There was a moment when the doctors told my family I was not going to live.

In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh, I take you inside one of the most critical and life-threatening chapters of my journey following my 16-hour neck surgery.

As I returned to the ICU, complications quickly arose. My body began to crash, my lungs filled with fluid, and no one could fully explain what was happening. While I was heavily sedated and later placed into a coma, my family was being told to prepare for the worst.

In this episode, I share what I’ve come to understand about those days — through my family, the medical team, and the pieces I experienced as I began to wake up. I take you into the code blue, the uncertainty, and the power of prayer and perseverance when everything pointed to the end.

I also open up about the hallucinations, fear, and confusion I experienced as I began to wake up, along with the emotional moment I realized just how close I had come to losing my life.

This part of my story explores the space between life and death… and the fight that continued even when I didn’t know it was happening.

In this episode:

• My 16-hour neck surgery and what followed in the ICU
• The moment my body crashed and a code blue was called
• Being placed into a coma during a life-threatening crisis
• The power of prayer, family, and refusing to give up
• The hallucinations, fear, and confusion as I began to wake up
• Coming off the ventilator and preparing for the next phase of recovery

This is Part 2 of my ICU story. In the next episode, I’ll take you back to my childhood and share the foundation that shaped who I was before the accident — and why that matters so much in the journey ahead.

Learn more about my resilience coaching and speaking at: https://TashaSchuh.com

I would also love to hear from you. If there are topics you’d like me to cover or guests you’d love to hear from, please reach out and share your ideas with me at: Tasha@TashaSchuh.com

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