27-year-old Amanda and Cody Karth were friends from childhood who fell in love as adults. They married 10 months ago. Hours after the celebrations were over. What was supposed to be their first blissful night as man and wife in room 213 of their honeymoon hotel turned into disaster when, just before sunrise, Cody woke up to find his young bride desperately gasping for breath. Amanda suffered cardiac arrest. Her heart completely stopped beating. Technically, she was dead.
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| Emergency: After Karth's first wedding day husband Cody woke up to find her passed out and immediately performed CPR |
The bride apparently suffered unusual medical phenomena called “Broken Heart Syndrome.” It is a condition where the heart muscle suddenly becomes dysfunctional. Amanda laid unconscious for four days and suffered brain damage.
It was a miracle, Amanda recovered quickly. But she never regained the memory of her wedding day. It was as if the greatest day of her life had never happened because she never remembered walking down the aisle. Not their first dance, nor the playful smearing of the first slice of cake. Nothing! "I don't remember the wedding day at all", she said.
It was a miracle, Amanda recovered quickly. But she never regained the memory of her wedding day. It was as if the greatest day of her life had never happened because she never remembered walking down the aisle. Not their first dance, nor the playful smearing of the first slice of cake. Nothing! "I don't remember the wedding day at all", she said.
So now ten months later family and friends have gathered to recreate the ceremony and reception so Amanda will have memories to carry forever.
First dance: Amanda can't even recognize footage of her first dance here with new husband Cody
Again for the first time: Amanda can always remember this second chance for her first dance
Just married: Amanda's can't recall the beautiful cake from her first wedding
Second time around: Now Amanda can laugh at the memory of smearing cake across her new husband's face
Big day: Karth's second dream wedding was attended by family, friends, and the paramedics who saved her life
Fluke: Doctors said Amanda suffered from 'Broken Heart Syndrome' a rare condition that causes the heart to cease functioning
But when the paramedics arrived, they couldn't find a pulse. Amanda was shocked back to life and sped to the hospital.
Take two: After hearing about Karth's story, Inside Edition paid to have a brand new wedding day for the young bride
Miracle: Doctors were stunned when Amanda recovered from her coma four days after suffering her heart attack
Always: This time Amanda can treasure her memories of the day forever
Amanda had achieved a miraculous recovery but couldn't remember a single moment of her wedding day.
After hearing Amanda's story, Inside Edition invited Amana and Cody's friends, family, and even the paramedics who shocked her back to life to the West Bay Club for a redo of the young bride's special day.
Cody may have had a sense of deja vu when his wife smeared wedding cake across his face, but for Amanda it was brand new, and this time a memory she could keep forever.
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