Young couples after getting married to each other, usually think they have decades together, to build their lives and grow. But as we know, life can be incredibly unpredictable and really throw you a curve ball you never expected!
On a Saturday in May 2007, Ryan Finley woke up and everything seemed normal. He looked at the time and realized he should wake his wife, Jill Finley up as well.
“I went to wake Jill up, which is a miracle in itself as I never, ever, do that on Saturday mornings,” he later recalled.
He called her name but she did not respond. Surprised, he began to shake her but got no response from her even then. After that, he started to get nervous and scared. Ryan immediately called emergency services while simultaneously performing CPR on his wife.
After paramedics arrived, they quickly transferred her to an ambulance to take her to a hospital. He followed the ambulance closely behind in his truck.
When they got to the hospital, and medical professionals assessed Jill’s condition, they came to the conclusion that she had suffered from a cardiac arrest.
Jill underwent relevant medical procedures to help stabilize her, while Ryan waited outside the emergency room, every so often getting an update on his wife’s condition.
When the doctor finally came out to give Ryan an update about his wife, he ended by telling Ryan to pray. Ryan said he realized how critical the situation was, “When a doctor tells you, you need to start praying, I feel it’s about as serious as it’s going to get.”
Soon after, the doctors informed Ryan that his wife was in a coma. He could not believe that his beautiful and full-of-life 31-year-old wife was fighting the battle of life and death.
During the two weeks, Jill was in a coma, a steady stream of visitors came to see her and Ryan and lend their support. One of Jill’s cousins also came, with a Bible in his hand. He stood and read to Jill from the Bible for at least an hour.
He left the Bible with Ryan, telling him to read any passages from it if he felt like it. After that day, Ryan would read passages of the Bible out loud to his wife and hoped she would wake up.
