Defunct Soaps: While You Were Sleeping

Show Coverage - Shoot Date: February 4, 1976. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives) L-R: JOHN GABRIEL;GALE SONDERGAARD;DIANA VAN DER VLIS talent: L-R: JOHN GABRIEL;GALE SONDERGAARD;DIANA VAN DER VLIS photographer: ABC PHOTO ARCHIVES credit: ABC keywords: RYAN'S HOPE source: American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. cap writer: LAC ABC

In 1976, RYAN’S HOPE’s Seneca (John Gabriel) and his mother, Marguerite (Gale Sondergaard) visited Seneca’s wife, Nell (Diana Van der Vlis), when she lingered in a coma, but Seneca ultimately had to disconnect her from life support.

54870D_177 - One Life to Live-- Mark Derwin (Ben) and Erika Slezak (Viki) in a scene that airs February 13, 2004 on ABC Daytime's One Life to Live. One Life to Live airs Monday-Friday, 2-3 PM, ET on the ABC Television Network. ABC

Viki’s (Erika Slezak) husband, Ben (Mark Derwin), was rendered comatose in 2002 on ONE LIFE TO LIVE; he did not survive, but his heart was transplanted into Viki.

Guiding Light 2/22/2007 Airdate: 3/28/2007 Episode: 15136 Please credit photographs Lorenzo Bevilaqua/PGP PGP

Alan’s (Ron Raines, pictured in 2007) coma was the result of taking a bullet on GUIDING LIGHT.

ALL MY CHILDREN - Alicia Minshew (Kendall) in a scene that airs the week of January 26, 2009 on ABC Daytime's "All My Children." "All My Children" airs Monday-Friday (1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. AMC09 (ABC/STEVE FENN) ALICIA MINSHEW ABC

ALL MY CHILDREN’s Kendall (Alicia Minshew) was unconscious for months from 2008-09 after being injured in a tornado.

Kelley Menighan Hensley "As The World Turns" set JC Studios Brooklyn 11/12/09 © George DeSota/jpistudios.com 310-657-9661 Episode # 13690 U.S. Airdate 1/20/10 JPI

Emily (Kelley Menighan) ended up in a coma in 2010 on AS THE WORLD TURNS courtesy of Mick, who poisoned her.

Alicia Minshew Erika Slezak All My Children Another World

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