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Moody, Raymond & Perry, Paul. The Light Beyond. 7-year-old drowning (Dr. Morse). Chapter 3, pp. 54-55. 2019
The Light Beyond. 7-year-old drowning. Chapter 3, pp. 54-55. 2019
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2019
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A seven-year-old girl nearly drowned in a swimming pool and was brought to the emergency room where Dr. Melvin Morse treated her. She was profoundly comatose with fixed and dilated pupils, no gag reflex, and no corneal reflexes, leading the medical team to believe she would either die or suffer severe brain damage. Remarkably, she made a full recovery within three days. During her follow-up examination, when asked about the incident, she revealed she had "sat on the Heavenly Father's lap" during her near-death state.
The girl described finding herself in a dark place, unable to speak or understand her location. A woman with long golden hair named Elizabeth appeared to guide her, taking her hand as the tunnel became even darker. They walked together to a place she perceived as heaven, which had a bordered circular area filled with flowers that prevented her from seeing beyond. She emphasized that heaven was "fun" and expressed confident knowledge that others would eventually see this for themselves. When asked about death, she distinguished between her experience and actual death, explaining that real death meant being "under the ground in a box." She encountered Jesus who took her to the Heavenly Father, who asked if she wanted to stay or return. Initially expressing desire to stay, she changed her mind when asked if she wanted to be with her mother, leading to her return. Upon awakening, her first words were asking for friends she had met in heaven, confusing the medical staff who didn't understand these references. The experience was validated as real rather than dreamlike, with the girl maintaining clear distinction between her NDE and her family's death teachings about sailboats crossing the sea.
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Near drowning, profound coma with fixed pupils, full recovery
First words upon waking about heavenly friends, detailed otherworld description
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