In 1984, 18 year old Sarah Scantlin was run over by a drunk driver. The severe brain injuries left her in a coma for twenty years. Doctors had to remove the part . After 12 years in a mysterious coma, Martin Pistorius broke free from his, what doctors deemed as, vegetative state, revealing his awareness and memory of it all. Five years ago I was in a medically induced coma for 2 weeks. Heres what I remember about that time. Follow me . MORE HERE: A two year-old toddler in Brazil, Kelvin Santos sat up in his coffin just before his funeral and asked for a glass of water .