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Story Of Book-Writing Coma Patient Debunked

With the help of a facilitator, Belgium's Rom Houben appears to use a touch screen to communicate during a November 2009 interview. Houben became famous for supposedly communicating through a facilitator after doctors initially concluded that he was in a vegetative state. Now, his doctor says those reports appear to be false. (AP)
With the help of a facilitator, Belgium's Rom Houben appears to use a touch screen to communicate during a November 2009 interview. Houben became famous for supposedly communicating through a facilitator after doctors initially concluded that he was in a vegetative state. Now, his doctor says those reports appear to be false. (AP)

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