On the eve of Mother’s Day, Chris Reed faced the darkest moment of his life: preparing to say goodbye to his mother. But what began as a final vigil turned into a powerful testimony of divine intervention—a miracle that left doctors speechless and a family rejoicing.
“Yesterday… we had a cancer doctor appointment for her,” Reed explains in a YouTube video.
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His mother had a softball-sized tumor removed from her colon the previous fall, but cancer cells had recently been found in the lining of her stomach. On Friday, she was too weak to attend her appointment. “She was just lethargic, not able to respond, not doing good at all.”
Paramedics rushed her to the hospital, “They told us… it’s just a matter of time.” Placed on comfort care, Reed and his family were told to prepare for her passing. “I asked, ‘How long do we have?’ The nurse said… ‘within the hour she will pass.’” As medications were administered to ease her final hours, the family gathered and began singing gospel songs.
“We started singing ‘Just a Little Talk with Jesus’… ‘He Touched Me’… and something happened,” says Reed.
For over eight hours, she remained unconscious, breathing shallowly. “Her breaths were apart every five seconds and they were short breaths, just with oxygen on only.”
But at 2:30 a.m., everything changed.
“She sits up in bed… started singing gospel songs… She talked to my sister. She talked to me. Praise God. Hallelujah. I’ll be running around church!”
Reed’s father wept openly. “She ate a turkey sandwich. She ate a banana. She drank a full glass of water.”
Doctors and nurses were stunned. “Have you ever seen anything like this happen?” Chris asked a nurse. She replied, “I have never seen anything like that.”
The next morning she even walked to the bathroom. “Like the nurse said, I’ve never seen anything like this happen,” Reed says.
Whether she lives “two more hours, two more days, two more years, or two more decades,” Reed says, “I’m here to tell you—a miracle happened.”
The family credits one name alone. “Who’s healing you?” Chris asked his mother.
“God. Jesus… He’s protecting me… He is what’s taking care of me.”
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Indeed, this Mother’s Day, the Reed family received a gift only heaven could give—new life. This remarkable turn of events stands as a powerful reminder that when circumstances appear beyond hope, divine intervention can still break through. What began as a night marked by grief, prayer and the looming shadow of loss became a testimony of life, healing and the undeniable hand of God.
In the face of medical uncertainty and final goodbyes, faith made room for a miracle—one that not only defied expectations but also renewed hearts with awe and gratitude.
Abby Trivett is content development editor for Charisma Media.
