When Abbey Spinelli woke from the darkness of a coma, she had no understanding of where she was or why she was there. Overwhelming pain and illness gripped her body, explosions of psychedelic colours tormented her vision, and the only other living being in her isolation room was covered head...
When Abbey Spinelli woke from the darkness of a coma, she had no understanding of where she was or why she was there. Overwhelming pain and illness gripped her body, explosions of psychedelic colours tormented her vision, and the only other living being in her isolation room was covered head to toe in PPE, adding to her intense confusion. Abbey - a wife and mother of two young boys - was yet to know she'd spent the past week in a medically induced coma after suffering a rare and extreme response to a COVID-19 complication. Described by doctors as the sickest patient in ICU at the time, Abbey had been placed on ECMO - the highest form of life support - and yet her distressed family had not been allowed by her bedside due to severe covid restrictions. During this week a powerful and increasingly bold prayer chain for Abbey's survival grew across Australia and to many countries around the world, carrying her family through the days of desperate uncertainty.
Not only did Abbey survive, her incredible recovery from the extremes of life-threatening cardiogenic shock defied medical odds, amazing the doctors and nurses treating her.
And yet her healing didn't end there.
Told with vulnerability and grace, In The Morning Came The Light is an uplifting story of family, faith and friendship.
Review Quotes:
'Abbey Spinelli's story of surviving ECMO life support during Covid isolation is not only extraordinary but beautifully told - raw, honest and full of grace. This is a book that reminds us that hope is not naive, love is not optional and recovery is never just physical' - Dr Matt Morgan, Intensive Care Consultant at University Hospital of Wales and author of A Second Act
'This is a deeply personal story set in a unique time in history. Beyond the accurate and detailed ICU experiences, this book is a reminder that health care is as much about providing hope and reassurance as it is about medicines and machines' - Professor Ed Litton, Intensive Care Specialist and Director of ICU Research at Fiona Stanley Hospital)
When Abbey Spinelli woke from the darkness of a coma, she had no understanding of where she was or why she was there. Overwhelming pain and illness gripped her body, explosions of psychedelic colours tormented her vision, and the only other living being in her isolation room was covered head...
When Abbey Spinelli woke from the darkness of a coma, she had no understanding of where she was or why she was there. Overwhelming pain and illness gripped her body, explosions of psychedelic colours tormented her vision, and the only other living being in her isolation room was covered head to toe in PPE, adding to her intense confusion. Abbey - a wife and mother of two young boys - was yet to know she'd spent the past week in a medically induced coma after suffering a rare and extreme response to a COVID-19 complication. Described by doctors as the sickest patient in ICU at the time, Abbey had been placed on ECMO - the highest form of life support - and yet her distressed family had not been allowed by her bedside due to severe covid restrictions. During this week a powerful and increasingly bold prayer chain for Abbey's survival grew across Australia and to many countries around the world, carrying her family through the days of desperate uncertainty.
Not only did Abbey survive, her incredible recovery from the extremes of life-threatening cardiogenic shock defied medical odds, amazing the doctors and nurses treating her.
And yet her healing didn't end there.
Told with vulnerability and grace, In The Morning Came The Light is an uplifting story of family, faith and friendship.
Review Quotes:
'Abbey Spinelli's story of surviving ECMO life support during Covid isolation is not only extraordinary but beautifully told - raw, honest and full of grace. This is a book that reminds us that hope is not naive, love is not optional and recovery is never just physical' - Dr Matt Morgan, Intensive Care Consultant at University Hospital of Wales and author of A Second Act
'This is a deeply personal story set in a unique time in history. Beyond the accurate and detailed ICU experiences, this book is a reminder that health care is as much about providing hope and reassurance as it is about medicines and machines' - Professor Ed Litton, Intensive Care Specialist and Director of ICU Research at Fiona Stanley Hospital)
Abbey has written an outstanding account of God's intervention and healing during her plunge into illness and near death. The faithful prayers of hundreds around the world for her survival and healing is testament to the power of intercessory prayer.
