RICHMOND, Ky. – A Kentucky man who had been declared brain dead woke up during a surgery to harvest his organs for donations, according to reports. TJ Hoover experienced cardiac arrest in October 2021 and was admitted to Baptist Health Richmond hospital. One day later, Hoover was removed from life support after doctors told his family he had “no reflexes” and “no brain activity, no brain waves,” his sister, Donna Rhorer, told WNKY.