But, in actuality, he was trapped in his own body the whole time with no way of letting friends and family know he could hear every word they were saying.

The 46-year-old, who can now tap out computerized messages and read books on a device above his hospital bed, has revealed: “I screamed, but there was nothing to hear.

“All that time I literally dreamed of a better life. Frustration is too small a word to describe what I felt,” he said. “I shall never forget the day when they discovered what was truly wrong with me — it was my second birth. I want to read, talk with my friends via the computer and enjoy life now people know I am not dead.”

via Man ‘Trapped in Coma’ for 23 Years Was Awake Whole Time – Incredible Health – FOXNews.com.

“I’ve seen enough, I’m not giving up, on a miracle drug…”
– U2, Miracle Drug (inspired by a very similar story)