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Kentucky Man Declared Dead Wakes Up on Operating Table as Hospital Prepares to Extract His Organs: 'Hey, I'm Still Here'

A man declared dead in a Kentucky hospital was wheeled into the operating room for organ donation where it became apparent to everyone in the room that he was alive with "tears coming down" this face.

Anthony Thomas "TJ" Hoover II, 36, was taken to the hospital following a drug overdose, where doctors told family members Hoover was brain dead. His sister, Donna Rhorer, told NPR she saw Hoover open his eyes and look around as his hospital bed was wheeled out of intensive care.

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