On the night of February 3, 2019 while watching the Superbowl Reed Barfield 43,  started making gurgling sounds and grunting while watching the half time show.  Connie his wife and my Transaction Coordinator on my team looked over and thought he was possibly choking . He then stiffened his arms and legs and tried to stand up.  She got him to sit down and started screaming and called 911.  He continued to make those sounds and stiffen. She thought he was having a seizure.  Neighbors came over to assist until emergency services arrived. He had a pulse they thought, but as soon as paramedics arrived they started administering CPR.  She watched them take her husband away and thought this was it.  He suffered a massive heart attack and had 3 stents put in that evening.  The next day she was told he needed to have another surgery to have an Impella put into his heart to help it pump.  She agreed to the surgery as Reed was on support to keep him alive.  After the surgery the surgeon came out and brought us into a room and held Connie's hands and said his heart is not strong enough to allow the Impella to do what it needs to do and there is nothing more we can do.  We  will get him back to his room, make him comfortable and slowly remove life support for you to say your goodbyes.  I have never heard such cry's before.  Connie and Reed's faith is one of the strongest faith's I have ever witnessed. She would not agree to this and said he is a fighter and I am not going to believe he is dying.  Once she got into that room she began to pray over him and beg for his life.  She pleaded and told him how much she loved him and to please come back to her.  I was there and saw him try to open his eyes and moved his right hand.  The doctor came in and saw it to.  He ordered a heart ultrasound and said there is one last stitch effort we can do to try to get his blood pressure up, heart working and kidneys to function because literally everything was shutting down and they would try dialysis.   As soon as dialysis began within a few minutes he moved his arms, wiggled his toes and was trying to open his eyes.  That was 10 days ago.  Doctor's are saying it is a true miracle.  They moved him to the heart hospital down town, he no longer needs the Impella and they removed the breathing tube today.  She heard his sweet voice whisper I love you Connie and kissed his sweet lips.  They have a very long journey ahead of them. She has not been able to work these past 10 days and if she doesn't work she doesn't get paid. She is paid by each transaction.  Reed works for the state and has not been there long enough for FMLA.  The bills are piling up as I am typing this.  I know how prideful Connie is, but the most important thing for Reed right now is for her to be by his side and be there for the complete healing process.  Any little amount will help these two amazing people whom we love very much.