This story came to us recently from Suzanne Einboden. She lives in Maryland with her husband of 21 years, Greg, and her two sons. She has been kind enough to share this story with us and with her permission we would like to share it with you.
In May of 1995, I was diagnosed with a massive brain tumor on the brain stem. At first, it was thought that the tumor was inoperable because of its location.
My mother and her friends immediately started praying to Padre Pio. They sent me one of his medals with a relic in it. I wore it everyday before my surgery and then my son wore it for me.
They ended up trying a new sixteen hour brain surgery that was nothing short of miraculous.
I was in intensive care for eight days and the hospital for thirty days. I developed many infections and meningitis but recovered from all.
Throughout the ordeal we continued to pray to Padre Pio but I didn.t realize just how involved he was in my recovery until recently.
When I went home to visit my mother, she called me upstairs so that I could look at the new holy card she had of Padre Pio.
I picked it up and screamed, "Oh my God!" It was a picture of the same person I saw when I was in intensive care. While there, I would try not to sleep for fear of not waking up again as I was on a respirator for over a week. But one night, he appeared to me dressed all in white and said, "Everything will be all right." I now know it was Padre Pio from this picture I had just seen. It was like a strange peace came over me and for the first time I rested. I just never knew who had spoken to me and brought me such calm until I saw his picture.
I have made a remarkable recovery and we continue to pray to Padre Pio.