Doing Fine after Brain Death Diagnosis: Glora Cruz

Gloria Cruz had a stroke in her sleep on March 7 and was rushed to Royal Darwin Hospital.  She was later diagnosed as being "brain dead" by a team of doctors.  But her distraught husband Tani begged them not to switch off her ventilator.  A doctor finally agreed to put a breathing tube into Mrs Cruz's throat before turning off the machine.  And three days later, she woke up.  Mrs Cruz is now alert and getting around in a wheelchair at Royal Darwin Hospital.  A doctor was so amazed, he said: "It's a miracle."  And then he turned to Mr Cruz and said: "I am happy that my prognosis was wrong.”  (Northern Territory News)