Never underestimate the healing power of a good nap . A 91-year-old woman in Poland was declared dead November 6 and sent to a funeral home , only to wake up 11 hours later in cold storage , CNN 's Polish affiliate TVN reported . Now she 's home and doing fine . The doctor went to the home of Janina Kolkiewicz in the town of Ostrow Lubelski on November 6 after her family said she 'd stopped breathing , TVN reported . `` I checked the pulse on the forearm artery , carotid artery also , '' the doctor told TVN . `` I listened to the heart , to the breathing . I also examined the pupils . There were no reflexes . Typical symptoms of death . '' The doctor signed the death certificate , and Kolkiewicz 's family began planning services , according to TVN . Then the funeral home called . Authorities are trying to find out what happened . `` We are investigating whether the doctor exposed the woman to imminent danger of loss of life , as the lady was moved to a funeral home and kept in cold storage , '' Beata Syk-Jankowska , a spokeswoman for the prosecutor 's office in Lublin , told TVN .
A doctor in Poland declared a 91-year-old woman dead , CNN affiliate TVN says . But 11 hours later she woke up in a funeral home , according to TVN . Authorities are investigating to find out what happened .