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From the quick arrival of paramedics to the foresight of physicians, it was modern medicine that saved John Griffith’s life on Oct. 3. But, as Christmas arrives, those closest to the events that transpired that day, and to the months of recovery that have followed, see something deeper at work.
“I think we saw a miracle,” said Catie Griffith, John’s wife and partner in Griffith Young, the family law legal practice they built together. “We saw God kind of perform this miracle … we got to witness something that we don’t get to see all the time.”
The details of that day must come from Catie, as John, 48, continues to have a nine-day gap in his memory that includes the event itself.
On that day, Griffith recalls, her husband awoke feeling unwell and decided to stay in bed. She picked up the schedule, delivering their three young children to school, heading to work, then picking them up and bringing them back to their south Carlsbad home mid-afternoon.
Dad made his first appearance of the day during snack time as the crew was getting ready to mobilize for flag football practice, his arrival in the kitchen causing an immediate reaction.
“John had come kind of walking into the kitchen, walking like a zombie, and couldn’t talk, couldn’t breathe, and the boys were laughing hysterically, just giggling, because they’re like, ‘daddy, why are you acting like a zombie? You’re being so silly,’” Griffith said.
It was not long before everyone dete...
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