Where's my wife? Brain-damaged firefighter stuns family with recovery

http://www.smh.com.au/text/articles/2005/05/04/1115092565928.html?oneclick=true

[Sydney Morning Herald] April 5, 2005--A firefighter left brain-damaged and virtually silent by an accident nearly 10 years ago has had an unexplained recovery, stunning doctors by suddenly looking up and asking for his wife.