Four weeks ago, he regained consciousness and was said to have been making a positive recovery.

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He never regained consciousness after the operation and died several months later.

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Wasendorf Sr. has been in a coma ever since, though rumors persisted yesterday that he had regained consciousness (no official word on his medical condition has been released).

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When firefighters wheeled Marin out on a stretcher, his cheeks had gone gray and he had not regained consciousness.

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He had slipped into a coma, but regained consciousness on Tuesday.

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