Stories: Near Death Experience
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| I want to share the scariest experience and faith building experience of my life. In October 2008 I went in for knee surgery. I was having chronic pain from a recent sports injury. My surgeon assured me it was a minimal procedure and that he was going to do a simple scope of my kneecap and he would remove the scar tissue. So I went in as planned and all went well as he said and my recovery time was short but painful and I was back to work in two weeks. I thought I was out of the woods when death knocked on my door. A week after my surgery I had a small case of the stomach flu that just wouldn't pass but I was still working hoping it would eventually pass. And a few days later when I was on my way to work I felt nausea off the charts and I had terrible stomach pain. I felt so weak and could barely drive I felt like fainting so I drove myself to the ER. I figured they would give me medication and send me on my way but after many blood tests and other tests they checked me in the hosptial for pancreatitis. If you dont know what that is it is inflamation of the pancreas and it is the 3rd leading cause of death and only 5% survive. To this day they arent sure what caused it but some how it was related to my surgery. So when I couldn't keep anything down and was on only Ivy liquids with no food or water they took my condition very seriously. I was in the hospital for three weeks getting sicker each day. My family and friends and clients came to visit me and became very emotional when they saw my lifeless body barely able to move. I was white as a ghost. As the days turned into weeks I was scared this could be it the hospital staff was so great and doing everything they could for me but I just wasnt getting any better. And one paticular hard night my pain was hard to control and my body just seemed to be slipping away -I have never felt that close to death - it really scared me. So I cried out to the Lord and I remembered a scripture I had read of the atonement in 2 Nephi 9:18 "But behold the righteous the saints of the Holy one of Israel, they who have believed in the Holy one of Israel, they who have endured the crosses of the world and despised the shame of it they shall inherit the kingdom of God which was prepared for them from the foundation of the world and their joy shall be forever." I then got on my knees and poured out the desires of my heart. I pleaded with the Lord to give me strength through this cross of life and to endure. I was willing to accept whatever plan he had chosen for me but either way I knew I couldn't get through it on my own without the atonement. And it was then that I immediately felt of my Saviors love and strength. I felt him take me by the hand and bring peace to my soul of whatever my fate was. And days later I was still on the brink of death but suddenly there was a light brighter than the sun - HOPE- I was starting to gradually feel better and finally well enough to go home. This experience taught me the power of the atonement and my understanding of the atonement and my love for the Savior has grown ten fold. I had experienced my Garden of Gethsamene and who better to get me through it than the Savior. I know you all are experiencing your crosses of life rather its going through a divorce, loss of a loved one, fighting an illness or battling an addiction, and the list goes on. The atonement is for not only the sinner but for the heavy laden. The Savior will help us endure our crosses we just need to knock and he will answer. He answered me and I know he will answer you too. |
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