On July 17, 2017, Drew Kohn, who lives in Florida, ·United States Florida, was involved in a motorcycle accident.
(Cohen)
In a few days, he would be 23 years old.
The young man was in high spirits, but on his way to the gym on his motorcycle, he was hit by a car.
The whole scene was very tragic, Cohen's helmet and shoes were knocked off, and his injuries were even more serious:
Traumatic brain injury, perforation of both lungs, shoulder fracture, pelvic fracture...... At one point, doctors declared Cohen brain dead.
(Cohen in the hospital)
Doctors are going to treat Cohen as brain dead, which means declaring him dead and then harvesting his organs to save more lives.
But Cohen's mother refused, and she blocked her son's body and told the doctor, "You can't even get my son's toenails and eyelashes!" ”
At his mother's insistence, the doctor finally did not announce Cohen's death. After five months in the hospital, the hospital returned Cohen, who was still unconscious, to his home......
But Mom still believes Cohen will wake up, and she has been silently taking care of her son.
Finally, after 8 months and 244 days in a coma, Cohen miraculously woke up. The first thing he said was to tell his mother, "Mom, I'm fine." I love you, mom. ”
(Cohen & Mother)
Mom was pleasantly surprised, she thought it was a miracle from heaven.
However, although Cohen woke up, his injuries were still too severe, and he needed to overcome one obstacle after another to live a normal life again.
Cohen is also very competitive.
According to doctors, Cohen mastered the ability to use a keyboard within three days.
This was a particular surprise to the doctors, as the car accident caused massive damage to Cohen's brain and even brought his intelligence back to the state of an underdeveloped child.
But in just three days, he was able to spell and say a whole sentence again, and the doctor didn't know how to explain it, except to say that it was a miracle, inseparable from his mother's love.
(Cohen & Mother)
With the doctor's treatment, his mother's care, and Cohen's own efforts, he quickly regained his ability to live. He learned to talk and walk again, and he could count money, refuel, go to the fridge to get something, and microwave food......
For ordinary people, these are ordinary little things, but for a person who has been declared brain dead, it is one miracle after another.
Cohen's story has also garnered attention locally, and his story has inspired people to give hope to those struggling with trauma and traumatic brain injury.
Cohen's mom said she hoped Cohen's story would give hope to others, "I want them to feel that anything is possible." ”
(Cohen refueling his car)
However, this miracle was shattered in the early hours of last Friday......
On July 27, 2024, a few days before Cohen's 30th birthday, at half past five in the morning, Cohen was hit by a pickup car while walking.
The driver told police that he didn't see Cohen, and after the crash, he stopped to call the police as soon as possible, but it was too late, and police declared Cohen dead on the spot......
(Cohen)
Investigators said the driver was not speeding.
Cohen's mother said she was heartbroken, but she wasn't angry......
"I remember sitting in my hospital bed and whispering a prayer for God to wake my son up. Now that God has granted my request, I am not angry, I feel at peace.
I'm already grateful to be able to spend another seven years with my son. ”
(Accident site)
Mom said she believed Cohen was now in heaven and didn't have to suffer anymore.
"He's definitely healed and can walk normally without having to struggle to keep his balance anymore. He must now be able to hold his hands up and hold the soccer ball in the air, thanking God for the gift......"
It can only be said that after seven years, he suffered two fatal car accidents before his birthday.
Cohen escaped his first death, but he didn't survive the second......
Fate is really embarrassing......