had no brain waves for more than 17 hour

Miracle: Woman Wakes Up after 'Death Set In'

The Thomas family experienced a medical miracle and wants everyone to know.

Fri, May. 23, 2008 Posted: 16:59:48 PM EST

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The Thomas family experienced a medical miracle and wants everyone to know.

Val Thomas from West Virginia died and her family said their farewell. But 10 minutes after her heart stopped a third time, she miraculously woke up and called for her son.

"I feel very blessed," Thomas told NewsNet5. "I know God has something in store for me, another purpose. I don't know what it is but I'm sure he'll tell me."

Thomas' heart had stopped at home on Saturday at 1:30 a.m. Doctors at a West Virginia hospital say she suffered two heart attacks and had no brain waves for more than 17 hours, according to the local news channel.

Jim Thomas, her son, said her skin had already started to harden and her fingers curled.

"Death had set in," he said.

At the hospital, she was put on a special machine that induces hypothermia but then her heart stopped again.

"She had no neurological function," Dr. Kevin Eggleston told the news channel.

Daniel Pence, nephew of Val Thomas, commented, "I said to God just show me something. I know there's something here. And I didn't see it."

Val Thomas' chance of surviving was less than 10 percent.

The Thomas family began praying and son Jim said he felt peace.

But as doctors and family members were saying goodbye, a miracle happened.

"That's when Jesus Christ had stepped in and did his work," said Jim as he described the medical miracle.

When the nurses began to remove tubing from the mother, her arm moved, Pence explained. Then she coughed, her eyes fluttered and she began talking.

"She (the nurse) said, 'I'm so sorry Mrs. Thomas.' And mom said, 'That's OK honey. That's OK," Jim Thomas said.

Doctors as the Cleveland Clinic, where she was transferred, say the mother will be fine.

Nathan Black
Christian Post Reporter

When you're in a microlight if you crash, you usually die

Pilots land on a wing and a prayer

Wed May 21, 2008 2:12pm EDT

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Two New Zealand pilots whose plane ran out of fuel landed on a wing and a prayer, literally, local media reported on Wednesday.

Grant Stubbs and Owen Wilson from Blenheim, at the top of the South Island about 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of Wellington, were in a microlight plane when the engine cut out.

"When you're in a microlight if you crash, you usually die. I turned to O B (Wilson) and he said we had no fuel," Stubbs told the Marlborough Express newspaper.

"I asked what we should do. He said: 'You just pray Grant.'"

Stubbs said he prayed to God to get them over a ridge and they finally landed in a small grassy area, and beside a 20 foot high sign saying "Jesus is Lord -- The Bible."

(Editing by Sanjeev Miglani)

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