After Being A Vegetable For 12 Years, God Wakes Up The Young Man Who Tells An Unbelievable Story Martin Pistorious was diagnosed with Cryptococci Meningitis at the age of 12. Doctors said that Martins health would slowly deteriorate until he died, and that he didnt have very long to live. Martin slowly went into a vegetative state, and shocked doctors by living up until 39. But what completely shattered everyones reality was when he gained consciousness again. Martin said, Yes, I was there, not from the very beginning, but about two years into my vegetative state, I began to wake up. I was aware of everything, just like any normal person. Everyone was so used to me not being there that they didnt notice when I began to be present again. The stark reality hit me that I was going to spend the rest of my life like that totally alone. You dont really think about anything. You simply exist. Its a very dark place to find yourself because, in a sense, you are allowing yourself to vanish. At the caregiver center, they would play Barney reruns over and over because they believed he couldnt hear or see anything. I cannot even express to you how much I hated Barney. Martin was haunted by horrible thoughts of his mothers comments, saying that she wishes he would die. He learned to reframe his thinking and became very mentally tough. Did this story inspire you? 