Miracle Mack
by Kelly Sue Goodman-Culpepper on Saturday, May 7th, 2011 4:38 p.m.
God has moved in so many ways, and touched so many lives! I Thank Him and Praise Him for his Miracle after Miracle! Mack had a Massive Heart attack while driving. He was barely moving, all over the road when he ran into a guard rail nearly going over a bridge onto Railroad tracks below. He had vomited, and aspirated all the vomit into his lungs. A Police Officer saw him swerving and went to the rescue, began immediate CPR . Once at the little Hospital in Easley, they continued trying to suction the vomit from his lungs, and tried to bag him for another 50 minutes. He had gone without oxygen at this point for 1 hour and 20 minutes. So they brought me in to say Good bye. I walked up to him and told him to breathe, he needed to come back to us, there was a lot to do ect.. and I told the Dr.s to do all they had to and to intubate- and get him stable. He was gone, I looked at him and could see that Mack's spirit was not there, his tongue was hanging out, he was swelling from the brain damage. I stepped out to one of our Pastor's and cried into his shirt that Mack was gone. I left them all, our friends with the kids and told them I had to go out to pray, by myself. When I prayed to my Father, it was selfish and full of tears. We need to finish raising Shelby, we need him awhile longer, all the kids and I need Mack right now, we love him. Shelby was just called to Missions and Satan is throwing everything against her, not this Lord. He spoke to me, not audibly but I could feel His voice- "Do you trust me?"
Yes Lord in all things. "Pray My Will Be Done."
I was sobbing, these were the last words I wanted to pray. (Notice the word I) I wanted My will. But I do trust him alway's- so very chokingly I prayed;
"Father.. Your... Will.... Be.... Done...... And as soon as those words were finished, The Holy Spirit enveloped me, and held me so. A comfort came over me that is unexplainable. Also in my heart He gave me instructions to fight for Mack.
So when I went back into the hospital, first miracle was answered, Mack was intubated! The discussion would go like this. Me; I need your to copter my husband over to Greenville Memorial Hospital. Dr. :We can't, they won't except a Brain dead patient. We will just keep him here and let this play out. Me:: I need you to Copter my husband as soon as possible over to Memorial. Dr. We can't he is brain Dead. They won't except a brain Dead patient. ect.....
7 1/2 hours later, Mack was helicoptered over to The Heart Institute at Greenville Memorial Hospital.
They worked on Mack at Memorial for several hours, then gathered me and the kids into the family room. They gave us the Second Miraculous news, He was Not Brain Dead, he had a gag reflex! That means he is in a Coma! Mack has a 5% chance of waking into a Vegetative State. We had missed the opportunity to thermal ice his brain injury by 1 1/2 hours. What were my instructions? Should they let him go? I told them to do everything they could to save his life- Everything!
This was day one of our 35 day adventure with the Miracles- Mack was actually considered brain dead for 8 days. They said his brain stem was functioning but not his brain. I was walking around with a smile that you couldn't wipe off with ajax, most of the time, so those who were familiar with this type of situation were very concerned for me, my understanding, and how was Kelly going to take this? But believe me, the Dr.s, Nurses drilled me straight, hour after hour with it, the gloom and doom. And right when they were really starting to get to me, God would send someone in to lift me up! God is so Good! Your reading this now, wondering... about my posts on FB? Mack opened his eye's! Well they were Miracles! At the same time,people in a Vegatative state do that and I was being given statistics and told he wasn't going to make it. But I wanted Prayer going up for Mack that was full of Faith! I wasn't going to bring down your faith with statistics, and truths of the average person in this situation. Edify alway's!
I didn't know, and don't know how much time he has. Or I have for that matter, we are all going to die one day- We are Celebrating each day together, and I will share the many miracles! The Dr.s, the Nurses, the Therapists, the Salvations! They come in one after another with a list, Lawrence Mack Culpepper 1 hour 20 min w/0 oxygen, Massive Heart Attack, Coma, Vegetative 8 days, Vomit asp. pneumonia, Severe Anoxic Brain Injury ect... And they walked in to a man who can now , talk,tell a story, walk, and tell a joke or two! Then when they get over the shock, the doors would open, the testifying would begin! And the tears would flow! The Critical Care team came in to tell Mack he is a Miracle, it was nothing they did, it was a Higher Power! He is getting better everyday- and we treasure every moment. Holy Is Our God Almighty! Thank You all For your Prayers and Love During this time, and the Days ahead!
We Love you~ Mack, Kelly, Josh, Shane, Shelby, Cary, Christina, and Family
Yes Lord in all things. "Pray My Will Be Done."
I was sobbing, these were the last words I wanted to pray. (Notice the word I) I wanted My will. But I do trust him alway's- so very chokingly I prayed;
"Father.. Your... Will.... Be.... Done...... And as soon as those words were finished, The Holy Spirit enveloped me, and held me so. A comfort came over me that is unexplainable. Also in my heart He gave me instructions to fight for Mack.
So when I went back into the hospital, first miracle was answered, Mack was intubated! The discussion would go like this. Me; I need your to copter my husband over to Greenville Memorial Hospital. Dr. :We can't, they won't except a Brain dead patient. We will just keep him here and let this play out. Me:: I need you to Copter my husband as soon as possible over to Memorial. Dr. We can't he is brain Dead. They won't except a brain Dead patient. ect.....
7 1/2 hours later, Mack was helicoptered over to The Heart Institute at Greenville Memorial Hospital.
They worked on Mack at Memorial for several hours, then gathered me and the kids into the family room. They gave us the Second Miraculous news, He was Not Brain Dead, he had a gag reflex! That means he is in a Coma! Mack has a 5% chance of waking into a Vegetative State. We had missed the opportunity to thermal ice his brain injury by 1 1/2 hours. What were my instructions? Should they let him go? I told them to do everything they could to save his life- Everything!
This was day one of our 35 day adventure with the Miracles- Mack was actually considered brain dead for 8 days. They said his brain stem was functioning but not his brain. I was walking around with a smile that you couldn't wipe off with ajax, most of the time, so those who were familiar with this type of situation were very concerned for me, my understanding, and how was Kelly going to take this? But believe me, the Dr.s, Nurses drilled me straight, hour after hour with it, the gloom and doom. And right when they were really starting to get to me, God would send someone in to lift me up! God is so Good! Your reading this now, wondering... about my posts on FB? Mack opened his eye's! Well they were Miracles! At the same time,people in a Vegatative state do that and I was being given statistics and told he wasn't going to make it. But I wanted Prayer going up for Mack that was full of Faith! I wasn't going to bring down your faith with statistics, and truths of the average person in this situation. Edify alway's!
I didn't know, and don't know how much time he has. Or I have for that matter, we are all going to die one day- We are Celebrating each day together, and I will share the many miracles! The Dr.s, the Nurses, the Therapists, the Salvations! They come in one after another with a list, Lawrence Mack Culpepper 1 hour 20 min w/0 oxygen, Massive Heart Attack, Coma, Vegetative 8 days, Vomit asp. pneumonia, Severe Anoxic Brain Injury ect... And they walked in to a man who can now , talk,tell a story, walk, and tell a joke or two! Then when they get over the shock, the doors would open, the testifying would begin! And the tears would flow! The Critical Care team came in to tell Mack he is a Miracle, it was nothing they did, it was a Higher Power! He is getting better everyday- and we treasure every moment. Holy Is Our God Almighty! Thank You all For your Prayers and Love During this time, and the Days ahead!
We Love you~ Mack, Kelly, Josh, Shane, Shelby, Cary, Christina, and Family
I posted a picture of Mack walking with our daughter today. This is where God brought Mack from. In this picture the Dr.s were saying he was brain dead. I Took it to show Mack when he woke up. If your a witness to this miracle, What is God saying to your heart? I am so Thankful, but also not selfish enough to believe he performed this Miracle only for us to be touched. God is speaking to you if your reading this~In His Love
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