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He woke up on the sidewalk just minutes after the accident, devastated by the "loss" of his wife and children who never existed ( Reddit ). Robin Cook's Coma (Novel & Film)

A family man named Simon punches a local teenager in a moment of rage. He woke up on the sidewalk just minutes

Staring at the lamp for days caused his dream world to dissolve. He woke up on the sidewalk just minutes

A medical student notices healthy patients are slipping into comas during routine surgeries. He woke up on the sidewalk just minutes

He met a woman, married her, and had two children.

It was made into a 1978 film directed by Michael Crichton and a 2012 miniseries. Coma (2024 TV Series)

A recent four-part thriller on Channel 5 stars Jason Watkins.