Taxation & Estate Planning

CNN: Man declared dead, says he feels ‘pretty good’

By Michael D. Bonasera, Esq.

After doctors in Oklahoma City had pronounced Zach Dunlap brain dead and as his family was paying their last respects, someone drew a pocket-knife across Zach’s foot which drew a response… His foot moved. Later his hand also moved when the family apparently applied pressure “under a fingernail.”

Mr. Dunlap now says he’s feeling “pretty good.”

There are a couple things about this story that interest me - aside from the whole ‘waking from the dead’ angle: First, no doctors are quoted in the story… That seems odd. Second, “under a finger nail.” Are you kidding me?! Thats pretty severe. I’m not judging the family - hey, it appears to have maybe done something - I’m just saying… Under a fingernail. yikes.

And the quote of day goes to Mr. Dunlap:

“Only the good die young, so I didn’t go.”

Full post as published by The Ohio Trust & Estate Blog on March 24, 2008 (boomark / email).