Plainfield resident Judy Kuriger (second from left) stands with nurses Evelia Lopez (far left), Lana Peters, (third from left) and Angela McGee (center) as her husband Roy (far right) meets with nurse Christine Machalek (second from right) at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, at 333 Madison St. in Joliet. The nurses assisted in reviving Roy when he went 25 minutes with no palpable pulse. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Plainfield resident Roy Kuriger recalls events leading up to being revived after going 25 minutes with no palpable pulse at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, at 333 Madison St. in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Nurse Angela McGee (left) meets with Plainfield resident Roy Kuriger (right) at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, at 333 Madison St. in Joliet. McGee assisted in reviving Roy when he went 25 minutes with no palpable pulse. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Plainfield resident Judy Kuriger (far right) gets a hug from nurse Evelia Lopez as her sister-in-law Linda Moffitt (center) gets a hug from nurse Angela McGee after visiting Judy's husband Roy at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, at 333 Madison St. in Joliet. The nurses assisted in reviving Roy when he went 25 minutes with no palpable pulse. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Plainfield resident Judy Kuriger (left) stands by her husband Roy (right) at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, at 333 Madison St. in Joliet. Roy was revived after going 25 minutes with no palpable pulse. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Plainfield resident Roy Kuriger (far right) gets a hug from nurse Lana Peters as nurses Angela McGee (far left) and Evelia Lopez (top) gather nearby at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, at 333 Madison St. in Joliet. The nurses assisted in reviving Roy when he went 25 minutes with no palpable pulse. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Cookie Miller (left) and Linda Moffitt (right), sisters of Plainfield resident Roy Kuriger, stand near balloons for Roy at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, at 333 Madison St. in Joliet. Roy was revived after he went 25 minutes with no palpable pulse. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Plainfield resident Judy Kuriger holds hands with her husband Roy (top right) at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, at 333 Madison St. in Joliet. Roy was revived after he went 25 minutes with no palpable pulse. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Plainfield resident Roy Kuriger recalls events leading up to being revived after going 25 minutes with no palpable pulse at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, at 333 Madison St. in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Plainfield resident Judy Kuriger holds hands with her husband Roy (top right) at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, at 333 Madison St. in Joliet. Roy was revived after he went 25 minutes with no palpable pulse. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Nurse Lana Peters at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, at 333 Madison St. in Joliet. She was part of a group of nurses that assisted in reviving Plainfield resident Roy Kuriger when he went 25 minutes with no palpable pulse. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
Plainfield resident Judy Kuriger is seen at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, at 333 Madison St. in Joliet. Her husband Roy was revived after he went 25 minutes with no palpable pulse. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
JOLIET — All the science in the world doesn’t fully explain how Roy Kuriger of Plainfield was able to make a solid recovery after 25 minutes without a discernible pulse. “In my humble opinion, it seems like this is kind of a divine intervention kind …