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One of the comments links to a Daily Mail article written by Martin, the subject of the story: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2010610/The-Ghost-Boy-

• Anthony-G 12y ago
  Thanks for the link. Martin's story is interesting, moving, inspiring and genuinely engaging -- particularly his account of his first successful communication with Virna. Also, I have the utmost respect for his parents and carers. They're the real heroes for humanity. I was delighted to read that after having endured such a long period of extreme isolation that Martin was lucky enough to meet -- and marry -- the love of his life. This article is the first good one I've ever read on the Daily Mail web-site. However, I found that the lack of sections and some of the very short paragraphs made it more difficult to read. I know shorter sentences and paragraphs than would be used in a print are recommended when the medium is the web (something I try to do, myself) but I think the Daily Mail have taken that idea too far. The images / text to the right of the article content only add to the distraction -- though I presume that's an intentional aspect of the design. Aside: While reading the article, I wondered for a while who was the "Diana" that he was referring to as she wasn't mentioned anywhere else in his story. Then I realised that he was referring to the deceased ex-wife of Prince Charles. Finally, having to endure hours on end of Barney. That must have been hell.