Ningmaster Tom's coma and recovery (2010)
story · status: told 2×, last update 2011 · last event: retold (2011-02-23)
In February 2010 Ningmaster Tom was hit by a car while riding his bike and fell into a coma; he woke, recovered apart from problems with his left eye, and a year later John celebrated that he survived.
Parts: Hank asks Nerdfighters to email well wishes for injured Ningmaster Tom to his family (2010) · Hank (for the brothers): keep Nerdfighters updated on Ningmaster Tom's condition at nerdfighters.com and in video (2010) · John invites Nerdfighters to take part in a collab video for Ningmaster Tom (2010)
About: Ningmaster Tom
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-02-26 (said on 2010-02-27, implied) | told | Hank tells that Tom was hit by a car while cycling and hit his head; his family thinks he will probably be okay but the severity is not yet known. | Ningmaster Tom 00:01:18 |
| 2010-03-01 | update | John reports Tom is conscious and has spoken to his family but has a long way to go in his recovery. | The Marriage Ref SUCKS 00:00:00 |
| 2010-06-11 | update | John reports Ningmaster Tom, comatose when he last appeared in a video, is fine apart from problems with his left eye, and thanks Nerdfighters for their support. | Mmmm....PARTS 00:01:52 |
| 2011-02-23 (happened 2010-02) | retold | On the anniversary, John recalls Ningmaster Tom's near-fatal bicycle accident and coma a year ago (February 2010) and celebrates that he survived and is here. | WE ARE 812 YEARS OLD 00:00:10 |
Dates are upload dates, which set the order. Where the speaker gives a different recording date in the video, it is added as "said on YYYY-MM-DD, implied" (derived from the date said in the video).
What is said about it
4 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2010-02-26 (said on 2010-02-27, implied) · Ningmaster Tom — announcement: Hank reports Tom's family thinks he will probably be okay, though how seriously he is injured is not yet known and recovery will not be instant; he and John are very nervous. (hedged) — 00:01:47
- 2010-03-01 · The Marriage Ref SUCKS — announcement: John reports Ningmaster Tom is conscious and has spoken to his family but has a long way to go in recovery; the community will be with him throughout. — 00:00:00
- 2010-06-11 · Mmmm....PARTS — John: Ningmaster Tom, comatose the last time he appeared in a video, is fine: he has problems with his left eye but is doing much better and is grateful for Nerdfighters' support. — 00:01:52
- 2011-02-23 · WE ARE 812 YEARS OLD — John: A year ago today, John notes, their friend Ningmaster Tom almost died in a bicycle accident and was long in a coma, but survived and is here. — 00:00:10