Hi everybody! It's a great day to be alive! I woke up one sunday morning with terrible heartburn, air patches in my chest, and my throat was closing up. I was taken to Marion MedCenter ER. I signed papers for emergency surgery. Apparently, the medication I was on (tetracyclene) got stuck in my esophagus the night before and burned through. This caused holes in my esophagus. Air and stomach acid were invading my system at a deadly rate, causing an infection dangerously close to my heart. Little did I know that it was a race against time to save my life. The doctors said that I was lucky I came in when I did.

So, they went in through my back and side. They were going to take a patch from my stomach and patch the holes. But to their suprise (I truly believe this was a miracle) they found no holes when they went in. Test after test - no holes. I truly believe it was an act of God. All of your prayers were heard and answered. How else were the holes made and healed up in a matter of a couple of hours? The doctors had no explanation. I praise God for every day now. Every day is truly a blessing for me.

At 5:00am Monday morning, my heart went berserk. it shot up to around 220 beats/min. It's called tacka-cardia. I could've went into cardiac arrest - but again, God was watching over me. I was shocked three times with no luck. Finally, medicine through an IV helped bring it down. So, I almost had a couple brushes with Death! I am sooooo lucky and blessed to even be here today. I was even hooked up to like 6 or 7 machines with tubes coming out all over my body including one that fed me since I couldn't eat for a week. A week in intensive care and several days in step-down really with a brush of death certainly changes a person's perspective on life. My new motto: Make the best of life today, because who knows if you'll even be here tomorrow.