Round Trip Death #202 - Joe's Near Death Experience
What Researchers Found
The Story
Joe Wren, a 55-year-old award-winning journalist from Salt Lake City, Utah, suffered a massive heart attack in 2016 while playing pickleball. He collapsed, stopped breathing for six minutes, and was revived by CPR and prayers from bystanders. During the NDE, he first felt intense fear and darkness in the hospital. Then, he experienced euphoria and brightness. He heard a voice say many dear souls were praying for him and felt those prayers physically through his body. He sensed the presence of God and Jesus Christ without seeing them. He saw diverse people from various backgrounds. He was asked if he wanted to stay or return and chose to go back for his family. He was told he would make a full recovery. After the NDE, Joe recovered fully despite low odds. He lost fear of death and shares his experience across religions. He emphasizes prayer, forgiveness, and improving life. He helps others with heart health through the American Heart Association.
“back of my my back and through my chest what how do you describe that and I will”
This NDE features a severe cardiac arrest with clinical death but contains no veridical perception claims, such as OBE observations of specific, verifiable details from impossible vantage points. All reported perceptions are vague, subjective spiritual sensations (e.g., feeling prayers, presence of divine figures) learned post-event or expected in context, with no verification attempts.
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 a severe cardiac arrest with clinical death but contains no veridical perception claims, such as OBE observations of specific, verifiable details from impossible vantage points. All reported perceptions are vague, subjective spiritual sensations (e.g., feeling prayers, presence of divine figures) learned post-event or expected in context, with no verification attempts.
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.