Melissa Matthews reports at Mens Health,
Trenton McKinley's ordeal began when he was severely injured while riding in a cart pulled by a sports utility vehicle, according to USA Today; the cart reportedly flipped over and hit the boy on his head.
He was taken to the USA Medical Center in Mobile, Alabama, where doctors performed surgery to help repair seven skull fractures. Despite the medical team’s efforts, the child’s brain stem was very damaged, and no brain waves were detected. Even with their best efforts, doctors believed there was no way the child could survive.
Trenton was resuscitated four times, but after the last round, Reindl was was told doctors couldn't bring her son back a fifth time.
"He was dead a total of 15 minutes,” Reindl told Fox 10. “When he came back, they said he would never be normal again. They told me the oxidation problems would be so bad to his brain, that he would be a vegetable if he even made it."
Hopeless, Trenton's mom agonized for days, but finally made the difficult decision to have her son removed from life support. She was comforted knowing his organs would help five children in need.
"Five kids needed organs that matched him," Reindl told Fox 10." It was unfair to keep bringing him back, because it was just damaging his organs even more." In a Faceook post, Reindl said she knew Trenton would not hesitate to save the lives of others.
But Trenton's organs were never donated, because the teen miraculously returned from the brink of death. Doctors first noticed the teen's hand move; then his foot. His eyes, which had turned black, were blue once again.
Trenton believes God intervened just in time and brought him back from heaven.
"I was in an open field walking straight,” he told Fox 10. "There's no other explanation but God."
MensHealth.com reached out to the hospital for comment, and will update the story if when we hear back.
Although Trenton is making progress, he still has a long recovery. The teen endured three brain surgeries, lost 50 pounds, and is overcome with seizures and nerve pain, according to Fox 10. Only half of his skull remains, and Trenton will soon have surgery to fuse the missing section back. Currently, part of Trenton’s skull is stored at the hospital.
For now, he is recovering and spending time at home with family.
“All glory to god....i am so thankful for every second I get to spend my time with my son outside the hospital,” Reindl wrote on Facebook.
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