Brain-dead boy recovers after parents ok organ donation
- 6 years ago
MOBILE, ALABAMA — A young teen left brain dead after a freak accident had already passed through death's door, only to miraculously come back alive.
According to Fox10, Trenton McKinley was riding a dune buggy-pulled utility trailer with a friend's niece when it flipped over. He was able to save the little girl, just before the trailer landed on his head.
The 13-year-old sustained seven skull fractures and underwent emergency surgery. Doctors believed even if he made it, he would remain a vegetable his entire life.
McKinley lay brain-dead in the hospital for several days before his parents signed papers to donate his organs to five kids who needed them.
But just a day before doctors were set to pull the plug, he began moving and soon woke up. He remembers walking through an open field, and believes it was heaven.
In just a week, the miracle teen was had already started walking, talking, and even shooting hoops.
And though his road to recovery is long and paved with many surgeries, McKinley is now back home with his family and optimistic about the future.
According to Fox10, Trenton McKinley was riding a dune buggy-pulled utility trailer with a friend's niece when it flipped over. He was able to save the little girl, just before the trailer landed on his head.
The 13-year-old sustained seven skull fractures and underwent emergency surgery. Doctors believed even if he made it, he would remain a vegetable his entire life.
McKinley lay brain-dead in the hospital for several days before his parents signed papers to donate his organs to five kids who needed them.
But just a day before doctors were set to pull the plug, he began moving and soon woke up. He remembers walking through an open field, and believes it was heaven.
In just a week, the miracle teen was had already started walking, talking, and even shooting hoops.
And though his road to recovery is long and paved with many surgeries, McKinley is now back home with his family and optimistic about the future.