Former soccer player’s wife stayed by him for 39 years while he was in a vegetative state aleteia.org
On Monday, September 6, Jean-Pierre Adams died at the age of 73. He was a former French professional footballer (soccer player) for Nîmes, Nice, and Paris Saint-Germain. But what makes his story stand out isn’t just his success on the pitch in his youth. He spent 39 years in a persistent vegetative state following an anesthesia accident during an operation on one of his knees in 1981.
Throughout those nearly four decades, he had the unwavering support of his wife, Bernadette, who remained continuously at his bedside. They were married for 52 years when he died…
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