“Love, Loss, and a Heart-Wrenching Choice: What Happens When a Man Faces the Unthinkable?”
He said that he had spent days preparing to lose his wife, and instead the best possible scenario had happened. He described being in a dream-like state for the next 24 hours until it finally hit him that she was really back.
The Doctors Were Baffled
Ryan wasn’t the only one who was utterly baffled at what had happened. One of the doctors explained that the likelihood of Jill’s recovery was at 1% after the first couple days of her coma.
Every day thereafter, the chances dropped even lower so that she was one of very few people who this could possibly happen to. Jill even said that they told her she’s “not textbook material.” As for Jill, all she could remember of the saga was the hospital’s big shower.
Jill’s Response To Ryan’s Decision
Jill had the unique experience of finding out that her spouse had agreed to take her off life support. Often times when that happens, the person doesn’t live to find out about it.
In Jill’s case, she was able to respond to his decision, which she absolutely agreed with. She said that she “would not have wanted to live like that” and so “he did the right thing.” Jill concluded that living like a vegetable is “just not me.”
The Condition Behind It All
Now that Jill was back, attention shifting immediately toward making sure this would never happen again. The doctors discovered that she had a congenital condition that had caused her heart to stop in her sleep.
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