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Not long after his 37th birthday, Scott Hawkins suffered a severe stroke due to\u00a0a\u00a0brain aneurysm that was caused by an Arteriovenous Malformation. His family were, understandably, shocked. His condition worsened to the point where doctors expected Scott to die. At one point – after he suffered a heart attack<\/a> in his hospital bed – they even suggested that his wife Danielle might like to ‘say her goodbyes’.<\/p>\n

But Danielle refused.\u00a0She refused to say goodbye and she refused to give up on her husband. Why? Well, because of a kiss…<\/p>\n

\"Dying<\/p>\n

\u201cThey lost him for a few minutes,\u201d<\/em> Danielle told reporters. \u201cHe had loss of oxygen. They told me to let him go. I wasn’t sure if it was real or not, but I didn\u2019t say goodbye, because every time I kissed him, he kissed me back.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

It was the kissing that kept her going. She wouldn’t give up on her love. And it paid off.\u00a0After some weeks of pulmonary rehabilitation and rest, Scott was eventually weaned off of his ventilator and he soon started\u00a0to breath all on his own again. He was getting better.<\/p>\n

Soon, he’d be able to talk to his loving wife again.<\/p>\n

\"Dying<\/p>\n

\u201cI covered his trach and he started talking to me,\u201d<\/em> she says. \u201cThe first words were, \u2018I love you,\u2019 the second, \u2018get me pain<\/a> medication.\u2019 Then, when the doctors asked him, \u2018what are you playing?\u2019 he said, \u2018an instrument.\u2019 The doctors started to believe in us<\/a>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Pretty soon even bigger improvements were being made and Scott was allowed to move to a recovery, rehabilitation and nursing center in Michigan.<\/p>\n

\"Dying<\/p>\n

Four months later and Scott is back at home<\/a> with his loving wife and four beautiful children. He’s settling back into things and has even picked up his old guitar again…<\/p>\n

\u201cEven when they told me to call the family that first night, I just never felt it,\u201d she\u00a0says. \u201cI never believed he would die. I always had this picture of him walking with a cane. He\u2019s playing guitar again. He plays the drums. It used to be he couldn\u2019t swallow. He had a feeding tube for nine months, but now he can eat anything he wants.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Dying<\/p>\n

There’s still a long, hard road ahead for Scott, Danielle and the family. But the Hawkins just know they’ll be alright. With true, pure love and a fighting spirit – they continue to live life and be happy.<\/p>\n

Never give up!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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