A 26 year-old man who had spent eight days in a coma recently awoke to look his family in the eyes and tell them what they had been hoping to hear the entire time: how badly he was craving KFC.
For those of you that are unfamiliar, KFC doesn't stand for Kind, Friendly Chitchat. Sam Boughen - who has been living with a rare genetic liver disease and was on the verge of dying after going through two attempts at life-saving transplants - came to and used an app on an iPad to type out that he wanted a chicken burger meal from Kentucky Fried Chicken.
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When asked why such an odd request was made, Sam responded "I don't eat many takeaways - but if I do it would be KFC. For some reason chicken must have been on my mind - because the first thing I asked for was a KFC chicken burger with gravy. Unfortunately I couldn't eat it because I was too ill."
Sam's story is actually a very brave and inspiring one. After a first liver transplant failed, he was placed on life support and his family was told to prepare for the worst. When a second liver was found from a donor, Sam was rushed into another nine-hour surgery. Unfortunately, Sam suffered complications when he contracted e. coli which is when he went into his 8-day coma.
Sam eventually stabilized and is now well enough to be back at home with his fiancé and their daughter, but will require medication on a daily basis to make sure his new liver continues to function normally.
So, at the very least, the man deserves that sandwich from Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Via The Telegraph
For those of you that are unfamiliar, KFC doesn't stand for Kind, Friendly Chitchat. Sam Boughen - who has been living with a rare genetic liver disease and was on the verge of dying after going through two attempts at life-saving transplants - came to and used an app on an iPad to type out that he wanted a chicken burger meal from Kentucky Fried Chicken.
When asked why such an odd request was made, Sam responded "I don't eat many takeaways - but if I do it would be KFC. For some reason chicken must have been on my mind - because the first thing I asked for was a KFC chicken burger with gravy. Unfortunately I couldn't eat it because I was too ill."Sam's story is actually a very brave and inspiring one. After a first liver transplant failed, he was placed on life support and his family was told to prepare for the worst. When a second liver was found from a donor, Sam was rushed into another nine-hour surgery. Unfortunately, Sam suffered complications when he contracted e. coli which is when he went into his 8-day coma.
Sam eventually stabilized and is now well enough to be back at home with his fiancé and their daughter, but will require medication on a daily basis to make sure his new liver continues to function normally.
So, at the very least, the man deserves that sandwich from Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Via The Telegraph
