{"id":4422,"date":"2026-04-17T19:09:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/likeanimalslife.com\/?p=4422"},"modified":"2026-04-17T19:09:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:09:54","slug":"man-says-goodbye-to-his-wife-as-they-took-her-off-life-support-but-then-she-utters-5-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/likeanimalslife.com\/?p=4422","title":{"rendered":"Man Says Goodbye To His Wife As They Took Her Off Life Support, But Then She Utters 5 Words"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have this false belief (at least in the back of our heads) that we can live forever. But sometimes life throws a curve ball that we\u2019ve never expected.<\/p>\n

On a regular Sunday morning, Ryan Finley woke up, took a wide stretch and pinched his wife, Jill Finley to wake her up as well.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI went to wake Jill up, which is a miracle in itself as I never, ever, do that on Saturday mornings,\u201d he later recalled.<\/p>\n

He called but she didn\u2019t respond. That\u2019s when Ryan\u2019s pulse started to race. He knew something was not right. He immediately called emergency and performed CPR on his wife.<\/p>\n

When paramedics arrived they immediately took her to the hospital, with Ryan driving behind it.<\/p>\n

After medical checkup, they made a conclusion that Jill suffered a cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n

She got a medical procedure done to stabilize her, while Ryan was waiting impatiently outside the ER.<\/p>\n

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When doctors came out to tell him an update, they finished with \u201cpray for your wife.\u201d Ryan knew when someone tells you that it\u2019s life and death. \u201cWhen a doctor tells you, you need to start praying, I feel it\u2019s about as serious as it\u2019s going to get.\u201d<\/p>\n

Soon after, they informed Ryan that his wife was in a coma.<\/p>\n

He just couldn\u2019t fathom the fact that his 31-year-old wife that was alive and well yesterday, now battles with life and death situation\u2026<\/p>\n

During the two weeks, Jill was in a coma and got a lot of visitors praying that she would soon wake up and be well. But one day Jill\u2019s cousin came with a Bible in his hand and read to Jill from the Bible for an hour.<\/p>\n

He left the Bible to Ryan and told him to read any passages from it if he felt like it.<\/p>\n

Ryan made it as a routine to read passages out loud to his wife with high hope that she\u2019d wake up soon.<\/p>\n

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After 11 days, Ryan went home to think about whether to wait for his life or put her off of life support as doctors suggested. Doctors were sure there would be no improvement\u2026<\/p>\n

He knew that once they took her off life support, she would pass away shortly. On the 14th day he made the choice to take her off life support and let her go\u2026<\/p>\n

About 5 hours when she was removed from life-support, Jill started to mumble and move. Ryan was heartbroken to be present on scene while she suffered and stepped out until she passed away.<\/p>\n

He recalls the next moments clearly, \u201cThe nurse came out and said, \u2018I think you need to come in, she\u2019s talking.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

He went in expecting to have the final words as she enters the spiritual realm, but as he walked in he recalls the shock \u201cI walked in and Jill was talking. First thing she said was, \u2018Get me out of here. I want to go home.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Ryan couldn\u2019t process the situation, he shook his head in disbelief.<\/p>\n

He thought she was just mumbling, but then he asked her about their pets\u2019 names and few mental math questions, all of which she answered without an error.<\/p>\n

She even asked to go to her favorite Mexican restaurant for dinner. He then knew Jill wasn\u2019t going to the spiritual world\u2026 she was coming back home with him.<\/p>\n

Ryan was asked what brought his wife back and he replied back without hesitation: \u201cGod. Divine intervention. I honestly feel that way.\u201d<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t as if Jill went back to normal the next day. She had to learn how to brush her teeth again and tie her shoe laces due to decline on some of her motor skills.<\/p>\n

But after God gave them a second chance they made sure they would ALWAYS be next to each other, especially when they need it most.<\/p>\n

Jill also supports his decision to take her off life support when she was in a coma, as she doesn\u2019t want to spend her life as a \u201cvegetable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ryan says: \u201cthere\u2019s still not a night that goes by that I don\u2019t wake up. I\u2019ll usually kick her and if she kicks me back, I know we\u2019re OK.\u201dWe are so happy that both Ryan and Jill Finley are both well and next to each other at all times!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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