coma
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Three weeks in, Keenan was brought out of the coma but on the fourth day of being awake, he suffered a cardiac arrest.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
He was resuscitated and placed back in the coma, where he remained for a further eight days - during which Olivia was told several times he could die.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
A number of intesive care patients have reported experiencing vivid dreams while in a coma and studies in Greece and Australia have explored this phenomenon.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
I went into septic shock and spent over a month in a medically induced coma.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
When she emerged from her coma, she was so stiff that she thought there was a danger of her limbs cracking off if she moved, so hungry that her stomach was willing to risk it.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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