Woman refused to take her husband off life support - then he came out of his coma

Matt Davis almost died in a motorcycle accident in 2011.

He was left in a coma and on life support after suffering a severe brain injury and broken bones.

Doctors said Matt, who was just 22 at the time, had a 10 per cent chance of emerging from the coma.

They suggested his wife of seven months, Danielle Josey Davis, remove him from life support.

But Danielle believed he’d pull through.

She said: ‘We didn’t really have a chance to start our life together, I wasn’t going to give up.’

Matt showed little progress but was discharged from the hospital to their home where Danielle and her mother cared for him 24/7.

Amazingly, three months later, Matt awoke.

He didn’t remember Danielle, but he was glad she fought for him.

He said: ‘I’m sure glad I married her.’

Danielle said: ‘We noticed he was trying to talk, more like whisper and one day I put his hat in his hand, told him to put it on his head.

‘After telling him multiple times he gasps out, “I’m trying!”

‘It was the greatest thing I’ve ever heard!’

It took time for Matt to improve, but gradually, and with a lot of rehab, he began to make progress. He still doesn’t remember dating or marrying Danielle, but they are becoming reacquainted and Matt can now drive and do yoga.

Danielle is now fundraising for a personal trainer to help Matt get his walking back to normal.