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[XiaNaphryz]

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Man-s-first-words-after-waking-up-from-48-day-7467337.php

A 35-year-old Florida man named Jake Booth woke up after 48 days in a coma, and as soon as he regained the ability to speak, he only had one simple request: "I want Taco Bell."

Back in February, the Army vet was suffering a debilitating bout of double pneumonia when he had a heart attack and went into a coma, per USA Today. After being taken to a Tampa area hospital, Booth remained unconscious for 47 days. On the 48th, seemingly almost miraculously, he woke up, still knowing who he was and who his family members were.

Though it took some time for him to regain his speech — a tracheotomy has hindered his abilities — when he finally did, he had only tacos on the brain.

"He actually said, out loud, 'I want Taco Bell,'" Booth's brother Jason Schwartz said. "That was the very first thing he said... When he starts getting into a full sentence, he can't do it. But when he does one or two words at a time, you can definitely understand him. So when he asked for Taco Bell almost immediately, his friend Tyler definitely heard him say 'Taco Bell.' Tyler said, 'Do you want Taco Bell?' And Jake said, 'Yes.'"

Unfortunately, Booth wasn't able to eat solid food at the time — it would be another few weeks before that was a real option — but once he got clearance from his doctors, he went big. Like, eight-and-a-half tacos big.

 

[- J - D -]

8 and a half tacos? Pfff, amateur.

 

[Persona7]

get me a gallon of baja blast

 

[bebop242]

Hopefully he had a bed pan underneath him.

 

[Pantaghana]

Must be the source of his superpowers.

 

[Corpekata]

They're gonna turn this into a commercial pretty quickly I imagine.

 

[Liquidsnake]

Josh Freeman pic.

 

[bobbychalkers]

I'm sure I'd have the same thing on my brain after a 48 day coma. Happy for him.

 

[backflip10019]

He deserved it.

 

[Alric]

They probably had to upgrade his Colostomy bag size too.

 

[Two Words]

Maybe he thought he coma'd his way to a Demolition Man future?

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

"I didn't want to come back! It was nice there! I'm gonna diarrhea myself into another coma just to go back."

 

[TheLetdown]

Not even "Yo quiero Taco Bell?"

Missed opportunity. Back to the coma; let's try this again.

 

[Ferrio]

I'd probably say the same thing. You'd want comfort food after that, and taco bell that's one of my gotos.

 

[Rabbi_Vole]

Missed opportunity for "yo quiero."

 

[Skellig Gra]

Breaking news: He is now on day 2 of a 48-day stay on the toilet.

 

[BudokaiMR2]

Further proof that Florida Man is the hero that we both need and deserve.

 

[CrocMother]

Going straight from a feeding tube to taco bell after 48 days seems a little rough

 

[psynergylover]

that quesalupa got me craving taco bell more frequently as well

 

[Norris1020]

Might be the one time I say "Rock on, Florida man!"

 

[Rabbi_Vole]

He deserved it.

I'm happy for the guy, but how did he "earn" Taco Bell?

 

[FloatOn]

lmao

 

[Aeriscloud]

No buccaneers pic? I'm very disappointed Gaf.

 

[Azure Dream]

Maybe he thought he coma'd his way to a Demolition Man future?

Sadly, he wakes up in a foreign country, so every restaurant is Pizza Hut instead.

 

[Cindi Mayweather]

A man after my own heart.

 

[Do Better]

Going straight from a feeding tube to taco bell after 48 days seems a little rough

On the bowels!

 

[Knuckle Sandwich]

Taco Bell better give this guy free tacos for life.

 

[Himynameischris]

I'm happy for the guy, but how did he "earn" Taco Bell?

How much do you really have to do to "earn" Taco Bell?

 

[HylianTom]

Talk about great viral marketing for Taco Bell..

 

[Skellig Gra]

How much do you really have to do to "earn" Taco Bell?

Depends if its a reward or punishment.

 

[AlexMogil]

Taco Bell better give this guy free tacos for life.

No shit (haha) they need to get on this pronto.

 

[Scorpion Soldier]

48 days in a coma? Eat whatever you want, seriously.

 

[shintoki]

No shit pan can hold what is about to happen.

 

[Ivan 3414]

48 days in a coma? Eat whatever you want, seriously.

Agreed

 

[Jack Scofield]

Man's second words: "Where's the nearest restroom?"

EDIT: He got Taco Bell like eight weeks later? Boo, nevermind.

 

[Pedersen]

Dan Ryckert would be proud

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Talk about great viral marketing for Taco Bell..

Not necessarily...the pneumonia he had could have been caused by bacteria instead.

 

[Mac the KNife]

New spokesperson for Taco Bell, plz.

 

[Feep]

If some dude work up from a 48-day coma and told me wanted Taco Bell, I would scream, "GET THIS MAN SOME TACO BELL", and if no nurse was willing, I'd go out and get him 25 dollars of Taco Bell myself because goddammit he deserves it.

With Baja Blast obviously.

 

[Philia]

Personally I don't blame him. Hospital food is incredibly bland. Taco Bell has spices (besides the bad ones) that can give you the runs but, that's the point. The spices in the food is what really makes a person want to live.

 

[Forerunner]

I say this every morning.

 

[jstripes]

Talk about great viral marketing for Taco Bell..

Much better than Chipotle's viral marketing.

 

[TheCochese]

Poor guy, brain damage confirmed.

 

[Netherscourge]

...suffering a debilitating bout of double pneumonia when he had a heart attack and went into a coma...

I think Taco Bell food can actually cause that.

 

[MechDX]

So Freeman never actually became a bad QB was just in a coma.

 

[chubigans]

Poor guy, brain damage confirmed.

bwahaha

 

[Paches]

 

[foxuzamaki]

Good thing he still has good sense of taste

 

[DarkChronic]

someone tweeted this to dan ryckert of giantbomb right

 

[RPGCrazied]

After a heart attack? Mkay, no. I mean, don't get me wrong I love Taco Bell, but after something as serious as that, I wouldn't be touching it for awhile.