Now to the story of the woman who was given up for dead by her doctors. When Stella Georgestone was in a coma., her family was told that she wouldn't recover and her life support machine should be switched off. But her loved ones refused to give up on her and she's now made a remarkable recovery. Our health correspondent Thomas Moore has this exclusive report.

A family party to celebrate Stella Georgestone's birthday and her return from the dead. When she suffered a brain haemorrhage and slipped into a coma doctors told relatives that there was no chance of recovery and her life support machine was to be turned off. Only after pleas from the family did they do another brain scan which revealed a more promising outlook and three months later Stella is almost back to her normal self.

From what I understand, they said that even if I did come out of it I'd be a vegetable and they were giving all kind of scenarios why they shouldn't keep me going so ... like I said, I had a stubborn family so ... it's a good thing ... that's why I'm here now.

So bleak was the initial prognosis that the family had contacted a priest to administer the last rites.