their boy making an expression indicating that he has seen his father.

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