Carolina Olsson was born on October 29, 1861 in the small town of Okno near Mönsteros, Sweden. She became the second child and the only girl among five brothers.
Caroline became known as the "Sleeping Beauty Window" who slept for 32 years. After falling asleep as a 14-year-old girl, she woke up as a 46-year-old woman.
Falling asleep
This story began on February 18, 1876, when a girl, crossing a frozen river, fell on the ice. Someone says that she failed and almost drowned, others claim that she badly hurt her head. Be that as it may, the girl came home with a damaged face and unbearable toothache.
By the evening, the pain intensified, and the girl's parents decided that she had undergone a magical effect. They sent her to bed, deciding that they would act on the basis of her morning state.
So, Carolina went to bed at the age of 14, and woke up in 1908 when she turned 46.
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Medical examinations
Caroline's father was a poor fisherman and could not afford to pay a doctor's visit. Instead, the family relied on the advice of friends and the city's midwife.
In the end, the neighbors collected the required amount and called the doctor, but he could not wake her up either. The doctor visited her over the next year, but the girl's condition remained unchanged. He eventually wrote to the editor of a leading Scandinavian medical journal, expecting to hear the advice and opinions of his colleagues.
Several more doctors visited Olsson's home, but no one was able to bring Caroline out of her sleep state. In addition, the doctors noted that the girl's hair and nails had stopped growing.
In 1892, the sleeping girl was taken to the hospital, where she stayed for a month. There they repeatedly tried to wake her up, including by passing an electric current through her body. But these attempts were unsuccessful.
Caroline returned home. Life continued to flow past the girl.
In 1904, her mother and two brothers died. The family hired a nurse to look after the girl. After her brother's death in 1907, Caroline began to cry hysterically, although she was still in a state of sleep.
She was fed two glasses of sweetened milk daily - fortunately, her swallowing reflex was normal. Several times she was noticed standing or sitting. One day her father saw her kneeling and muttering incoherent words. But all these movements Carolina performed in a state of sleep.
Long awaited awakening
When Caroline woke up in 1908, she found that her world had completely changed. She knew immediately that something was wrong. Looking in the mirror, and seeing an adult woman in the reflection, she cried inconsolably.
Surprisingly, the 46-year-old woman looked like a maximum of 25.
The news that the "sleeping beauty" had awakened from sleep spread all over the world. Journalists from all over Europe and the United States flocked to Olsson's home to interview her. Tired of such close attention, the family began to hide.
Later, Stockholm psychiatrists tested Caroline. It turned out that all the skills and knowledge that she possessed before falling asleep remained with her. Her level of intellectual development also remained at the same level. In addition, no physical abnormalities or abnormalities were identified.
When asked if she remembered something about her dream, Caroline replied that she constantly saw blue faces submerged in water. It is noteworthy that her brothers died from drowning.
However, some considered the woman a fraud. It sounded too incredible that she had lived on milk and sugar for so long. It was rumored that her mother considered her bewitched, so she spread rumors about her dream. But then it remains unclear how Caroline managed to deceive many doctors for so long.
Carolina lived a rather long and calm life and died at 88 years old.
This case still cannot be explained by science. It is not known why she slept for so long or how she managed to avoid the physical effects of 32 years of sleep.