Never Considered a Potential Organ Donor, 21-Year-Old Emerges From Coma
The story of Sam Schmid , a 21-year-old who awakened from a coma after he was nearly taken off life support, is inspirational. The reporting of the story, on the other hand, is abysmal. Do a search on "21-year-old emerges from coma" and, between Poised to Donate Organs , Readied to Donate Organs , and doctors were preparing to turn him into spare parts , you'd think this story is about a patient jumping off the table moments before his organs were harvested. Alternatively, if you look at the fact that Mr. Schmid was never considered a potential donor and his family was never approached about organ donation it's hard to miss the story of incompetent reporters who misrepresent crucial facts in a misguided attempt to fabricate lame, sensationalistic narratives : PHOENIX (AP) — It will be a special Christmas for the family of a 21-year-old University of Arizona student who was nearly taken off life support before awaking from a coma. Sam Schmid was walking and speaking...