farando was thrown from his car.days in a coma and weeks in intensive care at san francisco hospital. these scars show s where doctors performed surgery. >> it was like being a baby all over again. >> reporter: stow is being treated by the same surgeon that worked on nick farando. >> when farando came to the hospital he was a research subject. bryan is really more in a recovery phase than acute treatment phase. >> when i opened my eyes and looked around, i had my family, friends, my wife jen. they were able to help me put all the pieces of the puzzle together. >> reporter: farando returned to duty a year after his accident. he hopes his story will give stow's family hope. >>> a los angeles radio shock jock says he might take back his officer of a $50,000 reward to help -- offer of a $50,000 reward to help find those who beat giant fan stow. he says if stow's family asks for help, he will give it. >>> ktvu's janine de la vega is here now with what the attorney general learned today. >> reporter: frank, u.s. attorney g