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.”
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.
“The nurse said, ‘I’m so sorry, Mrs. Thomas,’ and mom said, ‘That’s OK, honey, that’s OK,’” Jim Thomas said.
Val Thomas was transferred to the Cleveland Clinic so that specialists could check her out, but doctors said they could find nothing wrong 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’m sure he’ll tell me".”
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- joshzimmerman
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crazy.
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Thats cool as hell. I hope this can be used to create some kind of suspended animation technology for long space trips.
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- Dmitri_Molotov
- 8 months ago
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bizarre
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What did she feel during those 17 hours? Wow. That's a unique experience. I don't know if lucky her would be something to state. But....lucky her!
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That's totally cool. I wonder what she experienced while she was "out". Something like that would definitely make you believe you are here for great reasons.
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- Sara_Airey
- 8 months ago
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Interesting.
I'd like to see what her brainwaves looked like after she revived.See, Necromancy IS real! I was right all along!
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Just when you think life is so full of negativity and self destructionism........a little miracle rises from above all the chaos just to remind us that it isnt really in our hands.....sometimes, just sometimes there's something bigger than us always at work, even if we sometimes fail to continue the jorney of hope. GOD BLESS US.....EVERYONE!
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That is freaky, but at the same time cool as hell!!!!!
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There must be some explanation. Was she dead or just very, very cold?
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- Julie_Soller
- 8 months ago
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"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. "
if she was dead, why ws she still hooked up to stuff. THIS IS SO CRAZY -
They keep them hooked to ventilators to keep their organs alive if there is a possibility of donation. Organs die pretty quickly depending on which ones, so they keep the person's body going when there may be organ donation involved.
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- Sara_Airey
- 8 months ago
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She must be taking her family on an emotional roller coaster. I doubt she'd be able to come back if she weren't on the ventilator, so I'm not completely impressed. If she were about to get buried and there was suddenly a knock from the inside of the coffin, then... I'd seriously be impressed.
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Oh, of course, she thanks GOD, god has a purpose for her. NOT! It's called an exception to a rule, an anomaly, deviation. Nothing special, just statistics.
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- Wessagusset_Oracle
- 8 months ago
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Uh, neghie she had no brian waves for 17 hours, that was a miracle.
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Omg!
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LOL neghie
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- RudyRudell
- 8 months ago
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that is unbelievable. If only the same thing happened to my gramps.
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Wow! This is incredibly interesting. Hopefully this helps advance medical technology, that would amazing.
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Thats amazing!
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I want to know where she went and what she did while she was out of body?? She'd have an incredible story to tell.
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- VoyagerFilms
- 8 months ago
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...not all good. She gets to die twice.
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I wonder what it was like to got through what she went through.
It's a story any cognitive person would want to hear.
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This story is amazing! Though I have heard of a man who didn't have brain waves for over 7 and a half years...
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FOX NEWS? I don't believe it then. Where is the proof this is even true? Does Current check out the veracity of something before they put it on their news?
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- JanforGore
- 8 months ago
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I know keeesha. The waves were undetected, but something was keeping the brain alive. Sorry. Not that impressed.
