<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Joanna (2009--current) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.martinpistorius.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Martin Pistorius is a South African freelance web designer, developer, and author best known for his 2011 book Ghost Boy, in which he describes living with locked - in syndrome and being unable to move for 12 to 14 years . When he was 12, he began losing voluntary motor control and eventually fell into a vegetative state for three years . He began regaining consciousness around age 16 and achieved full consciousness by age 19, although he was still completely paralyzed with the exception of his eyes . He was unable to communicate with other people until his caregiver Virna van der Walt noticed that he could use his eyes to respond to things she said . She sent him to the University of Pretoria for testing, where they confirmed he was conscious and aware of his surroundings . </P> <P> His parents then gave him a speech computer, and he began slowly regaining some upper body functions . In 2008 he met his wife Joanna through his sister Kim and in 2009 the pair was married . He co-wrote his autobiography Ghost Boy with Megan Lloyd Davies, which was published in 2011 . As of 2011, Pistorius has regained limited control over his head and arms but still needs his speech computer to communicate with others . </P>

Guy who was in a coma for 12 years