The Curious Case of Val Thomas
Just thought I’d recommend a video on YouTube. It’s an Associated Press news story a 59 year old West Virginia woman named Val Thomas. She was home alone when a heart attack suddenly struck. By the time her son arrived, She was almost dead. He immediately called the paramedics.
Once at the hospital, the doctors, in an attempt to preserve her brain and nerves, put her on a machine to cool her body temperature. In the process, her heart stopped two more times. The doctor informed the family her chances of survival were very low … only 10 percent. The family prayed.
Finally, the family agreed to pull the plug. Her brainwaves flat-lined, the family decided it was time to let Val go in peace and meet her savior: Jesus Christ. It took some time to arrange for organ donation paperwork, so, to preserve the organs, Val was left on the ventilator for nearly 17 hours.
So, as the doctors prepared for organ harvest, the nurses removed the ventilator tube. Suddenly, Val Thomas awoke, scaring the nurse half to death. Seems Mrs. Thomas wasn’t quite ready to die. The nurse apologised to her, and Val simply said, “… that’s okay, honey … ”
Both her and her kids attribute this miracle to Jesus Christ their savior. It’s quite a site to see.
Here is a link to the AP story on Youtube.
Here is a link to a video of a local radio station interviewing Val Thomas’s son.
Hope this encourages you to never give up praying. There is power in prayer.
