Schiavo-like woman speaks after 2.5 years

WorldNetDaily: Schiavo-like woman speaks after 2� years:

"Not only did Tracy live beyond the day after the accident, she gradually began to improve.
Then, about three weeks ago, she spoke for the first time since the accident, about the same time she began to swallow on her own.

Previous to that she was fed via a feeding tube, similar to Floridian Terri Schiavo, who died in March of starvation and dehydration after the court-ordered removal of her nourishment.

'It's amazing, isn't it?' Dr. David Schmeidler told the local paper. 'I have never seen this happen in my career. I've read about it happening, the severely brain damaged recovering suddenly, but never seen it – until now.'

Continued Schmeidler: 'She is actually able to speak and to speak coherently. In light of all this stuff on Terri Schiavo ... it makes you pause and think. For three years or so, (Tracy) was fed through a tube, then she swallowed a little bit and now she speaks.' "