How to Interpret Dreams and Visions Perry Stone

WHAT ABOUT A COMA VICTIM?

For many years the medical community has been curious as to the neurological activity occurring in a person who is comatose, or in a coma. A coma is usually caused by a traumatic head injury, often through a fall or an accident. The person appears to be inactive, like they are sleeping. It is noted that at times a comatose individual will have a muscle reaction, such as twitching or squeezing a person’s hand. Doctors often inform hopeful family members that this is simply a muscle reaction and not an indicator of the person’s response. One of the interesting aspects of a person in a coma is that if the auditory nerve that runs from the brain to the ear is still intact, it is quite possible for the injured person to actually hear the conversations that are occurring around them. In 1998, my beloved grandfather John Bava was taken to surgery in Elkins, West Virginia. He experienced three strokes, which affected his brain, and he was never able to move, open his eyes, or communicate again. However, his doctor told us to speak directly in his ear, because hearing was the last thing to go when a person was dying! The family placed a cassette player near his bed and began playing his favorite gospel songs. The heart monitor showed his heart beat going from a low 60 beats a minute to as high as 120 beats a minute when the music was playing. When the room was quiet, the heart rate slowed dramatically. When he heard our voice, our singing, or the music, his heart rate immediately increased. I knew he was unable to move, but I also knew he could hear us speaking. His