When we were talking to him, it almost seemed like he could hear us. His vital signs would improve and his eye lids appeared to flutter when we spoke to him. We don't know if it was wishful thinking or just the body's natural reaction, but I like to think that he was actually responding to us.

It was an image that I'll never forget for the rest of my life. When we walked into the emergency room, we saw him laying lifeless with his eyes closed. He was hooked up to several different machines that were keeping him alive. Courtney and I both started screaming and crying. We didn't know or understand what was going on because he was feeling fine that morning.