“Who is that beautiful woman standing on the other side of you?” Missy asked and Perry turned his head and saw his wife. By this time, Nicky had rushed in from the hallway and was on the other side of Perry, holding his hand. Can you say Missy?” She asked him and he mouthed the word Missy. He would never walk or speak again, he warned.īut when Perry opened his eyes, one of his nurses, named Missy, rushed to his side and asked him “Can you hear me?” Perry seemed to nod his head. Goodman had warned Nicky that even if Perry ever regained consciousness and could breathe on his own, he would be severely impaired, have no memory of himself or his family. Goodman came into his room, giving the same basic commands. “Open your eyes,” Dr. On March 27, day 11 of Perry’s comatose state, Dr.
Perry would lie still in his bed, with no sound or movement beyond the whirring of machines. Goodman would examine Perry, give him commands to obey and nothing would register. The same peace he felt when he realized he was in Heaven remained as he accepted returning to his body on earth.įor days, Dr. They were smiling, frozen, like in a picture. Then, he says God pulled back the veil between Heaven and earth and let him see his family. “He said, ‘Son, go back.'” Perry couldn’t believe what he was hearing. “My people have forgotten my power,” he heard God say. In the middle of his celebration, Perry says God spoke to him. In the presence of God, Perry says, there is no fear, no anger, only peace. Instead, she sought the second opinion of Dr. The neurologist suggested she prepare herself to take her husband off life support. Perry’s body was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center and he was placed in a chamber to induce hypothermia to prevent any more brain damage while Nicky prayed for a miracle. It had taken paramedics 7 minutes to restore Perry’s heartbeat. After an episode like Perry’s, she was told, irreparable brain damage and death happen within 4-6 minutes of the brain being without oxygen. The neurologist told Nicky that the only brain activity registering on the EEG machine was seizures, signs of dying brain cells. Perry began to celebrate, saying over and over to himself, “I made it! I made it in!”ĭiscover new books from Guideposts with amazing stories of those who have visited heaven and returnedīack in the hospital, Perry’s body was hooked up to a life support machine.
“God in Heaven is a bright light,” he says, as he was unable to make out any distinguishing features, only the presence of complete peace. “I saw my uncle, my granddaddy, my wife’s grandmother,” Perry recalls. When Gabriel pointed to his back, Perry climbed up to rest as Gabriel flew him through Heaven to see his loved ones who had passed on. With brown skin, a muscular frame, locs in his hair and an immeasurable wingspan, Gabriel never said a word to Perry and Perry never had any fear. “He was huge.” The 6’2, 230 pound-Perry says Gabriel towered over him. “An angel God sent to receive me was named Gabriel,” Perry says. The next thing he knew, he was just there, in a space of incredible brightness, warmth and indistinguishable colors. There was no journey from his bedroom to Heaven that he can recall. “My spirit was in the air looking down on Nicky giving me mouth-to-mouth,” Perry tells. Then, Nicky says, he was gasping for breath and foaming at the mouth before he stopped breathing. Until the morning his wife awoke to the sound of his unusual snoring. He sat in his truck in front of his children’s school and cried for 30 minutes, not wanting to leave them.īut he made it through the day, and the night, and a whole week, as usual. This time, there was no denying what he’d heard. Then, the Wednesday before his death, Perry heard the voice again. He had just dropped his two youngest children off at school. He had never heard a message from God like this before. Things were going well for Perry, his wife and their three kids. Unready to face the fate of death, he pushed the moment out of his mind and carried on with his day. Shaken, Perry asked, “Who’s there? Is somebody in here?” He felt a calming presence and believed it was God. Alone in his room, Perry felt a hand touch his shoulder and a voice say, Son, y ou’re going to have to die on my behalf. Six months before, during his morning prayer time, he says God gave him a message.
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