How Amazing Is This?

We hear stories about medical anomalies and some of us may have experienced them ourselves as I had 20 years ago while in a drug induced coma after life saving brain surgery in 1987 .

The lady below had a harrowing brush with death after even being placed on a respirator to keep her alive after 2 heart attacks. Check this out as it says a lot when we are faced with the decisions of keeping loved ones alive in these situations and that the doctors cannot always explain everything.

Woman Wakes After Heart Stopped, Rigor Mortis Set In

FOXNews.com - - Health News | Current Health News | Medical News: "Val Thomas’ doctors honestly can’t explain how she is alive today.

Thomas, who lives in West Virginia, is being called a medical miracle after she suffered two heart attacks and had no brain waves for more than 17 hours; reports NewsNet5.com.

Thomas’ heart stopped around 1:30 a.m. Saturday and doctors said she had no pulse. Rigor mortis started to set in, and she was placed on a respiratory machine.

“Her skin had already started to harden and her fingers curled,” Thomas’ son, Jim, told NewsNet5.com. “Death had set in.”

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Thomas, 59, was rushed to a West Virginia hospital, where she was put on a special machine to induce hypothermia. This would allow her body to cool down for 24 hours before they would warm her up again, doctors explained.

However, Thomas’ heart stopped again after the procedure.

Her family said their goodbyes and Thomas’ tubes were removed, but she remained hooked on a ventilator as the possibility of organ donation was discussed.

However, Thomas woke up 10 minutes later and started talking." continued here

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