I was Dead for 1 hr. 45 minutes, went to Heaven and came Back - Dean Braxton's After Death Testimony
What Researchers Found
The Story
Dean Braxton experienced a near-death event in 2006 during a hospital procedure for a kidney stone. An infection led to sepsis, causing his heart and lungs to stop for one hour and 45 minutes, resulting in clinical death. During the NDE, Dean suffocated from poison in his lungs but felt sudden joy and peace. His spirit left his body before it died. He traveled faster than light toward a bright window, passing through the hospital, sky, space, and a dark realm. He saw prayers as shooting stars passing him. In heaven, his senses sharpened; he saw pure colors and plants that never died. He bowed before Jesus, feeling waves of growing love. He met his joyful, shining family across generations. They worshiped around God's throne. Jesus told him three times to return; his grandmother urged him to bring family to heaven. Dean left heaven reluctantly and re-entered his body. After the NDE, Dean healed completely from 29 medical issues with no brain damage. He grieved his former self and adjusted to earthly life, viewing it as temporary. He now shares his story through books and talks, emphasizing God's love, prayer's power, and living with purpose to overcome fear of death.
“Father and Jesus in heaven and I try to people think wow you got to go to heaven”
This NDE features strong medical evidence of prolonged clinical death (1hr 45min without heart/lung function, no brain damage) but contains no veridical perception claims of physical events, staff actions, or conversations during unconsciousness. The experience is a purely spiritual journey to heaven with no corroborated paranormal observations.
Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.
Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.
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What Researchers Found
This NDE features strong medical evidence of prolonged clinical death (1hr 45min without heart/lung function, no brain damage) but contains no veridical perception claims of physical events, staff actions, or conversations during unconsciousness. The experience is a purely spiritual journey to heaven with no corroborated paranormal observations.
Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.
Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.