A 14-year-old boy who had no pulse for 15 minutes is now sharing his testimony of God’s healing power after what his family believes was nothing short of a miracle.
Diane Felagowski had just finished sharing her testimony at Kathryn Krick’s Five-Fold Church in Los Angeles when she received a message that instantly shook her world. Her son, Aiden, had collapsed at home in Oregon, and emergency crews were rushing to save him.
“I receive[d] a text message from one of the boys telling me that there’s an ambulance… fire trucks all over our neighborhood,” Diane recalled. “He’s like, ‘Mom, it’s Aiden. He’s out.'”
At home, Aiden’s father, Tyler, heard the frightening moment his son fell.
“I heard him just basically crash to the floor—loud crash,” Tyler said. “I called 911. I ran and unlocked the front door and while I was on 911, he had stopped breathing.”
Fearing the worst, Tyler immediately began CPR while waiting for emergency responders. For what felt like an eternity, they fought to revive the teenager. According to the family, Aiden had no pulse for approximately 15 minutes before first responders were finally able to restore a heartbeat and rush him to the hospital.
When Diane arrived, the scene was overwhelming.
“When I walked in, there was probably 20 people around him working on him, trying to figure out what was happening,” she said.
Doctors soon discovered the cause of the sudden collapse: a splenic aneurysm that had ruptured, causing severe internal bleeding. Surgeons performed an emergency operation, opening his abdomen and working to stabilize him.
“They had to open him up… and all blood,” Diane recalled. “I’ve never seen so much tube in someone’s body before.”
The medical team remained cautious. With such a long period without oxygen, doctors warned the family that the chances of brain damage were high.
“The surgeon says, ‘Hey, you know, don’t expect much because he didn’t have oxygen for a while,’” Diane remembered.
However, Diane chose to cling to faith instead of fear.
“I said, ‘I’m not worried. God’s healing him. God’s protecting him. He’s going to be fine,’” she said, echoing a prayer that went out earlier at Five-Fold Church that day.
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Throughout the night, she prayed, declaring Scripture over her son and speaking life over his body.
“I just keep speaking faith and speaking life over my son,” she said.
Days later, doctors finally began waking Aiden from his coma. What happened next stunned everyone in the room.
“He woke up with no problem in his brain,” Tyler said. “He knew where he was.”
Unable to speak because of the breathing tube in his throat, Aiden began communicating by writing on a whiteboard—an incredible sign that his cognitive abilities were intact.
For his parents, the moment was unforgettable.
“When he woke, it was the best experience ever,” Tyler said.
After 14 days in the hospital, Aiden was released with no lasting deficiencies, which his family believes is due to God’s intervention and the prayers of countless believers.
Aiden says the experience changed his life.
“I just felt God’s presence and God’s love and His comfort,” he said. “Even if there was nobody in that room, God was in that room.”
“I just want people to know this love that God had for me,” Aiden continued. “I want people to know that God is love.”
Aiden’s remarkable recovery stands as more than a medical survival story. What began as a terrifying emergency ended as a powerful reminder that when hope seems gone and the odds seem insurmountable, the love of God can still break through, turning tragedy into a testimony.
Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
