apparently this is not so uncommong as there's an almost identical story in my life. my father had a heart attack that caused him to fall into an arrest. after the warming stage, the neurologist gave us less than one percent chance he'd even be able to breathe on his own, much less anything else. he started to pressure my mother into a decision and finally got her to set a deadline. it was to happen on tuesday morning, last week. on monday morning he started responding to external stimuli. now, a week and a half later, he is able to speak, move all of his limbs, and seems to only have short term amnesia. three weeks after the incident, he's starting physical therapy. all seems fine now.i didn't believe in god then nor do i now, but i can't believe that the only reason he is back is because of my mother's religious stubbornness that gave him the extra couple of days he needed. truly incredible, but if this is happening more than once, neurologists really need to start changing the way they attack this problem because many people might have their life's taken before they even have a chance to fight and recover.