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Tragic twist for today’s miracle man who woke up from a 244-day coma but is then killed by a truck while walking along the road

Tragic twist for today’s miracle man who woke up from a 244-day coma but is then killed by a truck while walking along the road

A Florida man who was called a “modern day miracle” after he woke up from a 244-day coma in 2017 was tragically killed after being hit by a truck days before his 30th birthday.

Drew Kohn’s tragic passing was confirmed on a GoFundMe page that has been set up to help his family pay for his funeral and help pay for the medical bills he racked up over the course of his life.

Kohn is described on the page as a ‘modern day miracle who is now completely healed and free, sitting at the feet of Jesus’.

“While we miss him more than words can describe, we are at peace knowing he is finally home.”

He was killed on July 26 in Jacksonville, Florida, around 5:30 a.m. after being hit by a pickup truck. Kohn was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver cooperated with authorities and said he did not see Kohn.

Drew Kohn’s tragic passing was confirmed on a GoFundMe page set up to help his family pay for his funeral

Kohn was in a coma for eight months in 2017 before defying doctors’ expectations and waking up

It was seven years ago when Kohn was injured in a motorcycle accident that left him “brain dead,” doctors told his family.

He suffered a traumatic brain injury, two punctured lungs, a broken shoulder, pelvis and ribs.

Just eight months later, the man defied the doctors and woke up from the coma and went on to live life “to the fullest”.

In a 2019 interview, his mother Yolanda Osborne-Kohn said First Coast News how she prayed daily at her son’s bedside.

“When you say someone’s been in a coma for 244 days, they look like death. They act like death. They smell like death. You’ve seen Drew hooked on vital machines. Just nothing, unresponsive for months and months and months. ‘

What I kept getting was that I was delusional. Why do I think he will wake up?, she said.

At the time, Kohn spoke of working with various rehab centers to get his life back on track as well as using a special device to help him speak.

“I’ve learned that things are never what they seem and to have more faith,” he said.

Kohn suffered a traumatic brain injury, two punctured lungs, a broken shoulder, pelvis and ribs

During an interview with WLTV recently, Osborne-Kohn, claimed doctors were more concerned with “harvesting his organs” rather than focusing on his recovery.

“It was because of my faith that gave me the courage to speak up and push back and let them know, ‘You’re not getting a toenail or an eyelash,'” the grieving mother said.

‘God honored my request, and I am not angry. I’m not mad. I am at peace. I turned seven and like Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, I remember sitting on Drew’s hospital bed and saying to myself, “Thy will be done.”

Osborne-Kohn added that she knows her son is in heaven and no longer suffering.

‘Drew is healed, walking, not struggling to keep his balance. His arm is probably raised so high that he says “Thank you, Jesus!” Drew probably has a football in one hand and a Bible in the other, she added.

This crowdfunding page celebrates his faith and says Kohn pointed those he met to Jesus.

“He is passionate about helping those struggling with trauma and traumatic brain injury, always giving them hope.”

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