"I wonder if it's peaceful to be in a coma, though the family can't be too happy that he isn't home." She was sad for a moment before she turned into science nerd mode. "Have you tried talking to him? And I don't mean just asking if he hears you, but on a more personal level? Some people find that the more you talk to a coma patient, the faster their recovery. He needs something to hold onto, to pull him out of the tar pit he has fallen into, without that he might as well be dead already."