What Was Meant To Kill Us: A Testimony of Faith, Love, and Unexpected Grace

The call came telling Susan Curtis it was time to say goodbye to her husband of 33 years.

Allen had been on a ventilator for nearly a month, fighting Covid-19 in an ICU where no family was allowed. Alone in a hospital room, unable to speak, unable to know if his wife was even still praying for him — the doctors were running out of hope.

Susan walked into that room with something different than goodbye. She walked in with a declaration: God is not done with him yet.

What Was Meant to Kill Us is the raw, unflinching, and ultimately miraculous account of what happened next. It is the story of a wife who refused to stop believing when every medical indicator said she should. It is the story of a man who had to relearn how to breathe, speak, walk, and live — and the God who walked through every terrifying step with them both.

Written with honesty and grace, this is not a story about everything going right. It is a story about choosing faith when everything is going wrong — and discovering that God's presence doesn't require perfect circumstances to be undeniably real.

If you or someone you love has walked through the valley — illness, fear, helplessness, or the silence of a waiting room — What Was Meant to Kill Us will meet you there. And remind you that you were never alone.