Woman Wakes Up After Family Says Goodbye and pulls the Plug
Pastor Dale Morgan
Woman Wakes Up After Family Says Goodbye and pulls the Plug
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'Her skin had already started to harden
and her fingers curled. Death had set in'*
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Patient Brought To Cleveland Clinic
POSTED: 12:58 pm EDT May 22, 2008
UPDATED: 5:57 pm EDT May 22, 2008
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A West Virginia woman was being transferred to the
Cleveland Clinic after walking the line between life and death.
Doctors are calling Val Thomas a medical miracle. They said they can't
explain how she is alive.
They said Thomas suffered two heart attacks and had no brain waves for
more than 17 hours. At about 1:30 a.m. Saturday, her heart stopped and
she had no pulse. A respiratory machine kept her breathing and rigor
mortis had set in, doctors said.
"Her skin had already started to harden and her fingers curled. Death
had set in," said son Jim Thomas.
They rushed her to a West Virginia hospital. Doctors put Thomas on a
special machine which induces hypothermia. The treatment involves
lowering the body temperature for up to 24 hours before warming a
patient up.
After that procedure, her heart stopped again.
"She had no neurological function," said Dr. Kevin Eggleston.
Her family said goodbye and doctors removed all the tubes.
However, Thomas was kept on a ventilator a little while longer as an
organ donor issue was discussed.
Ten minutes later the woman woke up and started talking.
"She (nurse) said, 'I'm so sorry Mrs. Thomas.' And mom said, 'That's OK
honey. That's OK," Jim Thomas said.
Val Thomas and her family strongly believe that the Lord granted them
their miracle and they want everyone to know.
"I know God has something in store for me, another purpose. I don't know
what it is but I'm sure he'll tell me," she said.
She was taken to the Cleveland Clinic for specialist to check her out.
Doctors said amazingly she has no blockage and will be fine.