A man was wheeled into surgery to harvest his organs. Weeks later, he left the hospital alive
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Three years ago, Anthony Hoover woke up in a Kentucky hospital to find people shaving his chest, bathing his body in surgical solution and talking about harvesting his organs.
Three years ago, Anthony Hoover woke up in a Kentucky hospital to find people shaving his chest, bathing his body in surgical solution and talking about harvesting his organs. Hoover, known as TJ, was 33 years old and had been hospitalized after an overdose. Doctors seemed to be trying everything, his family members said, but the news had been crushing: brain damage, lack of reflexes, emptiness in his eyes. Medical staff said he was brain-dead, TJ’s sister, Donna Rhorer, told CNN — a conclusion spelled out in black and white in his medical records – and they planned to remove life support. TJ was also registered as an organ donor. He was young and relatively healthy. His family heard from an organization then called Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates, or KODA, about all the lives he could save as his was ending. They agreed that they should do as he wished and allow his organs to go to people in need. On October 29, 2021, TJ was wheeled to the OR for the five-hour procedure. Less than two hours later, a staff member came to talk with his family. “He’s not ready,” they said. “He woke up.” TJ’s family thought it was a miracle.
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