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| karlpilkington4 10/04/18 4:59:55 PM #135: | April 2012 - Doctors declared british teen Stephen Thorpe "brain dead," telling the father that the boy would never recover from a serious car accident. Despite pressure from the doctors, the father would not consent to allow the boys organs to be donated. With the help of other doctors, five weeks later Thorpe left the hospital, having almost completely recovered. July 2011 - Madeleine Gauron, a Quebec woman identified as viable for organ donation after doctors diagnosed her as "brain dead" surprised her family and physicians when she recovered from a coma, opened her eyes, and began eating. May 2011 - An Australian woman declared brain dead regained consciousness after family fought for weeks doctor recommendations that her ventilator be shut off. February 2008 - 65-year-old Raleane Kupferschmidt was taken home to die after relatives were told by doctors that she was "brain dead" from a massive cerebral hemorrhage. The family had already begun to grieve and plan for her funeral when she suddenly awoke and was rushed back to the hospital. March 2008 - In one particularly chilling case, 21-year-old Zack Dunlap, who was declared "brain dead" following an ATV accident, recounted how he remembers hearing doctors discussing harvesting his organs. Zack showed signs of life only moments before he was scheduled to be wheeled into the operating theater to have his organs removed. One of Zacks relatives provoked the reaction by digging a pocketknife under his fingernail. May 2008 - A Virginia family was shocked but relieved when their mother, Val Thomas, woke up after doctors declared her brain dead. Doctors had not detected brain waves for more than 17 hours, but kept the woman breathing on a respirator. The family was discussing organ donation options for their mother when she suddenly woke up and started speaking to nurses. June 2008 - A Parisian whose organs were about to be removed by doctors after he had "died" of a heart attack, revived on the operating table only minutes before doctors were to begin harvesting his organs. https://kgov.com/brain-dead-patients-who-have-recovered --- Is this the Krusty Krab? No this is Patrick!! ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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