Corinne Vien

So 15 to 20% of patients who appear unresponsive in a bedside exam have shown consistently to be covertly conscious. Yet only about 5% of hospitals have access to the tests needed. Meaning most people in this condition will remain undiscovered. Thought to be brain dead. Utterly horrifying.

So 15 to 20% of patients who appear unresponsive in a bedside exam have shown consistently to be covertly conscious. Yet only about 5% of hospitals have access to the tests needed. Meaning most people in this condition will remain undiscovered. Thought to be brain dead. Utterly horrifying.

Extremely important work, and work that, if given proper funding, could one day give you or a family member a renewed chance at recovery. I do want to touch on a couple more things in this episode. While doctors struggled to identify meaningful consciousness in Jake, there was something happening that was a major clue of his awareness, at least to Jake. And doctors missed it.

Extremely important work, and work that, if given proper funding, could one day give you or a family member a renewed chance at recovery. I do want to touch on a couple more things in this episode. While doctors struggled to identify meaningful consciousness in Jake, there was something happening that was a major clue of his awareness, at least to Jake. And doctors missed it.

In this wildly unpredictable thriller, Nicole Kidman is the meticulous Nancy VanderGroot, a teacher and homemaker whose picture-perfect life with her community pillar husband, Matthew McFadden, and son, Jude Hill, in tulip-filled Holland, Michigan, tumbles into a twisted tale.

In this wildly unpredictable thriller, Nicole Kidman is the meticulous Nancy VanderGroot, a teacher and homemaker whose picture-perfect life with her community pillar husband, Matthew McFadden, and son, Jude Hill, in tulip-filled Holland, Michigan, tumbles into a twisted tale.

Nancy and her friendly colleague, Gail Garcia Bernal, become suspicious of a secret, only to discover nothing in their lives is what it seems.

Nancy and her friendly colleague, Gail Garcia Bernal, become suspicious of a secret, only to discover nothing in their lives is what it seems.

Now, most of Jake's storming sessions were involuntary, but not all of them.

Now, most of Jake's storming sessions were involuntary, but not all of them.

Jake could set these events in motion, but he also had no way to stop them. It was a massive risk, a painful, terrifying gamble, forcing his body into a state of panic just to get the help that he needed.

Jake could set these events in motion, but he also had no way to stop them. It was a massive risk, a painful, terrifying gamble, forcing his body into a state of panic just to get the help that he needed.

One person started noticing a pattern. During these storming episodes, Jake seemed to calm down when others were around him. An unmistakable sign of awareness, right? And the person who noticed? His father, Derone.

One person started noticing a pattern. During these storming episodes, Jake seemed to calm down when others were around him. An unmistakable sign of awareness, right? And the person who noticed? His father, Derone.

And while we're on the subject of consciousness and unexplained questions, there's something else Jake experienced while trapped inside his body. In moments of heightened emotion, Jake found himself floating, watching from above. He could see himself, the hospital room, the staff, the visitors who came and went. At first, he dismissed these as hallucinations.

And while we're on the subject of consciousness and unexplained questions, there's something else Jake experienced while trapped inside his body. In moments of heightened emotion, Jake found himself floating, watching from above. He could see himself, the hospital room, the staff, the visitors who came and went. At first, he dismissed these as hallucinations.

He thought that this was the only explanation that could make sense. But as he recovered and he started asking questions, something strange happened. His memories, the details he shared, were confirmed all factually correct. Somehow, a part of Jake had detached from his physical body, allowing him to witness what was happening around him with startling accuracy.

He thought that this was the only explanation that could make sense. But as he recovered and he started asking questions, something strange happened. His memories, the details he shared, were confirmed all factually correct. Somehow, a part of Jake had detached from his physical body, allowing him to witness what was happening around him with startling accuracy.

Some call it an out-of-body experience. Others, astral projection. Most scientists would call it impossible. But then again, most of what happened to Jake seemed impossible.

Some call it an out-of-body experience. Others, astral projection. Most scientists would call it impossible. But then again, most of what happened to Jake seemed impossible.