The Miracle Files — Ep. 51

"The Day Her Mind Went Dark: Electrocuted in the OR"
Hosts: Holly Worthington & Emily Jones
Date: November 17, 2025

Episode Overview

In this moving and faith-filled episode, Holly and Emily share the incredible true story of Stephanie, a surgical nurse from Ohio who suffered a catastrophic electrical accident in the operating room. The aftermath was devastating—Stephanie’s mind began to unravel, leaving her family, career, and dreams of motherhood hanging by a thread. But this is not a story of defeat. Rather, it’s about fervent faith, surrender, and the miraculous intervention that restored Stephanie, granted her the family she thought she’d lost, and offered hope where there was none. Listeners are invited to witness a modern-day miracle, underlining The Miracle Files’ core message: there is more light than darkness, and God's goodness often appears in the most unexpected places.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Accident: A Split Second That Changed Everything

• [02:40] Stephanie, 27, is a surgical nurse at a Columbus hospital and happily married to Kevin. While briefly assisting during a brain surgery, she attempts to unplug a Midas Rex drill.
  • Stephanie:
    “Once I moved the wire to unplug it, an electrical current went through my right index finger, traveled up my right arm, and then just dispersed throughout my whole body. At that time, a loud popping noise went throughout the OR, and then sparks went flying.” [03:31]
• Her manager immediately smells “burnt flesh,” but externally there are no visible injuries.

2. The Aftermath: Invisible Damage and a Downward Spiral

• [04:40] Stephanie feels “staticky” in her head. Despite abnormal vitals, she’s sent home after brief monitoring.
• What no one realizes:
  Stephanie:
  “My brain was being fried at that instant... my whole front of my brain and the left part of my brain was being, like, literally fried.” [06:33]
• [07:39] She prays:
  “God, help me to wake up in the morning. Let my heart keep beating. Help me to wake up in the morning."

3. The Collapse: Memory Loss, Hallucinations, and Despair

• [08:34] Stephanie's mental state deteriorates rapidly—memory loss, inability to perform simple math, confusion. She’s no longer able to work, and everyday life becomes a blur.
  • Kevin (husband):
    “…it would be like 50 First Dates. Right? Hey Bill, how’s your new job going? … 30 seconds later, hey Bill, didn’t you just get a new job?” [08:34]
• [09:39] Stephanie:
  “It was the only thing that would help... [the pain] …my one doctor started prescribing me morphine injections that I could give myself at home... I’d be out for at least 18 to 24 hours."
• The NIH tells her they can’t help; patients who’ve experienced this level of voltage all died. [09:57]

4. A Life in Limbo: Loss of Dreams and a Crisis of Faith

• Dreams of children and normal life are dashed:
  • Kevin: “We had dreams of coaching Little League, playing basketball in the yard, hearing our kids call me dad. Now, doctors told us we'd never have children.” [10:00–11:00]
• [11:01] At church, Kevin reaches a breaking point and surrenders everything to God:
  • Kevin: "God, I give my wife to you... I give these future plans to you... the idea of having a family someday.” [11:15]

5. Faith Rekindled: The Turning Point

• [12:04] Three years post-accident, a Florida trip brings unexpected hope. Stephanie reads “Supernatural Childbirth” and immerses herself in stories of miraculous pregnancies:
  • Stephanie:
    “I read it to the point where it saturated my faith... You’re in faith when you know that you know that you know... and nothing can dissuade you.” [12:04]
• [12:54] Sitting poolside, Stephanie turns to Kevin:
  • “Kevin, I'm pregnant.” [12:54]
  • Kevin (laughing): “Like, like now?”
  • Stephanie: “Yeah… Right now is the time you need to know that I am pregnant.” [13:10–13:17]
• Despite negative pregnancy tests, Stephanie refuses to relinquish her faith:
  • Stephanie: “I know I’m pregnant. I believe I’m pregnant. So I don’t care what this test says. I don’t believe it.” [15:03]
• [16:22] Even faced with “Not Pregnant” tests:
  • “No, no, I rebuke you, Satan. I am believing I'm pregnant... I believe what the word of God says. We will be fruitful and multiply.” [16:22–16:50]

6. Proof of the Miracle: Pregnancy & Healing

• Doctor's skepticism is shattered by ultrasound:
  • “A look flashed across the doctor's face... There it was. A baby. Arms, legs moving, alive. Heartbeat pulsing strong and steady. Ten weeks along.” [16:50–17:39]
  • Stephanie: "When we figured out, when I looked at Kevin in Florida and said I was pregnant, I was pregnant." [17:39]
• Simultaneous to the pregnancy, Stephanie’s years of pain, cognitive issues, and migraines vanish.
  • “Her brain… was suddenly functioning with perfect clarity. It wasn’t just a pregnancy. It was a miracle.” [17:47]

7. Aftermath: Restoration and Ongoing Faith

• Stephanie and Kevin welcome Emmy Marie Faith.
  • [18:36] “We ended up delivering our little girl, Emmy Marie Faith.”
  • [19:41] Kevin:
    “Only by the grace of God, we’re able to have children and then eventually have three beautiful, healthy children... It was only by the grace of God, the healing power of God, that we were able to get through that.”
• Minor setbacks (recurring headaches) are temporary. Today, Stephanie is symptom-free, fully restored, and the couple has three healthy children.
  • “Today, Stephanie and Kevin have three healthy children, and Stephanie is fully restored. No residual symptoms, no relapses, just wholeness and joy.” [19:41–20:12]

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Surviving the Accident:
  “I can smell you. Burnt flesh was permeating from my body.” – Stephanie [04:07]
• Stephanie’s Perseverance:
  “I know that I am pregnant... my faith was so built up that the rest of that vacation, we picked out baby names, we went shopping for baby clothes.” [13:21]
• On Letting Go:
  “God, I give my wife to you. I give these future plans to you.” – Kevin [11:41]
• On the Miracle:
  “Her brain... was suddenly functioning with perfect clarity. It wasn’t just a pregnancy. It was a miracle.” – Narrator [17:47]
• To Listeners:
  “God loves us so much… Miracles happen and they happen in this time still. And I just want people to know, like, have faith, because God wants to show up and he wants to show off for you.” – Stephanie [20:47]

Key Timestamps

• 02:40 — Stephanie’s Life & the Accident
• 03:31 — First-person account of being electrocuted
• 06:33 — Realization of internal brain damage
• 08:34 — Onset of memory loss and cognitive collapse
• 09:57 — NIH: “Patients with this level of voltage are dead.”
• 11:15 — Kevin surrenders family dreams to God
• 12:04 — Rebuilding faith poolside in Florida
• 12:54 — Stephanie’s bold declaration of pregnancy
• 15:03 — Faith against negative pregnancy tests
• 16:50 — Ultrasound confirms the miracle
• 17:47 — Spontaneous healing coincides with pregnancy
• 18:36 — Birth of Emmy Marie Faith
• 19:41 — Kevin reflects on God’s grace and healing
• 20:47 — Stephanie’s message: Miracles still happen

Host Reflections & Takeaways

• [21:18] Hosts Holly and Emily express awe at Stephanie's unwavering faith:
  Emily: “It’s almost like God is like, I can’t tell this one no. She just believed so wholeheartedly.”
• Stephanie’s faith becomes both a challenge and inspiration for the hosts and listeners.
• [23:04] Update: Emmy is now 13 years old, and Stephanie and Kevin enjoy a lively, joy-filled family life.
• [24:09] Mention of Kevin & Steph’s own podcast, “Tell Us a Good Story.”

Closing Encouragement

• Stephanie: “I just want people to know, like, have faith, because God wants to show up and he wants to show off for you.” [20:47]
• The episode closes with prayers for listeners to find light in their own lives and trust in God’s miracles.

For more miracles like this, tune in to The Miracle Files, and remember: look for His light in your story.