Donald Herbert said out of the blue.
Staff members of the nursing home
where he has lived for more than seven years,
raced to get Linda Herbert on the telephone.
“It was the first of many conversations
the 44-year-old patient had with his family
and friends during the 14-hour stretch Herbert’s uncle,
Simon Menka, said. “How long have I been away?
Herbert asked. “We told him almost ten years,
the uncle said, “he thought it was only three months.
Herbert was fighting a house fire December 29,
1995 when the roof collapsed, burying him underneath.
After going without air for several minutes,
Herbert was unconscious for two and a half months
and has undergone therapy ever since.
News accounts in the days and years after his injury,
described Herbert as blind and with little if any memory.
A video shows him receiving physical therapy
but apparently unable to communicate and with
little awareness of his surroundings.
Menka declined to discuss his nephew’s current condition
or whether the apparent progress was continuing.
“The family was seeking privacy while doctors evaluated Herbert,
he said. As word of Herbert’s progress spread,
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