DR. MARC SIEGEL: 'THE ANGELS AMONG US' -- A dying woman, the shofar and the miracle that followed

A shofar is made from the horn of a ram and is hollowed out and crafted to be blown like a trumpet.

It symbolizes God’s majesty and also serves as a call to repentance.

During the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, it is blown as a spiritual wake-up call for us to return to being who God wants us to be.

On Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, which ended on Monday night, the shofar is blown at the end of the service to break the day-long fast, with the hope that our prayers have been accepted by God and that we are sealed in the Book of Life for another healthy, prosperous year.

The shofar also stands for healing, wholeness, and spiritual redemption.

In my new book, " THE ANGELS AMONG US ," the shofar is used by one of God’s special messengers to bring a miracle recovery to the widely celebrated journalist Nikki Goldstein, in Sydney, Australia.

Nikki (57 years old at the time) has had chronic lung disease and an autoimmune disease for many years and has been in and out of the hospital frequently.

But in early September 2022, it looks like the end is near.

DR MARC SIEGEL: MY PERSONAL MIRACLE: A PHYSICIAN'S LESSONS IN FAITH AND HEALING The CT scan of her chest shows extensive consolidation and scarring, plus a severe acute lung infection.

She is put on a ventilator.

She is not expected to survive.

She says she is giving herself over to God.

Her doctor puts her on the emergency lung transplant list.

She is put into a coma.