Man Shocks Doctors After Waking from Devastating Accident with an Unbelievable New Skill

Not the First Time

“When David called me, I went into the horrors because I’d been there once before when Rory had nearly died,” said Rory’s mother Vera, a 57-year-old hairdresser. Her fears weren’t unfounded; Rory had cheated death once before as a young boy.

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