proceed after a nine-hour delay.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, declined to intervene and allow Pike to serve a life sentence.

After the state administered two doses of the lethal drug pentobarbital, witnesses said Pike was still alive and snoring.

Pike was taken to a hospital, where she remained unconscious and on life support for several days. Before she woke up Tuesday morning, it appeared Pike was likely braindead and would be taken off life support soon.

 She is angry and confused about everything right now,  her attorney Randy Spivey said during a press conference Wednesday.

What's next for Christa Pike?

What's next:

It's still unclear what's next for Pike: Her case is unprecedented, as she's believed to be the only person to ever survive two shots of lethal injection during an execution. Although she's awake and walking, her prognosis is still unknown and at the very least,  she has a long road to recovery,  her lawyers said.

At a hearing Wednesday, the court ordered the Tennessee Department of Correction to save evidence in the case and provide more information about what went wrong. Her lawyers say that could pave the way for a future lawsuit against the state, but there are obstacles.

 Part of the issue that we are facing is up until yesterday, our client was unconscious, unable to communicate with counsel, unable to communicate with medical providers, and without her consent  a new lawsuit cannot be filed, Luke Ihnen, a federal public defender, told the court Wednesday.

Pike's lawyers are now calling on Gov. Lee to commute Pike's death sentence and let her serve life in prison without parole.