This Woman Was Shot In the Neck... And It Saved Her Life

The Final Procedure

There was no telling what this time around would bring, but Donna wasn't worried. "In the weeks before the surgery," she recalled, "I felt at peace with whatever the outcome would be." She wasn't worried as she was flown again to the Dallas hospital. The surgeons on duty, however, knew how serious this operation was going to have to be...

Just In Time

The surgeons operated just in time. According to their findings, the aneurysm was covered in blisters, a clear sign that it would not have been long before it ruptured and likely killed Donna. They successfully clipped it and Donna's life was saved. As she puts it "Had it not been for that arrow, I would have died from a brain tumor, a stroke, or an aneurysm!"

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.