In a Flash: Miracles Here and Beyond

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A piercing pain suddenly shot through Kim’s brain, like a bolt of lightning snapping and tracing through the sky. An ordinary day was instantly transformed into a fight for survival. Within days, she underwent aggressive, brain surgery. Her doctor’s initial misdiagnosis led to her speech and comprehension being severely compromised, before she lost consciousness. From the depths of a coma, Kim entered a near death experience, awaking to find her life profoundly changed. Facing mortality, changes in her body, mind...
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A piercing pain suddenly shot through Kim’s brain, like a bolt of lightning snapping and tracing through the sky. An ordinary day was instantly transformed into a fight for survival. Within days, she underwent aggressive, brain surgery. Her doctor’s initial misdiagnosis led to her speech and comprehension being severely compromised, before she lost consciousness. From the depths of a coma, Kim entered a near death experience, awaking to find her life profoundly changed. Facing mortality, changes in her body, mind and spirit were thrust upon her without warning. Her courageous fight to overcome unconventional obstacles is intimately shared in this compelling story.

In a Flash: Miracles Here and Beyond offers Kim’s personal account of her battle to survive a ruptured brain aneurysm, an unfolding of a near death experience, and the miracles that ensued. In a Flash is a powerful story of survival, challenges of faith, and divine orchestration. Kim artfully describes a journey where the tenants of science and spirituality collide, resulting in a dynamic union.

What others are saying about In A Flash: Miracles Here and Beyond

“In a Flash: Miracles Here & Beyond is a highly recommended book with a remarkable near-death experience… and much more. This easy to read book chronicles an inspiring story of triumph over incredible adversity. Kim Justus’ courageously open and intimate sharing is an inspiration to live our lives fully, and her near-death experience teaches us that life after death is a reality.”
Jeffrey Long, M.D.
Author of NY Times Bestseller Evidence of the Afterlife: The Science of Near-Death Experiences

“In a Flash” describes a brain aneurysm survivor’s brush with death and the process of recovery, to which anyone going through a devastating illness or accident could relate. The author learns that “tomorrow is not always an option” and has a new sense of urgency to discover all the possibilities life has to offer. She tells the story of her path to self-discovery, purpose and meaning after facing mortality. As she recounts her struggles, “faith and hope help her deal with fear and doubt.” This book is very helpful for anyone who has wondered about life and death or has faced a near-death situation.”
Ginny Comstock Tocci
Brain Aneurysm Foundation, Boston, MA

“This memoir by Kim Justus is a fascinating journey. The surgeon rarely sees the life of such a patient as she encounters it in the long term, let alone understands the feelings and experiences from her standpoint during the peri-operative period. The reader will thoroughly enjoy her story as have I.”
John L. Fox, M.D.
Author of Intracranial Aneurysms and Atlas of Neurosurgical Anatomy

“What started as a record of unusual occurrences surrounding the emotional upheaval of brain surgery, a near-death experience, and ‘divine intervention,’ Kim Justus presents a moving personal journey to recovery and understanding life’s mysteries that everyone should read, today, before it is too late.”
David Martin
Editor of Fine Lines, a quarterly journal for creative writers – www.finelines.org

“Kim Justus’ life’s journey is punctuated with choices and opportunities and she has made those that define the beauty of the human spirit. In her “recovery” she has discovered the strength that is the reward of caring and the joy that is the gift that comes from giving. Her remarkable story of courage, persistence and faith are testament to the unwavering hope we have for a brighter and better future; here and in the beyond.”
John Mollison, Boys Town Class of 1964
Senior Advisor for Alumni Matters, Boys Town, Nebraska

“A compelling, sometimes chilling account of a woman’s dark journey beyond ordinary human experience – and her inspiring return.”
James Clemon
Retired Senior Editor
Omaha World-Herald

Have you ever questioned if there’s life after death, or if there’s really such a thing as divine intervention?

In a Flash follows Kim Jefferson Justus on her compelling journey through a ruptured brain aneurysm, the resulting near death experience and the challenges she faced afterward. Her inspirational story carries a message of hope that could make even a non-believer blink.
Kim’s book offers encouragement to individuals or their loved ones who have faced life threatening events, suffered loss, or ever questioned their faith.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781468004700
  • Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publication date: 12/6/2011
  • Pages: 116
  • Product dimensions: 5.50 (w) x 8.50 (h) x 0.24 (d)

Meet the Author

Kim was born, raised and is still living in Omaha, with her husband Gary. They share their home with dogs Annie, Mario, Sofi and Benny, Sun Conure bird Petey, and Betsy and Ross the patriot goldfish. The “Animal House” comedy isn’t only in the movies! Kim's writing and photography are frequently published features.
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  • Posted May 24, 2012

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    Good read

    Very good read-as an aneurysm survivor I could totally relate. I've had 8 brain surgeries as a result, so it brought back memories to read of Kim's experience. Its providing inspiration for my book.

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  • Posted January 13, 2012

    An extraordinary account of survival against the odds

    This is an extraordinary account of a young woman who survived an aneurysm of the middle cerebral artery. Kim was an intelligent, confident, focussed, determined, successful, and talented young woman who enjoyed life to the full, when, in a car on the way to a business meeting, she suddenly felt indescribably ill. Her condition was initially misdiagnosed, but it was eventually discovered that Kim had an aneurysm. The rate of survival of this is slightly over 50%; however, the full recovery percentage of those who do survive is under 50%. Kim was one of the lucky ones and she bravely shares her experiences in this book. I felt while reading this that her trials must have been very difficult to write about – against many odds, Kim survived a highly risky brain operation and her recovery was tough and challenging to say the least. The physical and mental after-effects of her ordeal make it very hard for her to write – the details of these are explained. It’s important not to forget too how emotional the journey must have been - for her, especially, and how devastating the effects of her touch-and-go path to recovery must have been on her close friends and family. However, determination and resolution accompany her on her quest to leading as near normal a life as possible. Never once is there a trace of self-pity. You cannot fail to be awed by Kim’s unwavering ambition to succeed, despite her post-operative marriage sadly failing and later, the loss of a dear friend to cancer. Kim’s strength is quite extraordinary – she asks herself, as many of us must do sometimes – why am I still alive, why did I survive, when someone, like her dear late friend who was kind, selfless and almost flawless, did not. Kim believes ‘divine intervention’ played a key part in her survival and talks at length about her faith in God (or perception of God) and how she believes He helped her through her gruelling ordeal. I am one of those people who attribute such ‘miracles’ to science and medicine along with a very large helping of luck. What I believe, however, is immaterial. Kim had and has infinite fortitude, strength and perseverance and after reading her book, I realise it’s not for me to question from where or whom she garners those qualities. Kim’s account of her ‘nightmare’ is compellingly written. She is truly an inspirational lady - and just in case anyone was disconcerted by the past tense in "Kim was an intelligent, confident, focussed, determined, successful, and talented young woman who enjoys life to the full", I should just emphasise that she still is. Very definitely.

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