Walking with the Lord since my 20's, I of course had learned to call upon the Lord myself first thing. Not call asking for prayer till after I had prayed myself calling on the Lord. Then reaching out to others asking for their prayers I would then do. When you are in emergency type situations, your first reactions might be all you have time for.
Yes many survive heart attacks, really only a specialist knows the difference in types of heart attacks. Myself and most have no clue really. I got a phone call from Ray a friend of my husband, they had gone golfing that morning and played a big course and walked it, pulling their clubs behind them. Kentucky is full of hills on large golf courses especially. Ray called said: "They are taking Bob to the hospital, he told me to call an ambulance. He was so weak he had me drive us back home to my house". I told him I would meet him there we hung up. First thing out of my mouth to the Lord was: "Father put a hedge of protection around Bob (Eze 22:30, Job 1:10)"
Now I was closer to the hospital than they were so I knew I had a bit of time. Next thing I did was call my believing sister for prayer telling her about the call. She prayed on the phone with me and prayed part of the same thing I had prayed plus added more. I then went to the hospital. Now I had a peace after doing and praying, so felt the Lord was in control as He always is.
Ray got to the hospital and was filling me in on their golfing. Bob had to quit before finishing the 18 holes. Bob had arrived, but they wouldn't let us back there as the Doctors were waiting
his arrival from the call put out by ambulance drivers. Ray had told me they did EKG on him and gave his some baby aspirin to shew up. We waited in the waiting area they had sent us to, it
was a couple hours before we heard. The Doctor came out and told me Bob was in a waiting area to be taken to intensive care. Emergency surgery was done while the other Doctor was
keeping Bob alive with heart pressing with his hands. Bob had had a massive heart attack and died on the table while in the presence of the 2 doctors, a specialist on call and another doctor helping. One Doctor keeping him alive while the other did and put an emergency stent in.
I do not understand even to this day because I have no understanding of heart attacks the severity and miracle that did happen. It was a miracle and news of it got out in the hospital staff people men and women would have to come see and meet this man. That I don't think happens, even the ambulance drivers came to see him again in intensive care. Some ask Bob if he was a spiritual person. What a question, so whatever my lack of understanding, this was a never happen type thing.
I finally the next day met the Doctor who did the emergency surgery. He had a machine brought in and told me this would show him the damaged area's of the heart. Shocked he was doing the test and just a tiny front portion even showed up. More staff people came to see Bob.
Bob when released did the routine therapy exercising all go through. We would see the specialist about once a week. Finally the last testing was at the Doctors office with a treadmill and all wired up with different equipment. He passed the tests and the Doctor said to Bob and I he was surprised but there was no evidence of even having a heart attack. The Doctor said the only way someone would even know was by reading his medical charts. Nothing showed. The Doctor said Bob was the reason he became a doctor!! What a statement, I have no idea what he totally meant by that comment.
The Lord protected in all areas and it was a witness to many at the hospital. Praise the Lord for being in charge and the miraculous healing with no damage to the heart. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 46:1 (KJV) To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. Matthew 22:37 (KJV)