MedIndia | Student Awakens from Coma Hours Before Organ Donation MedIndia Sam Schmid, a 21-year old student at the University of Arizona, who was believed to be brain dead awoke from a coma shortly before he was being prepared for organ donation. In October, Sam was critically hurt in a Tucson car accident. ... Man Wakes as Doctors Talk Organ Donation with Family 'Brain Dead' Student Recovers After Being Considered for Organ Donation Poised to Donate Organs, 21-Year-Old Emerges From Coma |