#12 Life Changing Near Death Experience of Barbara Bartolome Part 1. Make sure to listen to 2 & 3!
What Researchers Found
The Story
Barbara Bartolome, a 31-year-old mother of two, had a near-death experience during a myelogram test before back surgery. The procedure went wrong when iodine dye entered her brain instead of her spine, causing her heart to stop. She floated out of her body to the ceiling and felt peace and love. She sensed God's presence next to her. She watched the medical team do CPR, attach an oxygen mask, and use a heart monitor that showed a flatline. She asked God four times to return so she could protect her children from her abusive husband. God showed her flashes of the abuse. She promised to leave the marriage if allowed back. A precardial thump restarted her heart, and she returned to her body. After the NDE, Barbara left her abusive husband and protected her children. She remarried happily for 30 years. She boosted her volunteering, started a scrapbook store, and founded a local near-death studies group.
“felt like it was what you would say God was so I wasn't at all scared I felt”
The account features detailed veridical perceptions from an OBE vantage during cardiac arrest, with immediate reporting to medical staff eliciting shocked reactions that corroborate the accuracy of observed actions and conversations. Evidential strength is tempered by the same-room setting (not remote) and lack of named individuals or external documentation. Multiple specific details like the precordial thump and heart monitor flatline enhance credibility despite no long-term verification.
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What Researchers Found
The account features detailed veridical perceptions from an OBE vantage during cardiac arrest, with immediate reporting to medical staff eliciting shocked reactions that corroborate the accuracy of observed actions and conversations. Evidential strength is tempered by the same-room setting (not remote) and lack of named individuals or external documentation. Multiple specific details like the precordial thump and heart monitor flatline enhance credibility despite no long-term verification.
Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.
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Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.
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