Woman in Coma for Five Weeks Found by Family
An unidentified woman who had been in a coma since a Sept. 13 motorcycle accident has been found in a hospital by her family, and her doctor said Wednesday that her condition has improved.
The parents of Julianne Walters said their daughter seemed to recognize them when they visited her.
“I feel she knew,” said her father, Gerry Sartor. “She patted my face.”
Although Walters, 28, still is not fully conscious, she is responding to outside stimuli, said Dr. Edward Hoffman.
Walters’ three children, ages 2 to 10, visited her Tuesday night, and her mother, Sandy Sartor, said she believed her daughter recognized them too.
The woman was struck by a car last month after she and a male companion had pulled their motorcycle off a highway north of Hoquiam. The man rode off after she was hit.
The Sartors, of Port Orchards, went to St. Peter Hospital on Tuesday and identified their daughter.
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