CLEVELAND, Ohio - A West Virginia woman was being transferred to the Cleveland Clinic after walking the line between life and death. Doctors are calling Val Thomas a medical miracle. They said they can't explain how she is alive.
They said Thomas suffered two heart attacks and had no brain waves for more than 17 hours. At about 1:30 a.m. Saturday, her heart stopped and she had no pulse. A respiratory machine kept her breathing and rigor mortis had set in, doctors said.
"Her skin had already started to harden and her fingers curled. Death had set in," said son Jim Thomas.
They rushed her to a West Virginia hospital. Doctors put Thomas on a special machine which induces hypothermia. The treatment involves lowering the body temperature for up to 24 hours before warming a patient up.
After that procedure, her heart stopped again.
"She had no neurological function," said Dr. Kevin Eggleston.
Her family said goodbye and doctors removed all the tubes.
However, Thomas was kept on a ventilator a little while longer as an organ donor issue was discussed.
Ten minutes later the woman woke up and started talking.
"She (nurse) said, 'I'm so sorry Mrs. Thomas.' And mom said, 'That's OK honey. That's OK," Jim Thomas said.
Val Thomas and her family strongly believe that the Lord granted them their miracle and they want everyone to know.
"I know God has something in store for me, another purpose. I don't know what it is but I'm sure he'll tell me," she said.
She was taken to the Cleveland Clinic for a specialist to check her out. Doctors said amazingly she has no blockage and will be fine.
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"Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him...." -Psa. 37:7
Waiting for the Lord is easy... Waiting patiently? Not so much.
God never changes! He is the same God who raised my grandmother who was
dying in 1928. The doctor told my grandfather, "Tom, Lizzie's dying! See her feet
and legs turning blue". Lizzie lasped into a coma, but not before she breathed the
prayer of a sincere mother who had been walking in all the truth she knew at that
time. "Lord, if you would see fit, let me live to raise my three children".
She awoke the next evening, hungry and thirsty. She was 28 yrs. old at the time.
She passed on Oct. 1984, just twenty days shy of her 87th birthday.
She not only lived to raise HER three children, but to see my first grandson, the 5th
generation of her family.
She was the first, but by no means the last of her family to hear and obey Apostolic
truth! There has been an Apostolic minister/ministers in every generation since.
To God be the praise, honor and glory for great things HE HAS done, IS doing and
WILL continue to do! Again HE never changes.
I still feel so strongly in my heart that this would have happened in the case of Terry Schiavo had it not been for her husband's demands to have her starved to death.
If God would do it for one, He could have done it for Terry.
I still feel so strongly in my heart that this would have happened in the case of Terry Schiavo had it not been for her husband's demands to have her starved to death.
If God would do it for one, He could have done it for Terry.
God had 12 days to decide. Apparently He said no.
Yes, God can do it for everyone, but He doesn't. I don't know why this is. He's done a lot for me in so many ways, but in others, I've had to take other routes. For instance, I had to have brain surgery instead of Him instantly healing me. I waited for healing for almost two years before I had the surgery, but for some reason, God had other plans.
I plan on asking Him about this when I see Him.
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I've gone and done it now! I'm on Facebook!!!
Yes, God can do it for everyone, but He doesn't. I don't know why this is. He's done a lot for me in so many ways, but in others, I've had to take other routes. For instance, I had to have brain surgery instead of Him instantly healing me. I waited for healing for almost two years before I had the surgery, but for some reason, God had other plans.
I plan on asking Him about this when I see Him.
I have thought about this myself H1. I think when we see Him, we will have forgotten anything that happened down here. We will be so happy to be with Him. All we will be able to do is worship Him.
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
It will be worth it all, When we see Jesus life's trials will seem so small when we see Christ..........One climse of His dear face all sorrow will erase.....................................
It will be worth it all, When we see Jesus life's trials will seem so small when we see Christ..........One climse of His dear face all sorrow will erase.....................................
Lets just determine right now to see Him!
What say you?
Oh yes, that is my goal. Jesus, what a precious name.
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
I too am a medical miracle. I have shared my testimony before and won't bore anyone with the details, but October 17, 1991 I had a car accident that would have been fatal had God not intervened. They were allowing family into ICU to tell me good-bye. When they saw I was going to live, they said I'd never walk. When they saw I was going to walk they said it would only be with special shoes and leg braces. Those of you that have met me in person know that I am healed. God left me with a limp that is evident when I am tired, but like Jacob that limp is there to remind me of what God has done and the blessing he has given me.
The Trauma Unit Dr. told me that it wasn't anything the Dr or the hospital had done...she said,"The only thing I can tell you is that God isn't finished with you yet."
I know and believe this more today than I did then.
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