"His wonderful sense of humor will be greatly missed," reads an obituary for Terry Wayne Wallis, who became known as "The Man Who Slept for 19 Years" Maria Pasquini is the staff editor for human ...

An American man has finally woken after spending nearly 20 years in a coma. The first word Terry Wallis, 39, uttered was "Mom" after catching sight of his mother sitting by his bedside.

Terry Wallis, 42, is one of the few people known to have recovered so dramatically so long after a serious brain injury. He still needs help eating and cannot walk, but his speech continues to ...