Kevin Minnis

We kind of left you all hanging as far as my Dad’s health.  As some of you remember, my Dad got inadvertently struck by lightening while sleeping in his bed on Memorial Weekend.  He really had no visible signs the first couple weeks after the strike.  The only thing was his memory and doing daily activities and walking were getting worse.  A doctor in Des Moines sent him to Iowa City for some testing.  My mom, Sister and I took my Dad over to Iowa City.  As our time there past, my Dad’s health became increasingly worse.   After our horrible night in the hotel, we got my Dad back to Des Moines.  His doctor at home sent us straight there.  After 9 hours in the Emergency room we found out that my Dad was full of Ammonia.  He had approximately 48 oz. of toxic fluid floating in his blood stream.  So, they freed his body of the toxins.  He then was put in the hospital.  After several tests they found nothing, other than that his kidneys and bladder had somewhat stopped working.  Luckily there is a drug that can help with that.  He was then sent home three days later.  (Which to all of his family is amazing considering he was on the brink of death).

After a few days of being at home, my Dad’s health increasingly got better.  He was able to walk without a cane.  He was only taking the minimum pain medications for his back.  (no morphine).  And was in a great mood.  My Dad from years ago is back!

Now this is where it gets crazy again!!  For about the next two weeks my Dad was having “visions” (that’s what I call them).  At night when he went to bed, God would visit him.  I’m not going to get into the details because I don’t know them all.  But, God explained to him why he took Cory, (my brother) and that all the deceased people were doing fine.  God told him to make peace with everyone.  So…with that, my Dad did.  We didn’t know if this meant he was going to die or if God was just telling him to be kind to everyone.  Around Josie’s birthday, June 21st, my Dad had these really bad shakes.  Something he’s never really had before.  It was a total body shake and his voice was weak and shaky itself.  He got to Josie’s birthday and gave me a big hug.  We don’t hug!!  Of course I broke down cuz I thought this meant he was telling me goodbye cuz God told him too.

So after all this shaking stopped, he still has the visions and talks with God, but he has become more and more healed!  Can a person really be healed?  He now has feeling in his lower back that he hasn’t had in years.  He walks like he can go for miles.  He’s happy and full of stories like he used to be.  People ask me how my dad is doing and I have to ask them, “Do you believe in higher power?”  Because if you don’t, this story will not make sense!  Or you’ll think I’m crazy!  We can’t explain a lot of things that happen in life and this is one of them.  But I’m so glad my Dad did not die and that my family can enjoy my Dad for many years to come!