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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Scarfaceswap on 2025-07-07 23:43:21+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about Terry Wallis, who spent 19 years in a minimally conscious state following a 1984 car accident, suddenly spoke “Mom” on June 11, 2003, making him the longest documented coma‑like recovery with regained consciousness