Posted on 04/20/2025 4:09:05 PM PDT by Patriot777
Today, millions of believers in Christ Jesus here in the United States and billions in other countries around the world celebrated The Resurrection of The Lord Jesus Christ from the dead. Now His Holy Spirit dwells within each and every believer, and Christ is seated at the right hand of His Father God, pleading the case of every believer before Him to refute the evil wiles of Satan to accuse and say, "Look! look what they've done this time--another slip up, another mistake! They're not worthy to be called one of your children, God--cast them out, blot them out of Your Book of Life!"
God cannot see anything but the Precious Blood of His Son on the soul of every believer, and "if we sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous."
All we need do is confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. When we do this, we also ask that God will help us in never doing that wrong again, doing a conscious 180 and staying firmly and stubbornly on the narrow path.
How much closer do we, any of us, become that much more aware of just what is immediately at stake at the moment we find out that a loved one is possibly at the point of death, and come and fall at The Master's Feet and cry out please help my beloved husband, or wife, or mother, or father, or sister or brother, or any other related loved ones, family and friends?
Oh Dear Lord Jesus, Father God! Don't let them die! Please be with them and don't let them die!
This is the second time this has happened to me, begging God to keep my husband alive, don't let him die. He was in a horrible vehicular accident in February 2017, a end-over end, side-over-side rollover. He did sustain a medium-level concussion and whiplash, but no broken bones or organ trauma or other types of physical trauma except some musculoskeletal injuries that over time, heal in an otherwise healthy individual.
Now, April 20, 2025, 21 days after John's massive M.I., that event starting two days before either of us honestly knew that was what was going on with him on March 31st, he's been home from the hospital since April 11th.
It's been of course a slow go, his getting back his strength, being pretty scared of doing a whole lot of anything to possibly trigger another cardiac event. He's had to get used to having to wear what is called a ZOLL LifeVest, meant to keep cardiac patients alive that are at high risk for their heart going into a dangerous arrhythmia or stopping altogether. The ZOLL only activates and delivers a "treatment" (a shock meant to restore the heart's beat or from an otherwise unrecoverable arrhythmia) if it does sense that his heart has stopped and he's passed out.
However, if it senses a dangerous set of rhythms and his heart has not stopped (he's not passed out from it), he pushes two buttons simultaneously to prevent the vest from delivering a treatment. If it continues to detect the very wrongful signals coming from his heart, it will alert him and he goes through the same exercise again.
He contacts his doctor, ZOLL, and then EMS. The same goes if he goes unconscious and his vest activates and delivers a treatment.
The first few days of his being back home were I know so very frightful for him, incredibly so. ZOLL has videos that he can I can both watch about all the main particulars about the LifeVest, what it does and doesn't do, safety precautions, etc. There's a manual and a Quick Guide and a Patient Checklist and a number to call.
I think he felt a bit better after better acquainting himself with the equipment, though he was fitted for the vest on the very evening, but in rapid-fire fashion over the course of about an hour and one-half by a technician, the very evening he was discharged by his doctor.
He's gotten used to the ZOLL's particular functions as it pertains to how to change out the rechargeable battery with a fresh one every 24 hours, a very short shower to prevent to long a lapse in monitoring, a few other things. It's not gotten to the point where it's notifying him that a treatment is imminent and he's conscious, and he's stopping it from going ahead with it. He's not gone unconscious and received a treatment and thus ended back in the ER.
After his stay in the hospital, which was a bit over 48 hours or maybe 72 in SICU for two sets of two stent placements, a balloon angioplasty, then finally to a private room where he then after a few days underwent an endoscopy and flex sigmoidoscopy for colon bleeding (found a bleeding gastric ulcer, multiple colon polyps and hemorrhoids), he was in the hospital from April 2, 2025 to April 11, 2025.
He's set to see his cardiologist this Tuesday, his cardiologist APRN this Friday, and his gastroenterologist the second or third week in May. He's on the slew of meds and needs be on another bit (Betas, ACE/ARB) treaters. But his blood pressure tends to run too low so his doctor is reluctant.
It was unbelievably scary for me too, lying there at night about to finally drift off to sleep, whether he'd be awakened by the ZOLL's monitoring module that he was in the midst of another event or an arrhythmia, or that he'd lost consciousness because of this and stopped breathing.
I had to realize, that EVERYTHING, and I mean EVERYTHING, is in God's Hands. He knows the number of every hair on your head, the next time you'll blink your eyes, your next thought, when you'll draw your next breath, every need you have and will ever have. He sees every tear you cry or are about to or are trying so desperately to hide it to keep strong and not dissolve into sobs.
I know that The Lord Jesus is keeping John safe and is continuing to and will until the Day of His Return for both of us. Please agree with me in prayer that he will accept Christ as his Lord and Savior, as I do not believe that he has. I love him so much, and of course I and no one else can force him to say yes to Jesus.
But we celebrate this day because starting on Good Friday, yet then we know by His Word that His Father destined His Son Jesus to give his Life before the world began--
Jesus said Yes to His Father God. I'll give My Life for them all.
Some people believe women live longer than men because men start accumulating iron sooner. Donating blood reduces stored iron.
Thank you God for answers to prayers.
And may God Bless you and your husband and continue to heal his body.
Prayers for healing, strength and comfort
Prayers on the way for both of you. God bless.
Prayers up for you and your husband...
As a 92-year-old whose 86-year-old wife suffered a mild stroke last year, I can understand, to a lesser extent, the travail that your husband and you must endure...
The Lord makes all final decisions...
Bless you and John. May your husband continue to get stronger and healthier.
Interesting on the iron in men and women. Very much so. Don’t think he’ll be a candidate for blood donation until he’s not taking the meds he’s on. Might be another way to drop the iron levels in his bloodstream in meantime that is safe.
A blessed Easter to you and your husband!
Praying for you and your husband!
Thinking of you
Mrs. teletech and I pray for John’s complete and total recovery. May Gog grant you wisdom and strength.
Prayers for your husband. I am retired from a 40 year career as a Fire Department Paramedic. The technology in the Zoll vest would not have been possible in 1975. Our original monitor/defibrillators were the size of a small suitcase and were powered by a car battery. No computers, only human brains to operate them. I had my own MI (heart attack) in 2018 had numerous catheterizations, 2 ablations and a pacemaker. I’ve tried to take care of myself and am now down to only one cardiac med. My advise would be to learn all you can about his condition and therapies. It helps with the anxiety!
Praying 🙏 for your family sister.
I will definitely learn all I can about his conditions and therapies.
Thank you so very much for your testimony about your heart history, your First Responder history, and knowledge about ZOLL and the history of such similar devices.
Yes in 1975 it would’ve had to be as large as a suitcase to use / power and not near the advancement in technology as it is now.
It is my fervent hope that he’ll not have to be on any cardiac meds after a short span of time, but thankful they are available by generic and utilizing Good Rx and the local Walmart to fill. He has no insurance of any kind, I’ve helped him apply SSDI, they’re quibbling but we’re patient.
Prayers up!!
Thank You for protecting Patriot777's husband and giving him an extended life.
We stand upon Your Promise on behalf of Patriot777:
Take delight in the LORD, and He will give you your heart’s desires. (Psalm 37:4)
May HOLY SPIRIT flow through Patriot777 husband's body. Cleanse him body, mind, and spirit. By JESUS' stripes we are made whole.
May salvation be his. You are not willing for anyone to perish.
In JESUS' Name we pray. AMEN.
Lord, we trust Your Divine timing for John, now that You have gotten his attention. Lead him, we pray, into repentance and surrender to Your mercy and peace. May John be healed in Spirit and in Truth, in the Name and through the power of our Risen Lord, Jesus the Christ. Amen!
What an ordeal!
I’m so sorry you both have had to deal with this.
Prayers up!
Prayers up for both of you.
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