Health, Doctors and Common Sense

Micah Gerry's recovery, according to his doctor, is a miracle and an answer to prayer. Thousands of people who read of his plight on Facebook and responded with prayers from as far away as Africa and Asia would agree.

Micah Gerry reflects on his ordeal that began in February with a flu-like illness and quickly became life-threatening.

Micah and Carrie Gerry with their children, from left, 3-week-old Brooklyn, Gianna, 4, Ethan, 2, and Mikayla, 6. When the Roseville man fell critically ill, prayers accompanied intensive medical efforts.

Micah Gerry's wife, Carrie, above with 2-year-old son Ethan, gave birth to their fourth child Brooklyn, just six days after her husband was released from the hospital.

Micah Gerry lies in a medically induced coma with his wife, Carrie, at his side in March. Doctors kept him in the coma and on a ventilator for two weeks as they treated him for pneumonia, septic shock and acute respiratory disease syndrome, a lung condition that prevents oxygen from getting into the blood.

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