Near-Death Experiencer Panel (2010) - 3 of 4
What Researchers Found
The Story
Kelly Wigan was a 15-year-old girl who underwent elective oral surgery. The anesthesia paralyzed her while she remained awake, causing her to stop breathing and feel crushing pain on her chest. During the NDE, she heard the medical team panic as they tried to resuscitate her. She felt scared at first, then an overwhelming sense of calm washed over her. She thought dying was the right thing and felt sorry for the team's worry. She floated above her body and watched them run around, even knocking over a tray. She decided to return to ease their distress. She woke up three days later feeling extremely heavy, like she weighed 5,000 pounds. Her uncle sat by her bed, having come for her funeral. She did not tell many people about the experience for years, as nurses dismissed it. She still strives to recapture that profound calm in her daily life.
The account describes an OBE during resuscitation with some specific details like a tray being knocked over, but lacks any mention of verification attempts or confirmed perceptions, limiting evidential strength. Medical severity is high, but perceptual access is only moderately impossible, and reporting occurred years later.
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 describes an OBE during resuscitation with some specific details like a tray being knocked over, but lacks any mention of verification attempts or confirmed perceptions, limiting evidential strength. Medical severity is high, but perceptual access is only moderately impossible, and reporting occurred years later.
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.