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Joyful Life
Ryan Finley, a plumbing contractor, and Jill Finley, a loan underwriter recently got married and were living a regular life in Jones, Oklahoma. Happiness simply meant each other’s company and peace meant their home. The couple started their married life recently and they were not giving each other any hard times. However, they were not aware that they are soon going to face the biggest obstacle of their lives.
Worry-Less Weekend
Ryan and Jill were having a great time together and weekends were their fun time. Usually, they were relaxing at the weekends, with their family and friends. Early mornings when Ryan prefers to read the newspaper, he lets Jill sleep for a bit longer. While Ryan comfortably lay on his couch, Jill gets busy talking with the neighbors and family. However, a just another Sunday morning in 2007 wasn’t like their past weekends at all.
Wake Her Up
Ryan, unlike the rest of the mornings over the years, felt a strange eagerness to wake up his wife. As soon as he entered the house he walked towards the bedroom to wake Jill up. Even Ryan himself was aware that this behavior is opposite to his regular self but he wanted to see Jill awake and fine for unexplained reasons. What was next to happen, will change Ryan forever.
How Did It All Happen?
“I honestly do believe that God answered the prayers. We had so many people praying for me – just tons of different churches, and family and friends,” said Jill who gave all the credits of her recovery to God and Ryan and her loved ones. Doctors who closely studied her medical condition had something else to say.
Forgot The Basics
Though she had all the memories of her life, Jill forgot the simple tasks like brushing her teeth, tying her shoes and cooking. But the couple started their life as a newly married again. As the graceful Jill explained, “Pretty much, I am normal. One of our friends, [said], ‘I’m so jealous. You guys are like newlyweds.’”
New Perspective
“It’s brought life to a whole new perspective, we look at each day so much differently now. We just spend every minute that we can together — going to the grocery store now, we go together, go everywhere together,” said the couple about the astonishing improvement in their relationship as they value each and every moment spend together.
Like Newlyweds
They are living their lives to the fullest now with all the fun and excitement and the most important thing is their togetherness. People have loved them more since this incident and the couple has now become like a local celebrity.
Nominated
Ryan Finley was nominated for the Oklahoma Heart Hero Award, presented by the Oklahoma Heart Hospital for his efforts of using CPR. The most important thing for Ryan is that he took his beloved to both the restaurants which she mentioned after waking up from the coma.
