In 2021 and 2022, I had been experiencing severe anxiety due to finding out that part of my heart had some thickening due to many years of untreated high blood pressure. I was scared. However, I have always had faith that God would heal me. I felt fear that I was going to die young and leave my three children behind. I searched for answers, prayed, and read books on healings and miracles. Then, I came across a book called “Cured” by Dr. Jeff Rediger. In this book, there was a story about a man named Dr. Issam Nemeh, who was featured on the Dr. Oz show years back. He would pray for his patients, and miraculous healings would happen, cancers cured, diseases and broken limbs healed. I thought, “Wait, I have read about this guy before from somewhere.”
In my journey of trying to discover an alternate path to healing, I read so many books that I was led in the Spirit twice to Dr. Issam Nemeh—the first time through a book that I read, “Miracles Every Day” by Maura Postens Zagrans. I thought, “Could this be? Why has this doctor come to my attention twice”?
Then, upon reading the book “Cured“, I discovered him again. I was curious, but why or how could I meet this doctor when he lived so far away? It was then when the unthinkable happened…
In late 2021, our world came crashing down as my entire family was diagnosed with Covid-19 during the pandemic. My heart already had thickening on it from the high blood pressure, but with the acquisition of Covid, my Covid became so severe that I was hospitalized. My stubbornness refused any of the treatment I was offered, and upon trying to get better, my heart had developed symptoms of POTS or Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. My heart rate was rising to a dangerous high beats per minute just upon standing up from the hospital bed. I also developed blood clots. Upon getting my heart monitored and an echocardiogram, the results said that my heart was damaged and that there were some parts of my heart that were not functioning. I even read that a part of my heart was dead from a possible heart attack.
I was terrified, wondering if I was going to die. I prayed and prayed for God to give me answers and to give me the chance to be here for my kids. Six months later, on my road to recovery, I still was having heart issues. My heart would feel like it was fluttering or turning upside down daily. It was never the same after COVID. I still prayed, searched for answers, and came across books like “The Power of God…Today” by Christine Blake, leading me to a podcast called “Blind Faith Live.”
It was like God was screaming at me to reach out. I listened to every episode. I was moved by the power that God has moved through so many people’s lives, all through intercession prayer, all through the faith people carried to be seen by Dr. Nemeh. I had to reach out. But how? I searched and looked through Dr. Nemeh’s website when I finally got the courage to purchase a live Zoom meeting link for group prayer.
I joined Dr. Nemeh’s monthly Zoom meeting in July 2022 with nearly one hundred others.
I was sitting in the kitchen on the Zoom meeting while my son Louie was washing dishes. By this time, my family knew that I had been researching Dr. Nemeh and listening to the Blind Faith Live podcasts. We were praying for others when I finally got the nerve to ask for a prayer. It wasn’t about me anymore; I wanted to pray for my wife.
I don’t remember word for word what I said, but I remember starting to tell Dr. Nemeh my prayer…
I started by saying, “I have my own issues, but I would like to pray for my wife….” I then felt heat on my face; it was gentle, a lukewarm heat at first, then it started to intensify greatly, almost burning hot…
I could hear Dr. Nemeh saying, “Do you feel that, Ricardo?” and I calmly replied, “You have no idea.”
The heat on my face rushed from my face to my heart, and at that moment, I was still.
It was the rush of the Holy Spirit that entered me…It was quick…from my face to my throat, next touching my heart. The Holy Spirit touched my heart, grabbed it, squeezed it,…HEALED it!
It beat really fast, a feeling I had never felt before. My heart almost skipped a beat and shifted, which is the best way I could describe it. It corrected it. My heart was beginning to beat normally, and it was something I hadn’t felt before.
In my head, I was thinking, “I can’t believe this! God is touching me!”
I giggled at first, but then I poured out in tears; I was sitting in my desk chair, but the power of the Holy Spirit pushed me back as I leaned in the back of the chair, I began to cry….
My son Louie asked, “Dad, what happened? Are you okay?”
I just chuckled, but then I cried. I had no words. I was wondering, “What had just happened to me?”
I was in awe…
By this point, Dr. Nemeh had already moved on to the next prayer, but I sat in my chair, reflecting in joy, in tears…I never felt more at peace. This was in August or September of 2022.
I didn’t notice anything different right at first, but something definitely changed in me. My love had increased, and my forgiveness of others who have done harm to me had changed. I felt more at peace when I prayed for others on the Zoom call. Fear had left me. I prayed for my wife that she would be healed of her rheumatism. I remember even crying online as this happened to me in front of others.
Now, because of this change, I continue to sign up each month for the Zoom meetings, and in either August or September of the same year, something happened to me that changed me…
I don’t know if I am selfish, but I had to see Dr. Nemeh again. I scheduled a one-on-one Zoom session and then went to see him in person in November of 2022. My life has really changed since then.
We had a new baby this year (2024). I would be lying if I said things were perfect. But I do know since that day, God healed me in more ways than just my physical heart. I have been attending Zoom meets regularly to pray for others and even drove last summer, 2023, to see Dr. Nemeh in person again. Every time, I have felt more at peace. I know this has been a journey of mine, and it is a battle every day.
Recently, I went and got some blood work done and had a heart check with a heart doctor who specializes in the electrical functioning of the heart. He told me my heart was as healthy as a horse! My journey is ongoing, and my faith has been renewed.
I no longer have a fear of leaving this world. I know that my journey is to live for God and do everything under God’s will. I will stay strong in my faith and continue to follow Him as now I am on a new journey to lose weight and make myself healthier to be here for my kids, my wife, and my family.
I hope this story helps inspire people to look for God and believe that anything is possible when you continue to trust in God with all your heart!
Ricardo Galicia