The Daily Mail isn't always the most reliable source, but today they are reporting on a story out of Brazil where a 2-year-old boy woke up during his OWN wake, asked for water, and then fell back down and died. If the story is true, my heart breaks for this family in so many ways.
Losing a child is an unimaginable tragedy, and for most parents, it's the absolute worst nightmare. But this takes that even further. Can you imagine losing your baby, having that split second of terror and hope, and then losing him all over again?
There really are no words to say that can adequately express what that must have felt like to these parents, and my heart breaks for them. But there is more, too.
If this is true -- and it may not be -- what does that say about a hospital that can pronounce a child dead when he isn't? How would it even be possible that they could miss the signs that he was living?
It's chilling. As parents we expect the best in care for our babies and now I am sure these parents are left with the horrifying fear that something more could have been done for their child. Maybe he would have lived if only they hadn't given up so soon.
The hospital allegedly confirmed with Daily Mail that the boy was admitted in critical condition and was declared dead after suffering cardiac-respiratory failure, but it stops there.
No one besides those who were there really knows what happened at the wake. If the boy really did wake up and ask for water, any mother would be thinking that her child was lying there, thirsty and scared, and then to lose him again? It's almost beyond comprehension. No family should have to go through anything like this.
If it's true, then someone needs to pay for this. This isn't something anyone could ever just get past.
Do you think this story is true?
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Comments 71
This story stinks of BS
My daughter was not embalmed. Many people choose not to embalm their loved ones so this is a moot argument.
It's sad to think that in this day in age that stuff like this still happens but it does. Go look up how they test bodies to determine brain death.. it's crazy! They still use things like shooting water in the ear to wait for a reaction. As far as medicine has come we're still pretty dark on a lot. I completely believe this happened and keep in mind the only reason this doesn't happen a lot in the US is because hospitals/funeral homes are sue concious so they take the extra precautions but remember the story on here about a stillborn in the morgue that was ALIVE.. same thing! What do you think the purpose of a wake is.. stories like this are how that tradition started, they were burying people alive. Doctors/coroners are human and human is to err. So sad for the parents though, I can't imagine!
i worked in the funeral buisness and have NEVER shown a body to their family at a wake without it being emblamed i dnt know about here but where i practiced it was against the law not to i'm sorry to you and your families who lost loved ones who werent shown embalmed first that must have been tramatic
My mom has been pronounced dead 3 times. And we've had 2 relatives (known off) that were buried alive. My family has that issue were the heartbeat slows down enough where it's hard to see or whatever. Anything is possible.