Posted on 10/24/2005 9:35:05 AM PDT by Mikey_1962
A Detroit man woke after being declared dead at about noon on Wednesday, Local 4 reported.
Louis Golson, 51, was pronounced dead by EMS crews that responded to the home on the 13000 block of Mapleridge on Detroit's east side, where he lives with his sister, Lisa McCloud, and her husband.
McCloud's husband went downstairs to Golson's basement bedroom to check on him and found that he wasn't moving and was unresponsive.
A short time after EMS arrived at the home, they came upstairs to tell the family that Golson was dead. The crew apparently claimed the 116 pound man had died in his bed overnight and rigormortis had begun to set in.
"They told me to call the doctor, to sign the death certificate (and) they will not have to take him to the morgue, that the funeral home can come and get him," said Golson's niece, Kimberly Golson.
McCloud said she started notifying family members that he had passed while EMS waited at the scene for police.
At about 2 p.m., when Golson's other sister, Deborah Golson, went downstairs to check on his body, he opened his eyes and moved his arms, the station reported.
Police responding to the scene also confirmed that the 51-year-old was not dead.
"When the police came, the police took the light, flashed the light into his eyes and the police realized he was alive," McCloud said.
Golson was rushed to St. John Hospital, where doctors determined that the diabetic had suffered a sugar attack.
He was treated and is recuperating in a hospital bed, the station reported.
Deborah Golson told Local 4 that she believes the incident is part miracle and part mistake.
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Dead or not he can still vote in Detroit!!!!!!!
He's dead, Jim...
So, he sleeps in the dungeon? 116 lbs., and ten percent of that is beard, eh? Bet he could use a few cheeseburgers.
"I think I'll go for a walk..."
You're not fooling anyone......
He's lucky he wasn't an organ donor.
"Isn't there something you can do?"
R O T F L M A O
Punk'd
I wonder if the rigormortis itches when it occurs on a live person.
Sounds like EMS did the old "poke em with a stick" test to see if he was alive or dead. It is not 100% accurate.
The bad news is that he still has to live in Detroit.
DEAD PERSON: I'm not dead!
MORTICIAN: What?
CUSTOMER: Nothing -- here's your nine pence.
DEAD PERSON: I'm not dead!
MORTICIAN: Here -- he says he's not dead!
CUSTOMER: Yes, he is.
DEAD PERSON: I'm not!
MORTICIAN: He isn't.
CUSTOMER: Well, he will be soon, he's very ill.
DEAD PERSON: I'm getting better!
CUSTOMER: No, you're not -- you'll be stone dead in a moment.
MORTICIAN: Oh, I can't take him like that -- it's against regulations.
DEAD PERSON: I don't want to go on the cart!
CUSTOMER: Oh, don't be such a baby.
MORTICIAN: I can't take him...
DEAD PERSON: I feel fine!
CUSTOMER: Oh, do us a favor...
MORTICIAN: I can't.
CUSTOMER: Well, can you hang around a couple of minutes? He won't be long.
MORTICIAN: Naaah, I got to go on to Robinson's -- they've lost nine today.
CUSTOMER: Well, when is your next round?
MORTICIAN: Thursday.
DEAD PERSON: I think I'll go for a walk.
And the thread under this one is about a dead parrot. How much better does it get on a Monday?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1508247/posts He's just restin'
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