Restored: Surviving to Live

Restored is the true story of the events that surrounded the acute heart attack suffered by emergency room physician Dr. Steven Acosta. Dr. Acosta developed severe chest pain on Father’s Day 2020. He was taken emergently to the very emergency room he worked in for treatment. He suffered a lethal arrhythmia, and his heart stopped. The emergency room staff, his coworkers, worked feverishly to save his life. Restored documents the true-life events of this near fatal medical event and the subsequent development of delirium due to the hospitalization in the ICU and the rehabilitation required to fully recover from such an acute and devastating illness. It documents the remarkable efforts and support of caretakers, family, and friends, all of which unfolded in the middle of a pandemic It was during the recovery that Dr. Acosta found that he would be challenged in ways he had never been before. He would find comfort and support in his loving family, although they would all be changed forever. Together, they would overcome the toll of illness, the challenges of losing hope, and the indignity of having a career come to a halt. Restored is a dramatic, almost unbelievable story of a series of events that challenged a man, his family, and their faith.