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A Florida ER doctor defied odds, recovering from a near-fatal pulmonary embolism with help from therapy dogs and her medical team.
Priscilla Timmons, a 38-year-old ER physician from Pembroke Pines, Florida, made a rare recovery after surviving a massive pulmonary embolism that caused three cardiac arrests and multi-organ failure, leaving her in a coma with less than a 10% chance of survival.
During her 21-day hospital stay at Memorial Hospital West, she responded to therapy dogs Scrunchie and Honey Crisp, making her first conscious movement toward Scrunchie while unconscious—marking the start of her recovery.
Despite being on a ventilator and unable to speak, she regained organ function, was extubated, and was discharged about a month later.
In October 2025, she returned for a follow-up and was cleared with normal heart, lung, and blood results.
Timmons credited her faith, her medical team, and the emotional support from therapy dogs for her recovery, which hospital staff and doctors hailed as a powerful example of resilience and compassionate care.
Una doctora de emergencias de Florida desafió las probabilidades, recuperándose de una embolia pulmonar casi fatal con la ayuda de perros de terapia y su equipo médico.