Dr. Tabatha Barber nearly died in the hospital from severe weight loss and muscle breakdown. On the fifth day, unable to eat, she felt God offer her a choice: end the suffering or live. She chose life for her two children, ages 13 and 11, and felt an overwhelming presence that changed everything.
led to this long hospitalization. And I just recall on day 3 being despondent and depressed. And by day 5, they actually had to start IV nutrition because I'd lost so much weight. My muscles were literally being catabolized and broken down. And there was this overwhelming sense of— a sense of spirit, God visiting me, giving me this option and saying, You have two options. I can either end your suffering or I'm going to let you live. And I remember thinking at the time that I'm trying not to get emotional, but, you know, at the time my kids were 7 years younger than they are now. So I had a 13-year-old and an 11-year-old. And it was so clear to me that, like, living was the only option. But I had never felt such a strong connection to God. And in that moment I was like, I'm going to fight.
