Man Wakes From Coma Just Before Plug Is Pulled

Fox News ^

[Chet 99]

A California man, who spent four days in a coma and was about to be disconnected from life support, is now on his way to making a full recovery.

Mike Connelly’s family had just given doctors permission to turn off the machines keeping him alive when his stepson noticed a tear slide down the side of his face, the North Coast Times reported.

Moments later, another family member was shouting that the 56-year-old was responding.

"He said Mike was responding," the stepson told the newspaper. "I didn't believe him, but I went back in there, and it was true. You would say his name, and he would turn his head toward you. It was a miracle."

[autumnraine]

Dang, I seem to remember something similiar in a Twilight Zone or Dark Side episode.

[Soothesayer]

Pretty soon, they will be required by law to bash their brains in if they wake up.

[pissant]

4 days? Someone was anxious to cash his insurance in...

[AndrewB]

4 days? Must not have liked him too much.

[chargers fan]

Must have been a bit of an awkward family reunion after. I’m all for grace and all but I’d be tempted to use that fact whenever I wanted something from then on.

[AndrewB]

gmta

[Soothesayer]

Only 4 days and they were going to pull the plug? They must be REALLY pissed that they aren’t getting his inheritance.

[MarkeyD]

And didn’t SNL try to do it to John Belushi in a skit?

[happinesswithoutpeace]

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[Chet 99]

Many people have a Living Wills that direct the plug to be pulled when the doctor declares it hopeless.

[bgill]

Time to change the Will.

[AndrewB]

Wait a minute! I'm not dead yet!

[fortunate sun]

I guess timing truly is everything.

[Mark was here]

I recall one where someone would wake up once a certain knock on the crypt door was made.

[MahatmaGandu]

Same thing on LOST - some couple got bit by a spider that knocked them out and they started waking up right as they were getting buried alive.

[Enterprise]

LOL - in addition to having having an anesthetist they will have a assassinist on staff for those too stubborn to die.

[Norman Bates]

Wow

[supremedoctrine]

Yeah! I was just thinking of that skit and how I might look it up on youtube. I remember Belushi coming to, crossing his arms across his chest and saying in an accusing tone,
as if to little children “WERE YOOOOUUUUU TRYING TO PULL THE PLUG ON ME?????!!!

[Syncro]

Darn, Present Obama’s health care (let people die, it's too expensive to keep them alive) plan hasn't kicked in yet.