 His muscles remained weak, as his family could not afford physiotherapy, but he gradually recovered over a three-day "awakening period" in which he regained the ability to control some parts of his body and to speak to others.However, he remains disabled from injuries suffered during the original accident, including the motor disorder dysarthria.Wallis was the subject of the "BodyShock" special for 2005 "The Man Who Slept For 19 Years" made for Channel 4 in the UK.