IANDS NoVA Barbara Bartolome - The Amazing Life of a Double-Dead Redhead!
What Researchers Found
The Story
Barbara Bartolome, a 31-year-old mother of two from Santa Barbara, California, had her near-death experience during a myelogram procedure to diagnose a ruptured disc in her lower back, caused by physical abuse from her husband. The dye injected into her spine flowed to her brain due to a technician's error, causing her heart to stop. She left her body and floated above the room, feeling calm and enveloped in love beside a comforting presence she identified as God. She watched the medical team perform CPR and use a heart monitor, which showed a flatline. She asked four times to return to protect her children but received no immediate response. She observed the flatline closely when questioning it. A life review showed flashes of her husband's abuse over seven years. She promised to gain strength and leave him. After a second precordial thump, she returned to her body. After the NDE, she divorced her abusive husband after three years of planning. She remarried a kind man who matched her ideal traits, raised a blended family, and experienced heightened intuition that guided her life. She now runs an IONS group, speaks publicly about NDEs to reduce fear of death, and lives with purpose, focusing on kindness, helping others, and trusting spiritual guidance.
“warm beautiful blanket and i felt like i and i looked down at the melee that was”
The account features a clear OBE during cardiac arrest with specific, detailed perceptions of resuscitation events and conversations impossible to guess, immediately reported to staff with the orthopedic surgeon engaging positively, but lacks any documented independent verification or confirmation from medical personnel, limiting evidential strength.
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
The account features a clear OBE during cardiac arrest with specific, detailed perceptions of resuscitation events and conversations impossible to guess, immediately reported to staff with the orthopedic surgeon engaging positively, but lacks any documented independent verification or confirmation from medical personnel, limiting evidential strength.
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.