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Man wakes up from coma with new talents and skills that he never had before
Hunter fell into a coma after being diagnosed with bacterial meningitis and tuberculosis. But when he woke up, he realized a few things had changed.
D.G. Sciortino
11.21.22

Moe Hunter never had any artistic talent, by his own admission. Until he came out of a coma after his heart stopped following brain surgery.

Now, the husband and father of one, works as a self-employed artist making models.

Hunter fell into a coma after being diagnosed with bacterial meningitis and tuberculosis.

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He was admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England in 2004 where he had life-saving surgery to drain brain fluid from his head.

Hunter remained in his coma for a month.

He says that it was an extraordinarily scary time for his mother and family. He also had lost his memory before falling into a coma. He has no recollection of what occurred prior to 2004.

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Hunter says his doctors still donโ€™t know how he contracted tuberculosis. When Hunter explains what he had been through, he seems pretty baffled himself.

Doctors told Hunter that he was โ€œa walking miracleโ€ for recovering as quickly as he did.

In addition to his surprise recovery, Hunter eventually started exhibiting creative skills he never had before.

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Since then Hunter has started his own carpentry and art business.

โ€œAfter being given this second chance at life and new talent, I wanted to make the most of it so I went self-employed as a carpenter making toy boxes,โ€ he said.

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Hunter has built models inspired by TV and film that has sold his works at Comic-Con.

He also appeared on Keith Lemonโ€™s โ€œFantastical Factory of Curious Crafts.โ€

Hunter also says he saw some โ€œcrazyโ€ things while he was in his coma.

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โ€œThey say people canโ€™t dream in comas but I know what I saw in my coma, it was dream-like and really vivid,โ€ Hunter explains.

Heโ€™s written a book about his experience being in a coma and what he saw.

The book is called โ€œA Numb Conversation & The Place Between Two Sides.โ€ Hunter also draws and is working on a screenplay. Neurologists had no explanations for his newfound talents.

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They just told him to โ€œenjoy it.โ€

โ€œNobody has given a medical explanation for it. I just know comas can do crazy things to a human brain. They just kind of said there are many stories and theories over the years and people have woken from comas with skills and even speak other languages,โ€ Hunter said.

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Hunter says since coming out of his coma, he found an incredible passion for art that he never experienced before.

Prior to that, he says he โ€œwasnโ€™t creative in the slightestโ€ and any art he had done was โ€œrubbish.โ€

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He and his family were totally astonished by his new talents because he doesnโ€™t know where they came from.

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Despite not having answers, Hunter says that he considers himself to be very โ€œluckyโ€ to have this new trajectory in life.

He says he would never have believed โ€œin a trillion yearsโ€ that heโ€™d be self-employed and doing what he is doing today.

Learn more about Hunterโ€™s story in the video below.

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