All the nurses who cared for the handsome man in a coma and living in a vegetative state became mysteriously and unusually pregnant — and when the truth came out, everyone was horrified…

A Hospital Mystery That Defied Science

It began quietly — too quietly — inside the gleaming walls of St. Matthew’s Medical Center, an advanced care hospital in northern Illinois known for its reputation in neurology. For almost five years, Patient 3017, a handsome young man in a vegetative state following a car accident, had lain motionless in Room 112-A.

He was known to the staff as Ethan Cole, a 32-year-old former biotech engineer whose body remained astonishingly preserved — strong, athletic, and unaged, as if frozen in time. Doctors often said his condition was “miraculously stable.”

Then, one by one, the nurses who cared for him began to vanish from the maternity ward — only to reappear months later, each with the same impossible story.

“It Can’t Be a Coincidence”

The first was Nurse Emily Rhodes, 29, who had been assigned to Ethan’s room on the night shift for nearly two years. Known for her professionalism, she suddenly requested a leave of absence, citing “personal reasons.”

Three months later, when she returned, visibly pregnant, the staff was surprised — not by the pregnancy itself, but by her strange demeanor. “She looked… afraid,” recalled Dr. Simone Barrett, the hospital’s chief physician. “She avoided the room, avoided eye contact, and when we asked who the father was, she just said, ‘I don’t know.’”

Then came Nurse Carla Gómez, and then Rebecca Hall, both of whom were on rotation with Ethan’s case. Within eighteen months, five women from the neurology department were pregnant — all without partners, all claiming confusion about how it happened.

Hospital gossip exploded. Some joked about “the miracle man of Room 112-A.” Others whispered darker theories.

A Genetic Bombshell

In 2024, the hospital quietly ordered genetic testing on one of the newborns, hoping to put the rumors to rest. What they found made headlines months later when an anonymous insider leaked the results.

Each child carried an identical paternal DNA sequence — one that matched Ethan Cole.

“How could a man in a coma, with no recorded physical contact, father multiple children?” asked investigative journalist Mark Lasker in his viral exposé, The Sleeping Father. “Either this is the greatest biological mystery of the century… or something unthinkable is happening inside St. Matthew’s.”

The Secret in Room 112-A

Under mounting scrutiny, the hospital suspended visitation rights and installed surveillance cameras in the patient’s room. What they captured stunned even the most skeptical investigators.

On several nights, monitors showed faint neural activity spikes in Ethan’s brain — as if he were dreaming intensely. But during these same hours, an inexplicable electromagnetic surge registered in the nearby equipment. One nurse described feeling “a vibration in the air” and “a sensation of being pulled toward him.”

Soon after, she too tested positive for pregnancy.

“Every night at 3:17 a.m., the brain scans showed a pattern,” said Dr. Barrett. “His REM cycles were synchronized with… something external. We don’t understand it. It’s as if his consciousness was reaching beyond the physical body.”

The Revelation

The turning point came when Dr. Alan Whitmore, a neurologist brought in by federal investigators, decided to conduct a deep brain mapping session using experimental neuro-imaging. As the electrodes pulsed softly against Ethan’s skull, the unthinkable occurred: his eyes opened.

The EEG monitor exploded with activity.
“His neural patterns were off the charts — as if multiple consciousnesses were emerging from one body,” Whitmore later said in his deposition. “And when he finally spoke… it wasn’t just him speaking.”

Security cameras recorded the moment: Ethan’s lips moved weakly, and a distorted voice whispered, “They belong to me.”

Moments later, all the hospital’s power systems short-circuited.

“Project Genesis”

The FBI’s biomedical crimes division soon discovered a hidden link — Ethan Cole had once worked for Lazurite Biotech, a private company researching genetic consciousness transfer. Documents retrieved from his encrypted files revealed a classified experiment titled Project Genesis, aimed at creating a self-replicating genetic consciousness capable of transmitting biological data through neuroelectric fields.

In other words: a human consciousness that could fertilize life — without touch, without consent, and without waking.

“Ethan Cole wasn’t a victim,” said Lasker during a televised interview. “He was the prototype.”

The Victims Speak

When the truth surfaced, the women affected — all nurses from St. Matthew’s — were placed under protective care. Their children, now toddlers, exhibited strange abilities: accelerated growth, unusually high IQ, and identical birthmarks in the shape of a small spiral on their wrists.

“I still don’t understand what happened,” said Emily Rhodes, now living under a new identity. “Sometimes, when my son looks at me, I swear he knows what I’m thinking. And his eyes… they look just like his.”

Another nurse confessed anonymously: “I used to dream about him every night. I’d feel him near me, like he was calling me from somewhere. And then I woke up pregnant.”

The Government Intervention

By late 2025, Room 112-A had been sealed. The hospital’s public relations department claimed the patient had been “transferred,” but insiders revealed that Ethan Cole was moved to a classified facility in Nevada under the supervision of the Department of Defense.

A leaked memo from the agency referred to him as “Subject Zero — Bioelectromagnetic Conception Case.” The memo also warned of “unpredictable cognitive influence over nearby personnel.”

Dr. Whitmore later disappeared from public records. His last known statement was chilling:

“If consciousness can transmit life, then we have crossed into something far more dangerous than cloning. We’ve opened the door to a new form of creation — one we cannot control.”

The Children of the Coma

Five years later, journalists who attempted to track the children found most of them had been relocated. One, however — a girl named Luna — remained in state custody after her mother’s breakdown.
Doctors at the facility caring for her reported she could manipulate small electronic devices simply by touching them.

“She said her father talks to her in dreams,” one psychologist reported. “He tells her that he’s waiting to wake up.”

Whispers in the Dark

Despite official denials, rumors persist that Ethan Cole regained partial consciousness during one failed experiment earlier this year. According to a whistleblower, he was heard repeating a single sentence:

“The next generation is ready.”

When asked for comment, Lazurite Biotech issued a brief statement:

“We are not engaged in any reproductive or consciousness-transfer projects. Any claims to the contrary are the result of misinformation.”

But the scientific community remains uneasy. Dr. Barrett, now retired, admitted in a rare interview: “I watched a man in a coma change the laws of biology. I don’t know if he was a monster or a miracle — but I know humanity isn’t ready for either.”