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[h1]Woman Wakes After Heart Stopped, Rigor Mortis Set In[/h1]
Friday, May 23, 2008
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Val Thomas
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 formore than 17 hours; reports NewsNet5.com.
VIDEO: Click here to watch Val Thomas' story
Thomas' heart stopped around 1:30 a.m. Saturday and doctors said she had no pulse. Rigor mortis started to set in, and she wasplaced on a respiratory machine.
"Her skin had already started to harden and her fingers curled," Thomas' son, Jim, told NewsNet5.com. "Death hadset 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 herbody 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 organdonation was discussed.
However, Thomas woke up 10 minutes later and started talking.
"The nurse said, 'I'm so sorry, Mrs. Thomas,' and mom said, 'That's OK, honey, that's OK,'" JimThomas said.
Val Thomas was transferred to the Cleveland Clinic so that specialists could check her out, but doctors said they could find nothingwrong with her.
"I know God has something in store for me, another purpose," Val Thomas said. "I don't know what it is, but I'msure he'll tell me."
Click here to read the full story fromNewsNet5.com.
Dont know what to say..
Friday, May 23, 2008
FNC
Val Thomas
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 formore than 17 hours; reports NewsNet5.com.
VIDEO: Click here to watch Val Thomas' story
Thomas' heart stopped around 1:30 a.m. Saturday and doctors said she had no pulse. Rigor mortis started to set in, and she wasplaced on a respiratory machine.
"Her skin had already started to harden and her fingers curled," Thomas' son, Jim, told NewsNet5.com. "Death hadset in."
Clickhere to discuss this story.
Thomas, 59, was rushed to a West Virginia hospital, where she was put on a special machine to induce hypothermia. This would allow herbody 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 organdonation was discussed.
However, Thomas woke up 10 minutes later and started talking.
"The nurse said, 'I'm so sorry, Mrs. Thomas,' and mom said, 'That's OK, honey, that's OK,'" JimThomas said.
Val Thomas was transferred to the Cleveland Clinic so that specialists could check her out, but doctors said they could find nothingwrong with her.
"I know God has something in store for me, another purpose," Val Thomas said. "I don't know what it is, but I'msure he'll tell me."
Click here to read the full story fromNewsNet5.com.
Dont know what to say..