NDE TV Presents Barbara , she saw the EKG flatline and watched her resuscitation from the ceiling.
What Researchers Found
The Story
Barbara Bartolome, a 31-year-old mother of two, had a near-death experience during a myelogram procedure before back surgery. The procedure failed when an X-ray technician pushed the wrong button, sending dye into her brain and causing cardiac arrest. She left her body and floated to the ceiling. She felt wrapped in warm love and sensed a loving presence she identified as God. She watched the medical team call a code blue, perform CPR, apply an oxygen mask, attach a heart monitor, and see her flatline. The presence showed flashbacks of her abusive marriage and asked what she would do if she returned. She promised to leave her husband to protect her children. After a second chest thump, she returned to her body and accurately described the events. After the NDE, Barbara divorced her abusive husband. She shared her story publicly after 12 years, joined NDE research groups, founded a large IONS chapter, and focused her life on helping others, advocacy, and eliminating fear of death.
“it was God to me I knew that was God and I really need to go back into my life”
The account features highly specific, unpredictable details of the resuscitation process observed from an out-of-body vantage point during clinical death (flatline, CPR, exact dialogues), immediately recounted to medical staff who reacted in shock. However, lack of independent verification or documentation limits higher evidential strength, as claims rely on self-reported reactions without external corroboration.
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 highly specific, unpredictable details of the resuscitation process observed from an out-of-body vantage point during clinical death (flatline, CPR, exact dialogues), immediately recounted to medical staff who reacted in shock. However, lack of independent verification or documentation limits higher evidential strength, as claims rely on self-reported reactions without external corroboration.
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.