What happened to the ‘ghost boy’ who spent more than a decade locked inside his own body
South African man Martin Pistorius spent more than a decade fully conscious but unable to move or speak after a childhood illness left him misdiagnosed as vegetative. Trapped inside his body, he eventually regained communication through assistive technology. Now a father, professional and disability advocate, his story challenges assumptions about awareness, dignity and life with severe disability.
South African man Martin Pistorius spent more than a decade fully conscious but unable to move or speak after a childhood illness left him misdiagnosed as vegetative. Trapped inside his body, he eventually regained communication through assistive technology. Now a father, professional and disability advocate, his story challenges assumptions about awareness, dignity and life with severe disability.
