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Man who came back from the dead
Matthew Allick, who died for ten minutes, asked God to let him die after waking from coma.
In brief
Matthew Allick, who died for ten minutes, asked God to let him die after waking from coma. Matthew Allick, who was clinically dead for ten minutes after a heart attack, prayed to die after waking from coma and now urges blood donations. Originally reported by LADbible.
Matthew Allick's heart attack
Matthew Allick, a 40-year-old council worker, suffered a heart attack in 2023 leaving him clinically dead for ten minutes.
Matthew's cardiac arrest experience
He described his heart attack as '11' on a pain scale before it reached '13' and said he had a cardiac arrest.
Matthew's coma recovery
After three days in an induced coma, Matthew woke up unable to move and tried to get his brain to move his hands and feet.
Matthew's prayer for death
He prayed to God, saying 'I can't live my life like this' and 'I'm ready to die, if there's a way I can die tonight I'm happy'.
“I was really like 'brain, move hand, brain, do this, brain'. And it wasn't.”
Matthew's blood transfusion need
Matthew required seven blood transfusions during his hospital stay because his blood was so thick with clots.
Matthew's blood donation campaign
He urges more people from black communities to donate blood to increase NHS supplies of the Ro blood subtype, which is 10 times more common in people with black heritage.
The takeaway
Matthew Allick, who was clinically dead for ten minutes after a heart attack, prayed to die after waking from coma and now urges blood donations.
