BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – February 12 is a day Stephanie Johnson will never forget.
She went to work and ran errands. However, things changed in the afternoon.
“I started to feel something coming up the back of my neck and I was like, oh my neck hurts, and it felt like hot lava coming up towards my face,” Johnson said.
Then came more pain and dizziness. First responders arrived shortly after it hit the floor.
“I don't remember anything other than them grinding against my chest and calling my name, but after that I don't remember anything,” Johnson said.
Johnson suffered a severe stroke and was rushed to a Houston hospital, where he survived.
“I had a ruptured aneurysm in the back of my head and it was a very close call,” Johnson said.
At that point, the medical report was not in her favor.
“The doctor came in and said there was a 50-50 chance that my mother would survive, and if she did, she would be a vegetable,” Marcus Turner said. “She won't be able to do anything by herself.”
Turner is Johnson's son. He said he could not believe the doctor's report.
“I held the doctor's hand and we prayed together, and he burst into tears, and he said, 'Wow,' and he went back into the room. And immediately things started to change,” Turner said. said.
After surgery and several tests, Johnson began to rapidly recover by the end of February.
“I used a walker to walk every day, but eventually I stopped using the walker and started walking on my own with the help of a PT who walked beside me.However, I started walking on my own and started eating better. '' Johnson said.
Johnson returned home on March 6 and is grateful for his life. She was expected to be hospitalized for at least 10 to 15 weeks.
“I give all the credit to God,” Johnson said. “I do, I really do, because it was none other than God. That's who He was.”
Her family will host a benefit dinner and silent auction in her honor on March 23 at the Courtyard Marriott in College Station.
The funds will go toward her billing and recovery.
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