A Nebraska funeral home recently experienced a startling incident when a 74-year-old hospice patient, who had been declared dead by her nursing home two hours earlier, was discovered to still be alive. The woman was in hospice care at The Mulberry nursing home in Waverly, Nebraska, before being pronounced dead on Monday morning. However, workers at Butherus Maser & Love Funeral Home noticed signs of life when they laid her on the embalming table just before noon.
Realizing the woman was still breathing, the funeral home workers immediately began CPR and rushed her to a hospital in Lincoln. Unfortunately, she passed away later that same day. This incident raises questions about the procedures followed in such cases and the need for clearer protocols.
