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- Martin Pistorius (born 31 December 1975) is a South African-British man who had locked-in syndrome and was unable to move or communicate for 12 years. When he was 12, he began losing voluntary motor control and eventually fell into a vegetative state for three years. He began regaining consciousness around age 16 and achieved full consciousness by age 19, although he was still completely paralysed with the exception of his eyes. He was unable to communicate with other people until his caregiver Virna van der Walt noticed that he could use his eyes to respond to her words. She sent him to the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication at the University of Pretoria for testing, where they confirmed that he was conscious and aware of his surroundings. His parents then gave him a speech computer, and he began slowly regaining some upper body functions. In 2008 he met his wife Joanna through his sister Kim, and in 2009 they married. He co-wrote his autobiography Ghost Boy with Megan Lloyd Davies, which was published in 2011. By that time, Pistorius had regained limited control over his head and arms, but still needed his speech computer to communicate with others. In 2018 it was announced that the couple were expecting a child, and Pistorius was wheelchair-racing. Pistorius now works as a freelance web designer and developer. (en)
- Martin Pistorius (1975) é um web designer freelancer, desenvolvedor e autor, mais conhecido pelo seu livro Ghost Boy, de 2011, no qual descreve como viver com a síndrome de bloqueio e ser incapaz de se mover durante 12 a 14 anos. Quando tinha 12 anos, Martin começou a perder o controlo motor voluntário, acabando por entrar em estado vegetativo durante três anos. Começou a recuperar a consciência por volta dos 16 anos, alcançando a consciência completa aos 19, embora ainda estivesse completamente paralisado, com exceção dos olhos. Martim não conseguiu se comunicar com outras pessoas até que a sua cuidadora, Virna van der Walt, percebeu que ele podia usar os olhos para responder às suas palavras. Virna enviou-o para o Centro de da Universidade de Pretória para testes, onde confirmaram que Martin estava consciente e ciente do ambiente em sua volta. Os seus deram-lhe então um sintetizador de fala, e Martin começou a recuperar lentamente algumas funções da parte superior do corpo. Em 2008, conheceu a sua mulher Joanna através da sua irmã Kim, e casaram-se em 2009. Martin co-escreveu a sua autobiografia Ghost Boy com Megan Lloyd Davies, publicada em 2011. Nesse momento, Pistorius havia recuperado um controlo limitado sobre a cabeça e os braços, mas ainda precisava do sintetizador de fala para se comunicar com os outros. Em 2018, o casal esperava um filho, e Pistorius praticava . (pt)
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- Martin Pistorius (born 31 December 1975) is a South African-British man who had locked-in syndrome and was unable to move or communicate for 12 years. When he was 12, he began losing voluntary motor control and eventually fell into a vegetative state for three years. He began regaining consciousness around age 16 and achieved full consciousness by age 19, although he was still completely paralysed with the exception of his eyes. He was unable to communicate with other people until his caregiver Virna van der Walt noticed that he could use his eyes to respond to her words. She sent him to the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication at the University of Pretoria for testing, where they confirmed that he was conscious and aware of his surroundings. (en)
- Martin Pistorius (1975) é um web designer freelancer, desenvolvedor e autor, mais conhecido pelo seu livro Ghost Boy, de 2011, no qual descreve como viver com a síndrome de bloqueio e ser incapaz de se mover durante 12 a 14 anos. Quando tinha 12 anos, Martin começou a perder o controlo motor voluntário, acabando por entrar em estado vegetativo durante três anos. Começou a recuperar a consciência por volta dos 16 anos, alcançando a consciência completa aos 19, embora ainda estivesse completamente paralisado, com exceção dos olhos. Martim não conseguiu se comunicar com outras pessoas até que a sua cuidadora, Virna van der Walt, percebeu que ele podia usar os olhos para responder às suas palavras. Virna enviou-o para o Centro de da Universidade de Pretória para testes, onde confirmaram que M (pt)
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