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\u201cI feel that I am where I am today only through divine intervention, because things could have so easily been very different. God knew I existed.\u201d \u2013Martin Pistorius, who spent more than 12 years in a near-vegetative state<\/a> before regaining consciousness.<\/span><\/p>\n

Martin shared his story with us in our June\/July 2015 issue of Mysterious Ways<\/em>. Even his own mother had lost hope that he\u2019d ever be able to live a normal life. Today, there is still no medical explanation for how Martin was able to regain consciousness.<\/p>\n

I thought of Martin when I read the story of Dylan Rizzo<\/a> in New York <\/em>magazine. A 19-year-old from the Boston suburbs, he fell into a coma\u2014and seemingly vegetative state\u2014after a car accident. According to Dylan\u2019s doctors, the connective tissue in his brain\u2014the \u201cwires\u201d that transmit the signals necessary for consciousness\u2014were shredded.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey told us they didn\u2019t think he would ever be able to live at home, that he would probably be institutionalized, and have moments of clarity where he would recognize us,\u201d Dylan\u2019s mother, Tracy, told New York<\/em>. \u201cBut they didn\u2019t think he would even have that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dylan\u2019s neuropsychologist, Joseph Giancino, didn\u2019t dispute that diagnosis. But he counseled patience. Sometimes, doctors could miss signs of consciousness:<\/p>\n

He once consulted on a case where the wife of a supposedly vegetative patient claimed that her husband would cry when she read a letter from his sister. Giacino was skeptical; the man had shown no sign of consciousness. But when the wife read the letter in his presence, the patient began to cry. To make sure, Giacino pulled a physical-therapy manual off a nightstand and instructed the wife to read a passage. She did, and the patient did not cry. \u201cEmotional things,\u201d he said, \u201cI take that very seriously when families tell me that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

What convinced the Rizzos and the doctors that Dylan was still in there? A fart\u2014yes, a fart. Dylan\u2019s father accidentally made the noise, and Dylan laughed. His Dad made the sound again. Dylan laughed some more. \u201cWe were like, Oh my God!<\/em>\u201d Tracy told New York<\/em>, \u201cLike, he knew what a fart is, right?\u201d<\/p>\n

Six weeks after the accident, doctors discovered that some of Dylan\u2019s brain tissue had begun to mend. Today, Dylan volunteers as a track coach, helps his dad with construction projects, and is a healthy, normal, 23-year-old.<\/p>\n

The New York<\/em> article doesn\u2019t discuss the family\u2019s faith, but Dylan\u2019s Aunt Sandy<\/a> has called her nephew “an inspiration and a miracle.”<\/p>\n

How can consciousness survive such trauma, when the brain is ripped apart? How is it that someone retains who they are?<\/p>\n

Our interview with neurosurgeon Eben Alexander<\/a>, who survived a brain injury himself, suggests one possibility<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pure scientific materialism that assumed consciousness was a result of the physical workings of the atoms, molecules and cells of the brain, is crumbling,\u201d Dr. Alexander told us. \u201cThe more we study the brain, the more we come to realize that the sheer complexity of the human brain cannot create consciousness…\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an intriguing concept\u2014that consciousness comes from outside, not within. If Dr. Alexander is right, then perhaps our memories, our perceptions, are stored \u201cin the cloud,\u201d ready for us to download once our brains heal. Maybe Martin has the right idea\u2014if modern medicine can\u2019t explain these recoveries, we may need to look in a different place.<\/p>\n

See a news story Mysterious Ways<\/em> should investigate further? Tell us about it or share your own experience!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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