Alabama teen comes back to life after parents agree to donate organs

Tuesday, May 8, 2018
ALABAMA -- An Alabama boy is on the path to a miraculous recovery from severe brain trauma.

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A dune buggy accident two months ago left 13-year-old Trenton McKinley with seven skull fractures.
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Trenton was clinging to life and barely breathing. Then, just as his parents signed papers to donate his organs, Trenton started coming back, making strides beyond what anyone expected.

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"There's no other explanation but God," he said. "There's no other way that I could have came back. Even the doctors said."



But the joy is tempered with deep worry because Trenton still has his struggles.
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He's lost 50 pounds and deals with nerve pain and seizures daily.
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