what is up with her? I wish i could sleep that long like 20 hours of sleep and I am a foul goose !!! In February 1876, at age 14, Olsson suffered a minor head injury and shortly afterward complained of a severe toothache, which her family attributed to witchcraft. She was sent to bed and then appeared to fall into a deep sleep from which she could not be awakened. A doctor later declared her comatose, but no clear cause was identified. For the next 32 years, Olsson was cared for at home, fed mainly milk and sugar water. On April 3, 1908, Olsson suddenly awoke, weak, pale, and sensitive to light, believing no time had passed and failing to recognize her brothers. She retained the ability to read and write and remembered everything she had learned before falling asleep, and psychiatric testing later found her mentally intact. Although she was 46 years old, after 32 years of sleep, observers described her as looking closer to 25. Her long sleep seemed to have preserved her physical appearance, which added to the astonishment of doctors and reporters at the time. She was extremely thin and pale initially, and weak from immobility, but in terms of facial features and general youthfulness, she did not show the expected signs of aging. Newspapers across Europe and the United States reported on her case, prompting the family to withdraw from public attention. Later studies suggested she may not have been continuously asleep and may have experienced periods of awareness, raising questions about prolonged psychological withdrawal rather than true hibernation. Her case remains one of the most unusual and debated medical mysteries in Scandinavian history.