3. However, the story of Polish railway worker Jan Grzebski, 65, is not from a work of fiction, but is a real-life one. Grzebski went into a coma after he was hit by a train in 1988. He woke up 19 years later in April 2007, into a world that had transformed itself from a Communist regime where food lines were common to a world of Big Macs and cell phones.
4. “When I went into a coma, there was only tea and vinegar in the shops, meat was rationed, and there were long lines of cars at gas stations. Now there are so many goods in the shops it makes my head spin. What amazes me today is that all these people walk around with their cell phones and never stop complaining. I have nothing to complain about,” said Grzebaki
5. At the time of the accident, Grzebski’s doctors didn’t give him long to live, but they were wrong. He survived thanks to the devoted care of his wife, Gertruda. She refused to believe the doctors and moved her husband’s body every hour to prevent bed sores. “It was Gertruda that saved me, and I’ll never forget it,” said Grzebski.
6. Now he’s getting to know his family, which has grown considerably since his accident. His four children are all married and have provided him with 11 grandchildren.