Listen to the actual 911 call that alerted emergency crews to the John Smith drowning on Lake Sainte Louise in Missouri on January 19, 2015. At that moment, John's heart restarted. "Every day John made huge improvements," Noble said. About DR. KENT STEVEN SUTTERER DO. After being rushed to the hospital, the 14-year-old boy continues to fight for his life as Joyce, her husband and their pastor stay by his bedside and pray for a miracle. No. "I've had to learn to let go," she told the magazine. Kent Sutterer, DO. Giddens was in charge of the emergency room at SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Lake St. Louis when Smith was brought in four years ago with no pulse. Dr. Kent Sutterer and his team performed CPR on John for 27 minutes with no success. He asked me what my symptoms were. Starring Chrissy Metz, Josh Lucas, Topher Grace, Copyright 2023 HistoryvsHollywood.com, CTF Media. I prayed all the way to the hospital, says Smith. How far do you want us to go?. Pictures of the trio posing on the ice just before they fell through have brought back only bits and pieces of that day. The group renewed their prayer efforts, praying specifically that God would fill John's lungs with new breath and for his brain to be restored. and now, the paralysis is totally gone and they expect him to go home in less than a week!". Josh Nikolas Dukic. "But I remember, 'Holy God, please send your Holy Spirit to save my son. . ActorAgeCheck is a free service that allows you to quickly view the age of an actor/actress along with their age in a specific movie (it's important to note that the age of a person in a particular movie is based on the movies release date, and may not represent the actual filming date). He remembers being under water and coming up above the ice. Photo by J.B. Forbes, [email protected], John Smith, right, and his girlfriend, Abby Medaris, pose for photos on the red carpet before the premier of "Breakthrough" on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 in Des Peres. But the miracles didn't stop with John. And no one in the medical community can really explain how. It's a recovery so complete, our Kay Quinn spoke on-camera to young John Smith about his near-drowning, and his amazing story of survival. "I'm thinking to myself, 'They're wrong. Applauded by the first responders who worked to rescue him, John Smith makes his way to the stage in front of Lake Sainte Louise on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Lake St. Louis, where he was introduced as the young man who was saved four years ago after falling through the ice. Dissecting injuries combines Sutterer's interests in sports, medicine, and engineering, while an appreciation of teaching allows him to explain complex topics in simple and interesting ways. Punk Phil Hepner. The adoption angle, which was so unique and different, actually drew me to this story., When she told me that story about the power of love, I knew she was the director., Even when our questions and prayers arent answered the way we want them answered, I believe God can give us peace through those times.. Dr. The photo shown below of then 14-year-old John and his friends on the ice on Lake Sainte Louise was taken the night before the drowning, after the basketball game, when it was a lot colder and the ice was thicker. "She came on in here, walked in, sat down, and yelled out, 'Come Holy Spirit!' Reiger Taylor Mosby. I was begging God for Johns life. Taylor Mosby as Chayla, one of John's friends. Our Breakthrough fact check confirms that John Smith was under water for approximately 15 minutes before rescuers, including Tommy Shine, found him on the rocky bottom of the lake and pulled him to the surface. Emergency Department. "He was dead for 45 minutes," Sutterer said. Spiritual warfare is what she called this. The doctor approached Joyce and told her she could go up and talk to her son to say her goodbyes. On January 19, 2015, 14-year-old John Smith was trapped underwater for 15 minutes. "A complete healing. Dr. Sutterer, who treated Smith before a rescue team airlifted him to a St. Louis children's hospital, says the event resonates with a supernatural aura. Louis!" Her attorneys are involved nationally in tar. Breakthrough streaming: where to watch online? -CBN, Yes. All Rights Reserved. When the emergency room physician placed his patient in the helicopter, the ER doctor expected Smith to suffer from unrecoverable brain damage before dying. Tommy Shine himself is never quoted talking about this spiritual nudge in the book, nor does he bring it up with his chief at the station.In the movie, Tommy Shine (Mike Colter) is also portrayed as being an agnostic who finds faith after witnessing the miracle of John Smith surviving the drowning. "'Call 911! I don't wanna die!'" Garrett took a biopsy of his lungs to see what kind of infection it was, recounts Smith. Shortly after that, I drowned.. The movie is based on the real life miracle in which Smith, then 14, drowned and was resuscitated, after nearly an hour without a pulse. He is affiliated with SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis. I want to see the kids protected, she says. "It gave me goosebumps." Find contact information here to make an appointment. And despite the near certainty that John would have some sort of lasting brain damage, he walked out of the hospital on his own within three weeks with normal brain function. Editor's note: On Jan. 19, 2015, 14-year-old St. Charles boy John Smith fell through the ice on Lake Sainte Louise and was underwater for 15 minutes. Photo by J.B. Forbes, [email protected], John Smith and his girlfriend Abby Medaris, hold a proclamation from the city of Lake St. Louis on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, that describes the rescue efforts of first responders to save Smith four years ago when he fell through the ice of Lake Sainte Louise. Like in the movie, Joyce wouldn't let the doctors say anything negative in the room. Louise has made a recovery no one can explain. Her 14-year-old son John, adopted by Joyce and her husband Brian from Guatemala when he was just an infant, had spent the night at a friend's house. /en/features/doctors-say-john-smith-is-bona-fide-miracle. His story went viral as prayer chains spread through Facebook. "I remember the screams," Smith says. All rights reserved. You can find other locations and directions on Healthgrades. Joyce says she's had numerous contacts from people across the country and around the world telling her how John's story has bolstered or renewed their faith. Finally, Sutterer invited Smith back so she could pay her last respects before he called time of death. "When the doctor called Joyce into the room, she immediately started praying," Noble says. I believe every word of that, John said. We'd just won a basketball game, so we were just going to have a good time, but we weren't expecting that [with] one wrong move, we would be all one second away from dying." Dennis Haysbert Dr. Garrett . ", Meanwhile, aside from the obvious, mom Joyce is most grateful"for the love that seems to surround all of this," she told People. Jamie was watching from the shore - John called out to her to call 911 because "he didn't want to die.". Nancy Benes, principal at Living Word Christian Middle School, says that following John's miraculous survival, an evangelist spoke at their Thursday-morning chapel. Daughter #2 Kevin P. Gabel. Smith was adopted from Guatemala at five months old. John Smith, 14, walks out Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Centerwith his pastor, Jason Noble, on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. When they got there, her feet were contorted and she had all these bedsores.. . Easy scheduling. In the note he states: I had exhausted all interventions in my scientific armamentarium without even a hint of success. Thats when, Noble said, he saw a vision of two angels in the room and lights over Johns head. Yes. He didn't seem to know why I was there, made a big deal, Dr. Sutterer seemed distracted and uninvolved in my situation. He had never heard of such a medical miracle. I knew in my heart that God was not going to take that gift away from us.. All rights reserved. As he told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, he'd never seen anyone survive after being without a pulse for more than 25 minutes. "I asked Joyce to come into the room, so she could see her son," Dr. Sutterer said. The overall rating is an average of all responses to the survey questions listed below. And I know at least some of those decisions were related to John's experience, because I asked them.". Friends gathered at the hospital to pray for John. Today a high school senior, he recalls making the game-winning layup in that nail-biter basketball match on a Sunday afternoon. Travis Bryant as Jonah, one of John's friends. He recalls fighting for his life and the burning sensation of the frigid water and the ice cutting his skin as he tried to climb out." Jason Noble, lead pastor of the Smiths church, First Assembly Church in St. Peters, said after John arrived five pastors gathered in his room to pray. "I'm still a kid," says Smith adding that he was excited to be a part of it all. As they were getting ready to leave for the U.S., all the bedsores were gone and her feet had straightened out. With the release this week on DVD the movie Breakthrough a true story about a mother whose prayers bring her drowned son back to life Catholic Digest spoke with Roxann Dawson, the director of the film.Dawson, a Catholic convert, discussed her conversion, being a Catholic in Hollywood, Breakthrough, and more. John's friend Joshua Sander managed to pull himself out. "After time and a lot of prayer and mentoring, I eventually saw that God is the only way to get through something like this. "Next I'm going to college, hopefully marrying this one," he told E! he says. No recuerdo todo lo que dije, pero recuerdo que le dije al Santo Dios, por favor, enva tu Espritu Santo para salvar a . Dr. Sutterer's conditions and procedures: Accepted insurance can change. Not knowing what else to do, Dr. Sutterer called the mother in to see her son for the first time after the accident. View the map. Photo credit: Matt B, Flickr. We could have been playing fifth graders and still losing it was just bad.. As John's mother, Joyce, sat anxiously in the waiting room, a tiny nun in her 60s, dressed in a gray and white habit, sat down and took her hand. I wouldnt be where I am now, with a track record of success, if I had been afraid to voice my Christian beliefs.. After wondering how long they should continue, his mother was called in to the room. Don Tristan Mackid. Sutterer's daughter happens to be in the same eighth grade class with John. "John was totally unresponsive. "So at 43 minutes, I was not hopeful at all that he would come back,"he told the news organization. By the time that she arrived at the hospital, she learned that doctors had beenattempted CPR on John's coldbody for 45 minutes with no signs of life. Use of this website and any information contained herein is governed by the Healthgrades User Agreement. They urged every medical step be taken. "She was crying as is to be expected. Tommy pulled John to the surface. Fernando Leon/Getty Images for 21st Century FOX/ Breakthrough. When they finally arrived, the attending physician, Dr. Kent Sutterer, had little hope for the boy's survival, he recalls. It's been almost four months since a 14-year-old St. Charles boy spent 15 minutes underwater after falling through the ice of Lake Sainte Louise. Joyce asked for the bottom line. Kent Sutterer is a primary care provider established in St. Peters, Missouri and his medical specialization is Family Medicine with more than 22 years of experience. Employs friendly staff. Even when our questions and prayers arent answered the way we want them answered, I believe God can give us peace through those times., On the cusp of high school graduation, John Smith excitedly recalls rejoining his basketball team after intense physical training following his recovery. Dr. Kent Sutterer and his team performed CPR on John for 27 minutes with no success, reports KSDK-TV. ", "I didn't realize at the time they were getting ready to call the time of death," says Joyce. Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray, Harriet Hageman To Blast Fish And Wildlife Service Sob Sessions On 'Ecogrief', In A Just World, Cocaine Bear Would Sweep The Oscars, 5 Riveting Films Snubbed By The Academy Awards, If Hollywood Werent So Submissive To Chinese Communists, It Would Make These Heroic Movies, Questioning Bidens Ukraine Policy Doesnt Make You An Isolationist, 6 Ways The Censorship Complex Silences Speech It Doesnt Want You To Say Or Hear, Why It Matters That Im A Mother, Not A Generic Parent Or Grown-Up, American College Of OB-GYNs Bans Pro-Life Doctors From Conference After They Show Up. Yes. Dr. Sutterer is affiliated with Saint John's Regional Medical Center, Skaggs Regional Medical Center and practicing for 21 years. 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