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Titus Rivas et al., The Self Does Not Die: Verified Paranormal Phenomena from Near-Death Experiences, 2nd edition, ed. Janice Holden (International Association for Near-Death Studies, 2023). Case 8.7. Durham
The Self Does Not Die - Case 8.7 - Pages 136-137 - 2016
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Five-year-old Jake Finkbonner, a Roman Catholic Lummi tribe member, cut his lip during basketball and contracted necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh-eating bacteria. Within a day his face was unrecognizably swollen. His condition deteriorated rapidly with expected death imminent. For two weeks doctors tried everything while Jake was kept in artificial coma.
During his illness, Jake had an NDE where he felt his body was so light he could "lift off." He had a vision where he looked down on the hospital and saw his family, then observed family at his house. He ended up in "heaven" where he talked with God, who looked very big and sat in a tall chair. He saw deceased family members and angels. Heaven was so appealing he asked to stay, but God said his family and "all the others" needed him. He was sent back. Against all expectation and with no medical explanation, the infection suddenly stopped and Jake healed. His face had been severely deformed, requiring dozens of operations with remarkable recovery from surgeries. The Vatican initiated rigorous investigation through Jesuit priest Paolo Molinari, who reviewed medical files and photos. Seattle archdiocese questioned treating doctors. The Congregation for the Causes of Saints concluded the healing was medically inexplicable according to mainstream science. This finding contributed to canonization of Kateri Tekakwitha, first Native North American Catholic saint, whom the family had asked for intercession.
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Vatican-verified inexplicable healing from flesh-eating bacteria
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