‘My Heart Stopped; A Miracle Was Necessary’

“Most likely she would never be able to communicate with the outside world,” Daniel Taylor said about the prognosis of his wife, Sandra. “The body is there, but the person is absent. It was really very devastating to me to see her have to go through that.”

In 2019, Sandra underwent open heart surgery to replace a damaged valve. The operation was deemed successful, however, shortly after closing her heart inexplicably stopped. The time it took to resuscitate her left Sandra in a vegetative state and Daniel pleading with God to save her life.  

“They put her on full life support,” Daniel said. One of the medical team came in and informed us that he didn't expect her to make it through the night. It made me feel very down to see her like that, but I never gave up the faith – the strong faith in the love of God and the healing powers of Jesus.”

Daniel knew what he had to do. Picking up his phone, he called family and friends asking them to pray for Sandra’s healing.

“They were lifting up their prayers,” Daniel said. “Everything was really critical at that time, and they all came through and supported us, which made us feel good.”

But as the weeks went by, doctors said a positive outcome for Sandra seemed less and less likely.

“That was very hard to hear,” Daniel said. “We all wanted to continue with her treatments, which the doctors really didn't encourage. We would stand over her bedside and look for any movement or any signs that she was coming back around. Very hard on us, but we never gave up faith and prayer.”

And then out of nowhere, a miraculous change.

“She started tracking people and started to smile and acknowledge they were in there,” Daniel said. “That's when they sent her to rehab. One of the nurses in her care said. 

"I worked with people that's in the condition she's in and they don't come back from it. You only have your heavenly father to thank for this.’ They called her Ms. Lazarus because she was brought back from the dead. I knew prayers were answered. Thank God.”

 “I believe it is a miracle,” Sandra said. “I believe this is miracle given to me from God. Power of prayer, it's what brought me through.”