Template:Did you know nominations/Martin Pistorius


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The result was: promoted by Miyagawa (talk) 00:06, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

Martin Pistorius

 * ... that freelance programmer and author Martin Pistorius woke from a coma around age 14 to discover he could not move or communicate with others, something that was not fully detected by physicians until he was about 25?
 * ALT1: ... that the father of locked-in syndrome sufferer Martin Pistorius woke up every two hours to care for his son to ensure that he did not develop bed sores?
 * ALT2: ... that freelance programmer and author Martin Pistorius was believed to be in a persistent vegetative state but was actually suffering from locked-in syndrome?
 * ALT3: ... that freelance programmer and author Martin Pistorius was believed to be in a persistent vegetative state but was actually suffering from locked-in syndrome, something that went predominantly undetected by physicians for 12–14 years?
 * Comment: I've made a few alts and I'm good with any of them getting picked up. The only somewhat wobbly thing is that Pistorius is somewhat general about when he regained consciousness because he couldn't really recall much initially. He believes that he spent about 12-14 years conscious but unable to communicate with others, so the dates are somewhat general. I was going to write one about his book but that would turn into a fairly lengthy sentence to explain the background and I think that covering the length of time he was unable to communicate would be catchier to the eye. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   10:13, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment: I've made a few alts and I'm good with any of them getting picked up. The only somewhat wobbly thing is that Pistorius is somewhat general about when he regained consciousness because he couldn't really recall much initially. He believes that he spent about 12-14 years conscious but unable to communicate with others, so the dates are somewhat general. I was going to write one about his book but that would turn into a fairly lengthy sentence to explain the background and I think that covering the length of time he was unable to communicate would be catchier to the eye. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   10:13, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

Created/expanded by Tokyogirl79 (talk). Self nominated at 10:13, 12 January 2015 (UTC).


 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Full review needed. Struck original hook and ALT3 as both are well over the maximum allowable length for DYK hooks. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:43, 9 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg This article is new enough and long enough. The article is neutral and I detected no close paraphrasing. Either of the hooks would be satisfactory as both have inline citations. Its a remarkable story and one wonders at Martin's indomitable courage. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:29, 11 February 2015 (UTC)