Dec. 23, 2008

Was Teen Saved By An Angel?

North Carollina Woman Says Her Daughter, Near Death, Made Miraculous, Sudden Recovery After "Angel" Appears In Hospital

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    A sick girl has a miraculous recovery after white light is seen around her, reports Debbye Turner-Bell. Edward Grinnan from Guideposts magazine talks about the common belief in angels.

(CBS)  Talk about Christmas miracles!

A Mint Hill, N.C. teen will turn 15 Christmas Day after being near death.

Chelsea Banton's family took her off life support, expecting the worst.

But that, says her mother, Colleen Banton, is when an "angel" appeared -- in the form of an image on the monitor of a security camera outside Chelsea's hospital room.

Suddenly, Chelsea began to recover, and now, she'll be celebrating the holiday -- and her birthday -- at home.

The Early Show told her story, showing the image of the "angel," then asked to Edward Grinnan, editor in chief of "Guidepost," which he says is America's largest inspirational magazine, whether the image Colleen saw could indeed have been an angel:



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