Man Immediately Had 18-Hour Conversation After Waking Up From 7-Year Coma

Sep 26, 2019 by apost team

It was an ordinary night in late September 1988 when Gregory Dockery, a patrol officer, and father of two young boys, was called in for an emergency domestic dispute call. He put his uniform on and was later shot in the head point-blank, which resulted in him losing 20% of his brain. Sadly, he slipped into a coma that lasted years.

One day he woke up and talked non-stop for 18 hours, then died a year later according to Oprah. Although this is a tragedy for a man who had so much to live for, his story is touching.

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He was in a coma for seven years. His family, including his ex-wife, sons, brother, sister, and mother, never lost hope. Even if he woke up for just a little while, they wanted to have one last chance to tell him how much they loved him, and for his now older sons to hear their dad say that he loved them one last time. But right at the end he recently developed pneumonia.

He had been in a "locked-in state" for so many years reports Time, the doctors and family were starting to question if it was right to keep him going. They were pondering with the decision to let him die peacefully as a DNR, do not resuscitate, or to try a very risky brain surgery that he would likely not survive from. But before they could come to a conclusion, Gregory miraculously woke up. And he was not only awake, but he was also very alert and talkative.

After the incident, the family did an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 1996 and told the story of what happened. It was his sister that had the first contact. Gregory responded to a question she asked. They then called his brother who greeted him as if it was just an ordinary call, completely unaware of the time that has gone by. Word quickly got around to the rest of the family and they were all in his room talking to him because they didn't know how long he had until he slipped back into a coma.

They got what they wanted, one last conversation. They said he couldn't stop himself from talking. Sadly, he slipped back into his previous state 18 hours later, but he had a chance to see his children grown up and to tell everyone how much he loved them. His words were not slurred, and he was talking as if nothing happened and he was awake as if it was yesterday. He was at first disbelieving of who he was looking at. He was able to recognize his youngest son instantly. To his family, this was nothing short of a miracle, and it was worth the seven-year wait for them, and they believe for him too, to say their goodbyes.

We believe that this is a touching story and would love to hear your thoughts. Was this a miracle or a stroke of luck?