Moments before cremation husband notices his 'dead' wife breathing

A 70-year-old woman Phinij Sopajorn was about to be cremated when her husband realized that she was breathing and her eyelids were flickering. Phinij was laid in a cold coffin in a temple in Thailand for days before her Buddhist funeral was due to take place. While her husband Thawin Sopajorn was performing the traditional customs of washing her face with a damp flannel he realized that his wife is still alive. He immediately called for help and before the paramedics arrived the 70-year-old was alive again. 

'Comes back to life'

Thawin told international media that after Phinij stopped breathing the family had put her into the coffin but thought that it was strange that her body was not stiff. During the funeral, Thawin said that he was the last person to touch her before the cremation and as soon as he realized that his wife was still moving he called his family who thought that he was hallucinating. However, Thawin's daughter-in-law who is a doctor checked and confirmed later that Phinij was still alive although her pulse was very weak. Phinij's husband further added that he was glad that his wife was still alive. 

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Back to life after three days

Phinij was suffering from swelling in her thyroid when she supposedly died at the hospital on October 20 in Thailand. Her husband was very thankful that he noticed that his wife was alive. He said that if she had been cremated while she was still alive it would have been very bad and it would have been the wrong thing to happen. Though she was clearly alive, she couldn't talk or respond properly. Thawin is currently at home receiving care but is not expected to pull through. Her husband said that her condition is severe and doesn't think that she can ever be cured. 

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