‘Brain dead’ woman, 32, stuns doctors with ‘miracle’ hours before her life support was switched off
A WOMAN believed to be brain dead stunned doctors with a "miracle" hours before her life support was set to be switched off.
Emma Price, 32, from Pitsea in Essex, suffered significant brain damage after attempting to take her own life.
Last week doctors told Emma's family that she was brain dead with the slimmest chances of recovery.
They prepared to turn her life support off on Monday and started planning her funeral.
But hours before her life support was due to be turned off, Emma opened her eyes.
Emma is now able to communicate through head movements and small facial expressions.
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She can also breathe without a ventilator for more than half an hour at a time.
Her mum Samantha Day told : "I really can’t explain it, I’ve never cried so much in my life. We are so happy that she is awake.
"We were planning her funeral and preparing to say goodbye to her on Monday.
"But then she opened her eyes and we all started crying again but this time they were tears of joy.
"She’s finally on, what is going to be, a long road to recovery. It is nothing short of a miracle."
"She is only 32 and has a loving family who want her to make a full recovery.
"She has suffered a stroke and brain damage. She is also now paralysed on her right side.
"Emma is making a recovery which is amazing - but she still needs a lot of support from everyone."
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