SIGNING off work one weekend, mum Kirsty Bortoft had been looking forward to a night in with her partner Stu.
The mum-of-three recalls her dad offering to cook pizza for her three sons so the couple could have some time together.
However, just hours later, Stu found the 49-year-old unresponsive.
Now, telling her story, the anxiety coach from North Yorkshire has revealed that she died for 40 minutes – with medics desperately trying to save her life.
On January 29, last year the meditation teacher said her partner found her unresponsive in her living room.
She was sitting on the sofa, eyes open and “lifeless” – and alleges her fiancé said her skin had “strange” hexagonal patterns all over.
Soon, she was rushed to hospital as she had stopped breathing, and medics said she had just a six per cent chance of survival.
Kirsty had a cardiac arrest and was placed in a medically induced coma for her own safety, with her family told to “expect the worst”.
While this was happening, Kirsty, who was unconscious, claims something “magical” happened and soon, she was “brought back” to life.
After finding her, Stu put her on the floor and attempted to save her.
She said: “He put me on the floor and started CPR while on the phone with the emergency services and after plugging me into various machines, the first responder used a defibrillator to shock my weak heartbeat into rhythm.
