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Man Declared Brain Dead Wakes Up Just Before They Harvest His Organs

A 28-year-old Navy veteran who had been declared brain dead after a traumatic injury awoke and began responding to simple commands just as his family prepared for organ donation and his funeral.The crazy situation is what relatives are calling a miracle that preserved his life.Ethan Preseau collapsed while moving into a new home with his girlfriend, Piper Wade, in Pensacola Beach. She found him lifeless, attempted CPR, and called 911. Paramedics arrived quickly and rushed him to Baptist Hospital