Woman wakes up after rigor mortis sets in

Val Thomas is being called a medical miracle. After suffering a heart attack at her West Virginia home, she was rushed to a nearby hospital. There, despite doctors' efforts, her heart stopped twice more. Thomas was placed on life support and her family was told she had less than a 10% chance of recovery.

Preparing themselves to say goodbye, the family asked doctors to remove her from life support. As the family considered organ donation, Thomas was left on a ventilator. Thomas had shown no sign of brain waves for 17 hours and had no pulse of her own. Doctors say that "death set in" and that her body was showing signs of rigor mortis. As a nurse went to remove the ventilator, Thomas suddenly woke up and asked for her son.

Let me say it again: She had no pulse. Even doctors can't explain why she's alive today. Experts at the Cleveland Clinic, where Thomas was sent after she woke up, say that there's no blockage in her heart, and Thomas will likely make a full recovery. Amazing.