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The Comeback: An Energy Makeover Love Story
The worst day of your life might be just around the corner. Are you ready?
Mine came on June 10, 2017. We were on vacation in Michigan when my husband suffered a sudden cardiac arrest after a morning run. When he didn’t show up for breakfast at our inn, I called the police and soon two squad cars roared into the driveway revealing what I feared. He had died, a witness had performed CPR, an ambulance had come quickly and a pulse had been restored after 5 shocks from an AED. Because he went without oxygen for an extended time, he suffered hypoxic brain injury. Nobody could tell me if or when he would recover. We spent weeks in the ICU and months in rehabilitation facilities before he was finally able to return home.
Memories play important roles in this story. Our memories and recollections of people, places, and events that happened during a time of intense trauma and drama may not be fully accurate or complete. My husband, the central figure in this story, lost the ability to remember events during approximately five months of 2017, due to brain injury after a prolonged lack of oxygen following sudden cardiac arrest. Together we have done our best to share this story based upon the most memorable moments we have deemed significant. We offer suggestions from this experience to help our readers prepare for those inevitable worst days so that they not only survive, but thrive. Join us on this journey of love, faith and the power of connected healing.
Mine came on June 10, 2017. We were on vacation in Michigan when my husband suffered a sudden cardiac arrest after a morning run. When he didn’t show up for breakfast at our inn, I called the police and soon two squad cars roared into the driveway revealing what I feared. He had died, a witness had performed CPR, an ambulance had come quickly and a pulse had been restored after 5 shocks from an AED. Because he went without oxygen for an extended time, he suffered hypoxic brain injury. Nobody could tell me if or when he would recover. We spent weeks in the ICU and months in rehabilitation facilities before he was finally able to return home.
Memories play important roles in this story. Our memories and recollections of people, places, and events that happened during a time of intense trauma and drama may not be fully accurate or complete. My husband, the central figure in this story, lost the ability to remember events during approximately five months of 2017, due to brain injury after a prolonged lack of oxygen following sudden cardiac arrest. Together we have done our best to share this story based upon the most memorable moments we have deemed significant. We offer suggestions from this experience to help our readers prepare for those inevitable worst days so that they not only survive, but thrive. Join us on this journey of love, faith and the power of connected healing.
247 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 6, 2019
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October 27, 2019
This is a memoir of what could have been a tragedy, but became an inspiration. George Muller's experience shows how life can change in an instant. A sudden cardiac arrest would have meant death had a bystander not administered CPR. Instead, the rescue squad with an AED, quick-thinking doctors at hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and alternative medicine returned George to normal. This book details his experience from he and his wife's perspective. It offers hope in the wake of despair. Yes, people do get second chances!
August 8, 2026
The Comeback is a deeply moving memoir about love, faith, resilience, and finding a way forward when life changes in an instant.
What I appreciated most is Betsy Muller's honesty in recounting the aftermath of her husband's sudden cardiac arrest and resulting brain injury. The story does not reduce recovery to a simple journey from crisis to resolution. Instead, it captures the uncertainty, exhaustion, hope, and emotional complexity that families experience when someone they love is suddenly faced with a life-altering medical event.
One of the book's greatest strengths is the emphasis on connected healing. The memoir demonstrates that recovery does not happen in isolation. It involves spouses, families, medical professionals, caregivers, rehabilitation teams, and the countless people whose support can make an impossible situation more manageable. The reflections on memory are particularly meaningful, showing how trauma and brain injury can affect not only what happened but also how people remember and understand their shared experience.
At its heart, The Comeback is a story about choosing hope without pretending that difficult circumstances are easy. It reminds readers that we cannot always control what happens to us, but we can choose how we respond, how we love, and how we continue building a life after the unexpected.
A heartfelt and inspiring memoir for anyone interested in resilience, caregiving, faith, marriage, recovery, and the extraordinary strength of the human spirit.
What I appreciated most is Betsy Muller's honesty in recounting the aftermath of her husband's sudden cardiac arrest and resulting brain injury. The story does not reduce recovery to a simple journey from crisis to resolution. Instead, it captures the uncertainty, exhaustion, hope, and emotional complexity that families experience when someone they love is suddenly faced with a life-altering medical event.
One of the book's greatest strengths is the emphasis on connected healing. The memoir demonstrates that recovery does not happen in isolation. It involves spouses, families, medical professionals, caregivers, rehabilitation teams, and the countless people whose support can make an impossible situation more manageable. The reflections on memory are particularly meaningful, showing how trauma and brain injury can affect not only what happened but also how people remember and understand their shared experience.
At its heart, The Comeback is a story about choosing hope without pretending that difficult circumstances are easy. It reminds readers that we cannot always control what happens to us, but we can choose how we respond, how we love, and how we continue building a life after the unexpected.
A heartfelt and inspiring memoir for anyone interested in resilience, caregiving, faith, marriage, recovery, and the extraordinary strength of the human spirit.
February 21, 2021
Amazing book, clever and funny.
Betsy and George share humorous moments experienced
I highly recommend this book, it is truly a wonderful Love Story
Thank you for all your caring, and time, and selflessness in living a life of helping
Betsy and George share humorous moments experienced
I highly recommend this book, it is truly a wonderful Love Story
Thank you for all your caring, and time, and selflessness in living a life of helping
February 4, 2020
As the author of this book, I am a bit biased. Obviously this was a story worth telling about a very difficult time in my life and how the power of love, self-care and spiritual support from people all over the planet brought forth a miraculous healing.
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