Nicholas Ciccone

This book saved my life, before I read this book I had aids and was going to die. I never came to accept the fact that I was going to go so I fell into a deep depression, I couldn’t handle the thought. But what I was doing was unhealthy and everyone picked up on the fact that I was in complete denial. They all tried to get help for me but I turned it all down because I told myself that I didn’t need help. “you’re going to be fine” I told myself. “nothings wrong” “it’s all in your head...” until the thought of death finally came to me and took over the entirety of my personality “I don’t want to go...” “I DON’T WANT TO GO” “I DON’T WANT TO GO”. All the help my family had tried to give me had failed and its all because of my depression and denial. I could’ve gotten help... but I kept telling myself there was nothing wrong. And I grew sicker, and sicker, and sicker... until I became so sick I could not get out of bed. My skin grew dry and pale, I grew skinny and weak. I could barely move and was constantly coughing up blood. I tried to come to accept the fact that I was going to die, but I couldn’t. Then I officially got the news that I would die in 12 hours when I woke the next day. I cried and cried all day until my daughter walked up to my bed. She said very tearfully “we really tried, dad. We did everything we thought of. There’s only one thing left that I can do...” she passed me a copy of The Blood Quran. “what’s this?” I asked. “the only option we have left...” she said as she walked out of the room and slowly closed the door behind her. I picked up the copy of The Blood Quran and looked at the cover. The art on the cover was absolutely gorgeous, I was completely speechless at how stunning the cover was and how it got across such a big message with one simple piece of artwork. I opened up the book to what would end up being the most heart racing, realistic, and emotional adventure I'd ever go on. The characters felt so much like real people and i found myself full on crying multiple times because of how the characters got me caught up in the story like it was actually happening. It felt real. After reading the book I was so extremely grateful that i got to witness what might be the best work of literature on earth the night before I had to leave it. After reading the book I became cleansed, I felt truly at peace with everything. I sat at my bed, getting ready for eternal slumber. Once I went to bed, I had 2 more hours. My body would give up before the morning, and that’d be it. I finally lied down I quietly said to myself “I’m okay with this...” as I slowly drifted off the sleep. This is it. This is my end. Until... I woke up. I looked out the window and saw that it was morning. I was so confused and was sure that this was a dream and not reality but sure enough it was. I started sobbing tears of joy. I saw my hospital and said that even though there was no treatment that I took that my AIDS had completely vanished. He said that suddenly, I was the healthiest I've ever been and that I now have no clear sign of death. I would live a long and happy life, and I'm not sick anymore