Roman Ruiz doesn't remember anything from the day he died.
He doesn't remember much of the first year after, either. He relies on a YouTube video for that.
"My brain injury really affects my memory," Ruiz, now 27, told the Deseret News. "So, anything from the past, I don't really remember, but I've heard the story."
When Ruiz woke up the morning of March 7, 2020, he was a Division I track athlete with Olympic aspirations. Hours later, he laid unconscious on the track at Utah State University, technically dead for 35 minutes while a good Samaritan and paramedics worked to revive him.
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