The Day Donny Herbert Woke Up

On a brutally cold December day, Donny Herbert, a Buffalo city firefighter, was searching the attic of a burning house. The roof, heavy with snow, suddenly collapsed. Donny fell into a persistent vegetative state that lasted nearly ten years.

And then miraculously, he woke up, and for 18 hours he spoke with his wife, his children, his extended family and friends. For one incredible day in April of 2005, nearly 10-years after the accident, Donny Herbert could see, hear, laugh, and talk. Immediately friends and family rushed to be near him. His son Nicholas, a baby at the time of the accident, was able to talk to his father for the very first time. Donny's wife believed it was a miracle, the answer to her prayers. But then Donny lapsed back into consciousness, and died several months later.

Doctors cannot accurately explain his miraculous, albeit short-lived, recovery. For Linda, no explanation is needed. Prayer and love brought Donny back to her one last time. This is an incredible story of one woman's belief against all odds, her perseverance in leading a family on her own, and her unwavering dedication to the memory of her husband