Christa Pike went from ‘brain dead’ to awake and talking in just hours, lawyer explains
NASHVILLE — Christa Pike was believed to be brain dead and doctors expected to take her off life support the night before she inexplicably woke up and started talking, her lawyer said. Christa Pike listens to her mother, Carissa Hansen, testify in a Knox County courtroom in Knoxv.

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- Published: Oct 7, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC
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