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by Douglas Knake (Author)
My life has been touched by God's mercy and His love. I am a survivor of meningococcal meningitis. When I arrived at the hospital, I was unconsciousness, none responsive and septic. Very little data on people who survive Meningitis in this condition. God sent me back with a purpose and a mission to share my story with others. Having a Near Death Experience changed how I see things today. It was not an easy journey for me to confront the implication of telling someone about my Near-Death Experience.
Hope you read the book. My story is about what God did for me, but it also has another story. It shows how my wife had the fortitude and a courageous spirt to stand by me not knowing the outcome. So many people would cut and run in a situation like this. Diane is the most amazing lady I have ever met. I'm sure if you spent some time with her, you would find this out. After twenty-five years of marriage, she still looks forward to seeing me at the end of the day.
I can honestly say writing a book was never on my bucket list. I have shared my story more time than I can remember. Time after time I've been asked when are you going to write a book. My response had always been, I'm a carpenter not a writer. But God has written an amazing story and it's time to share it with the world. I wrote my perspective on what took place. I thought it would be fascinating to have my wife and daughter write their perspective on what they went through when I contacted meningococcal meningitis. They both expressed how they felt when my life was in God's hands. It's the unknown that they struggled with. In situation like these you are powerless. Especially facing the following outcomes. is he going to live? Will he have all his faculties? Or will he be in a nonresponsive state for the rest of his life.
Let me explain the title Being Twenty Again at Fifty. I was fifty at the time I contracted Meningitis it was October of 2006. When I woke from the coma, I had thirty years of my life erased. I was twenty years old again and the year was 1969. Nixon was president and I had no clue who I was or had any knowledge of present day. I had no idea that I was married or that I had a total of four children. I was a custom home builder and a principal broker. My wife was devastated when I told her I did not know her. Its only by the Grace of God that I am able!
