Life Flight Accident Victim Out of Coma

Mike Mashkevich is out of his coma but faces months of rehabilitation as he works on how to speak and access memories before physical therapy.

Those that survive an intense car crash can face months of rehabilitation towards a life that will be much different than the one they used to lead. “(Mike) is getting better every day but he is quite confused sometimes," said his girlfriend Nela Rudicka, explaining that it will be six to twelve months before his true mental state is known. “We are not sure how he is going to be or how much he remembers." Mike Mashkevich, who recently turned 25, lives in Marlborough and is a Senior Programmer Analyst at the Staples Corporate Office in Framingham and Stonehill College alumni. He was one of two passengers in an accident that sent three to the hospital, with Mike making the trip by helicopter to UMass Worcester. The other people in the car …

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