Ohio State Fan In A Coma For 4 Months Finally Responds When Asked If He Likes Michigan - "No."

The Guardian – An Ohio man who returned to the US in a coma after suffering a traumatic brain injury in a car accident overseas has given his family hope – by making clear his dislike for the state of Michigan.

Zach Lawrence, 38, suffered the injury in an accident in the former Soviet republic of Georgia in March. He returned to Columbus in April and, the Columbus Dispatch reports, doctors thought he had little chance of waking up. His family was told they could expect to turn off his feeding tube within six to 12 months.

Four months later, though, Lawrence was asked to press a “yes” or “no” button in answer to the question of whether or not he liked Michigan. To the delight of his family, the lifelong Ohio State football fan hit “no” twice.

Folks if you were ever in doubt that sports are the best part of life look no further than this story out of Columbus.  Zach Lawrence critically injured in a car crash overseas, flown back on life support with an extraordinarily dim diagnosis.  6-12 months to live max.  Four months later and everyone maybe starting to give up hope a little bit, doctors give him a simple test, a long shot – push this button once if you like Michigan, two if you hate them.

Instant double smash.

Reminds me of Interstellar where Matthew McConaughey ends up in the tesseract communicating with his daughter because “love isn’t something that we invented. It’s… observable, powerful. Love is the one thing we’re capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space.”  Only in this case instead of love for a child, it’s hate for those motherfuckers up North.  Planes of consciousness make no difference.   It’s so ingrained in him, so hardwired into his DNA that he unconsciously responds to questions about his team loyalty.   It’s a beautiful thing.

“He’s now considered semiconscious,” she told the Dispatch, adding that the family were “not sure how we got so lucky for them to take him in”.

“He always makes a face when we mention Michigan,” she said. “We’re pretty sure he’s in there.”

Hoping Zach has a full recovery and makes it back to The Shoe to yell “FUCK MICHIGAN” from the front row.

Lawrence has begun making sounds, keeping his eyes open and smiling at his children, the newspaper reported. Lawrence is also able to give a thumbs up, stand on a treadmill and hold a crayon or pencil, the better to color with his six-year-old daughter, Adrianne, and four-year-old son, Donovan.