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Man in Coma for 23 Years: I Was Alert

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BRUSSELS (Nov. 23) -- For 23 torturous years, Rom Houben says he lay trapped in his paralyzed body, aware of what was going on around him but unable to tell anyone or even cry out.
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2009-11-23 14:13:49

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