As the paramedics arrived and took over, the room slowly emptied, the guests murmuring in disbelief and awe. The little girl, now calm, rested her head on her mother’s shoulder, her small voice whispering, “Daddy’s okay. I told you.”

In the days that followed, doctors would struggle to explain the young man’s resurgence, offering theories of misdiagnosis and spontaneous recovery. But for those who had been present, the explanation was simpler: a father heard the call of his daughter’s love and could not help but return.