Woman comes back alive after Rigor Mortis set in


	Woman comes back alive after Rigor Mortis set in

agirlanddherdogs

5-24-2008 5:48 PM

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back from the dead, rigor mortis, west virginia, heart attack, medical miracle, val thomas

agirlanddherdogs says:

Amazing! (And a little creepy......)

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5-25-2008 10:02 AM

carrerinyes

I'm speechless!

5-25-2008 10:04 AM

skwirlinator

A much better clip than mine!

5-25-2008 12:15 PM

RecordSage

She wanted to make sure she can vote for Hillary... so this was the only way to do so

It is an amazing story though.

5-25-2008 12:30 PM

skwirlinator

Imagine if this happened this time last century - She would have awakened in her coffin

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