This should never have happened to someone like Tina Hines. She worked hard to stay healthy; she worked out regularly and maintained a healthy diet.
So when she had a heart attack on a hike in Phoenix, Arizona, it not only left everybody shocked but was also troubling to all of us who try to stay healthy and strong.
Thankfully, though, her story has an incredible silver lining, which Tina shared in a Facebook post that went viral as soon as she posted it…
Back in 2018, Tina Hines and her husband, Brian, were out on an early spring hike when Tina suddenly collapsed and her heart stopped beating.
Brian soon realized that Tina had suffered a massive heart attack.
“Her eyes didn’t close, and they were rolled back in her head,” Brian said.
“She was purple and not making any noise or breathing.”
Tina was unresponsive and Brian Hines called 911.
Dispatch Operator: “Fire Department … what is the address of your emergency?
Brian: “Tina! Please, Honey! I think my wife is having a heart attack! She passed out!”
Dispatch Operator: “Listen, is she breathing?”
Brian: “No, she is not!”
Brian managed to bring his wife back to life with CPR, but her heart soon stopped again.
Then once paramedics arrived on the scene, they immediately tried to resuscitate her. First, they used two rounds of epinephrine to shock Tina’s heart.
”They did it a third time and I’m looking at them going, ‘Guys, is-is her heart beating? Can you get her heart to beat? Please God, please make her heartbeat,’” Brian shared with CBN.
She was rushed to the hospital and in the ambulance, the paramedics did everything in their power to keep Tina alive.
Most people don’t survive after 5-10 minutes without oxygen – or at least they get severe brain damage.
Tina had 27-28 minutes with limited or no oxygen.
Her heart stopped beating three more times, and when she was brought back the fifth time, she said that she had just seen heaven.
“It was so real, the colors were so vibrant,” Tina said.
According to AZ Family, she saw black gates and Jesus was standing in front of them.
When she finally came to in John C Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital, she wrote on a piece of paper, “It’s real.”
Tina is now on a defibrillator and pacemaker to help keep her heart functioning as it should.
She wrote about the incredible experience on a Facebook post.
“Bottom line, God did this amazing miracle and truly every day improving and feeling incredibly, amazingly strong, rested in Him and thrilled knowing I am improving daily!!”
Tina’s near-death experience made her and her family’s faith much stronger. Her story also went viral and was picked up by many news outlets. Miraculously, she didn’t suffer from any brain impairments and today she enjoys life according to CBN, Tina is also training for a half marathon.
”God is real in my life. Jesus is real. Heaven is real. I know that God can use every situation to make us who we are in Christ,” says Tina.
We you as inspired by Tina’s incredible experience as we were? Please share this with your loved one who would appreciate Tina’s comforting message!