Jerry Schemmel told himself, "If you are dead, you are not going to be able to do anything. But if you are not, if you happen to survive and are not hurt seriously, don't panic. Don't flee the plane but try to help other people and stay calm." 

Those were his thoughts the last two minutes before the plane crashed. He did survive, and he did help others out. But he also witnessed the death of many around him.

In this episode Jerry relates what it was like to spend forty-five minutes knowing that the plane was going to crash, and not everyone was going to walk away. He talks about survivor's guilt, dealing with the post traumatic effects and how he pivoted in his life into a ministry to take his story to others who have suffered trauma.

He also encourages others in his book, "Chosen to Live: The Inspiring Story of Flight 232 Survivor, Jerry Schemmel." You can find that at Amazon Books.com

 "The Pivot" composed and performed by Gabriel Tafoya. You can reach him at [email protected] 

The website to connect with Laura Padgett is https://lauralpadgett.com