When Joe Campos left for work on Long Island during heavy rains Monday a week ago, he never imagined he would return home entirely changed.

Joe worked for Ramon Stone Construction Company. He had just lifted a heavy metal chain when he saw lightning hit the ground about 20 feet in front of him. It took less than a second to travel from there to him, knocking him to the ground.

Joe described the experience as numbing his entire body at first, so that he couldn’t move. Eventually, he got up, went inside, and called 911.

James Church from Poince Inlet, FLA had a similar experience. Not everyone survives a lightning strike. In fact, very few survive. James knew, he was one of the “lucky ones.” As a result of being thrown to the ground, he described a change that was not just one in his body…