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Doctor Ready to Give Up on Unresponsive Boy Gets Goosebumps When Patients Mom Starts Praying:
His parents are calling it an answer to their prayers. His doctors are completely mystified. Fourteen-year-old John Smith is just happy to be alive.
According to TODAY, Smith, an eighth grader from Missouri, and two friends fell through the ice after they walked out onto frozen Lake St. Louise.
Smith was submerged in the icy water for more than 15 minutes before first responders arrived.
The paramedics performed CPR on site for 15 minutes and doctors continued for almost 30 more minutes once he arrived at SSM St. Joseph Hospital West.
When his heartbeat didnt return after 45 minutes, the doctors lost hope. His treating physician Dr. Nancy Bauer explained:
He was gone. Ive never felt someone so cold in my life.
They called in Smiths mother to tell her that her son wasnt going to make it. She started praying.
God, please dont take my son, she prayed.
Dr. Bauer recalled her coming into the room, sitting down, and calling out to the Holy Spirit. A few seconds later, Smith had a heartbeat.
It gave me goosebumps.
Evidence indicates that when the brain is without oxygen for more than ten minutes it is likely to suffer severe damage.
So even after his heartbeat returned, doctors were worried that he wouldnt recover completely.
But after 48 hours, he opened his eyes. And when doctors asked him several basketball questions, he answered correctly, signifying that his brain would return to normal functionality.
When Today asked Smith about his experience, he had this to say: Theres no really any explanation but how God wanted me to live for a reason so Im alive now.
His parents are calling it an answer to their prayers. His doctors are completely mystified. Fourteen-year-old John Smith is just happy to be alive.
According to TODAY, Smith, an eighth grader from Missouri, and two friends fell through the ice after they walked out onto frozen Lake St. Louise.
Smith was submerged in the icy water for more than 15 minutes before first responders arrived.
The paramedics performed CPR on site for 15 minutes and doctors continued for almost 30 more minutes once he arrived at SSM St. Joseph Hospital West.
When his heartbeat didnt return after 45 minutes, the doctors lost hope. His treating physician Dr. Nancy Bauer explained:
He was gone. Ive never felt someone so cold in my life.
They called in Smiths mother to tell her that her son wasnt going to make it. She started praying.
God, please dont take my son, she prayed.
Dr. Bauer recalled her coming into the room, sitting down, and calling out to the Holy Spirit. A few seconds later, Smith had a heartbeat.
It gave me goosebumps.
Evidence indicates that when the brain is without oxygen for more than ten minutes it is likely to suffer severe damage.
So even after his heartbeat returned, doctors were worried that he wouldnt recover completely.
But after 48 hours, he opened his eyes. And when doctors asked him several basketball questions, he answered correctly, signifying that his brain would return to normal functionality.
When Today asked Smith about his experience, he had this to say: Theres no really any explanation but how God wanted me to live for a reason so Im alive now.
