A teenager who woke up from a coma after smelling his favourite Lynx deodorant has now grown curly hair for the first time in his life.
Kacper Krauze, 13, was forced into a coma for three weeks after nearly drowning in the River Eden in Cumbria back in February.
Unable to swim, he spent 25 minutes underwater after falling into the river whilst paddling with friends. When Kacper was pulled out of the water, emergency services managed to restart his heart but put him into a coma due to a lack of oxygen caused by the accident.
13-year-old Kacper Krauze (pictured) who was pulled out of the River Eden in Cumbria in February after spending 25 minutes underwater without oxygen, was miraculously woken up by the smell of his favourite Lynx deodorant
Now continuing his recovery from the ordeal, Kacper has bizarrely grown curly hair (left) for the first time in his life, having only had straight hair (right) before the incident
After three weeks in the coma, his mother, Wioletta, sprayed Lynx deodorant under his arms and her son opened his eyes immediately.
Now Kacper is recovering well from the incident but has bizarrely grown curly hair despite having straight hair for his whole life.
Mrs Krause, 43, said: ‘What’s unusual is his hair is curly now. Before the accident it was always straight and now it’s very curly which is strange, but it’s still nice.
‘He’s still taking his tablets but the doctors have said he will be able to come off all of this medication in the future.’
Kacper’s mother, Wioletta Krauze (left), described her son’s new hair as ‘strange but still nice’
Since coming out of the coma, Kacper has begun schoolwork again and is also playing sport following his ordeal.
His mother added: ‘He’s walking okay but sometimes he needs some help at home and his right hand is still shaky but he can write with it slowly.
‘He’s now learned to write with his left hand so he’ll use his left hand to do homework.
‘He’s back at school part-time and will do three or four hours a day because he gets really tired sometimes and once he’s tired he won’t want to work.
‘His speech is so much better. He still has speech and language therapy but he can say everything. It’s going to take a long time but Kacper’s slowly getting back to normal.
Kacper has since returned to school part-time and is even playing sport again, according to his mother
‘He plays football it really is amazing to see his improvements, we are so proud, it really is a miracle.’
Kacper’s mother also confirmed her son is still using the Lynx deodorant that miraculously woke him up from the coma.
Families are recommended to stimulate the senses of those in a coma by talking to them, holding their hand, playing music and spraying familiar scents.
Research claims these stimulations can reduce the amount of time an individual spends in a coma.
Kacper (pictured) fell into the river and suffered shock from the freezing temperature of the water, which made him struggle
The teenager spent three weeks in a coma before his mother sprayed Lynx deodorant under his arms, which caused Kacper to open his eyes immediately
Recalling the moment her son woke, Mrs Krauze said: ‘I was always with him and when the nurse washed him I helped all the time.
‘She said I could buy him some things and Kacper loves Lynx, as soon as she sprayed it under his arms he opened his eyes. He must have remembered.
‘When he was in his coma we put music on and I talked to him all the time, after we sprayed the Lynx I couldn’t believe it, it was an absolute miracle.
‘He always used Lynx, he loved the smell, he still uses it to this day.’
A coma is a state of unconsciousness where a person is unresponsive and cannot be woken.
It can result from injury to the brain, such as a severe head injury, stroke, severe alcohol poisoning or a brain infection.