REVEREND MAJOR

Sandra Kitt

Sandra Kitt was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida. She suffered an NDE. She is a retired United States Army Major, minister, author, and coach. Rev./Maj. Sandra was an ROTC Cadete at Dixie Hollins High School in St. Pete, FL. and Harden Simmons (Baptist) University. She graduated from Abilene Christian University in Texas. During her military career, Rev/Maj. Sandra Kitt served as a transportation officer and DTO (direct transportation officer) in Porto Rico, served during Desert Storm, and did a tour of duty overseas in Nuremberg, Germany. She was athletic and played many sports like raquette ball, softball, soccer, snow skiing, swimming, and horseback riding. In 2011 Rev./Maj. Sandra suffered Near-Death Neuroleptic malignant syndrome medical crisis with a 30% survival rate and aspiration pneumonia with a 30% survival rate. It left her paralyzed. After years of physical therapy, she can now walk with a walker, talk, drive, swim, attend college, was on a special ski team, and participate with the veterans in the Winter Sports Clinic in Aspen, Colorado, with Dana Leisgang, author of Falling Up. Currently, Rev./Maj. Sandra lives with her service dog, Yoda, in St. Petersburg, Florida. She is part of the First Unity Ministry team in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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Reverend Major Sandra Kitt

Army Veteran, Minister, Author, and Coach

My Story

My story is about a near-death experience that became a miracle of life against all odds. I survived Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome and aspiration pneumonia, both with critical survival odds. My journey went from being active as a major in the United States military stationed in Germany, playing worldwide sports, to deathly ill, comatose, scheduled for death, and back again to living a fulfilled, active life helping others in physical and emotional crisis. I credit my incredibly successful life story to God.

Due to my long comatose state, my friends and family gathered together to say their last goodbye as doctors prepared to unplug me from life support. After being in a coma for three weeks with a breathing tube and feeding tube, the medical team had determined there was no hope of recovery for me and that I was unaware of my condition or surroundings. When my minister Reverend Temple Hayes from First Unity Church of St. Petersburg, Florida looked down at my motionless face and said,” If you want to get out of here, move something.” it was by the grace of God that I mustered the strength to blink one eye and wag my pinky finger to alert her and the doctors that I wanted to live and leave. That miraculous wink and wag alerted my doctor to cancel my disconnect and schedule therapy. I lived, thrived, became a First Unity Minister, and now share my story with you.

During a crisis, we often feel alone, confused, and frightened. Overwhelmed, we are unsure how or where to begin recovery; the road can seem daunting, long, and winding. Reading in detail how someone else overcame complex life challenges, survived the storm of crisis, and emerged into the light of renewed life can make the difference between failure and success. It often happens with childhood reflections when issues overcome act as a memory bridge for future survival. You’ve achieved it before so that you can do it again. Start where you are and move forward step by step. Transform your life, one inspired step at a time.

My strong message to you is: “You are not alone.” This story is a helping hand to everyone in need. “My twofold goal in writing the book, A Wink and A Prayer: A Vet’s Near-Death Miracle, is to give people hope and belief in gaining help from a Higher Power and how friends sharing detailed information concerning a crisis can be life-changing.