NDE TV Presents, a couple who were both in ICU due to botulism at the same time, and both had NDEs!
What Researchers Found
The Story
Ken and Natalie Flowerdew, a married couple, experienced near-death events from botulism poisoning in 2020. Natalie, a nurse, and Ken, a plumber and bodybuilder, ate home-canned asparagus and became paralyzed. They were hospitalized, intubated, and placed on ventilators in a small town during the COVID-19 pandemic. Natalie left her body in the ICU. She stood on a California cliff, jumped into the ocean, saw John Denver in a plane wreck, and heard him say she would wash ashore safely. A wave carried her to shore. She teleported to find Ken with peace and no pain. She flew up a river, saw empty RVs, then met Jesus in a robe who touched her hand and sent her back into her body. Ken, suffocating on day seven, saw a green curtain like the Aurora Borealis. A light appeared on the other side, bringing peace. He prayed for loved ones, let go, and fell asleep. He woke after a tracheotomy saved him. Both survived after six months in hospitals, relearning to walk, talk, eat, and breathe. They became disabled with nerve pain and lung issues but feel grateful daily. They moved to Arkansas as homesteaders, deepened their faith in God, lost fear of death, grew closer as a couple, and share their story to help others.
“knew was possible never knew I walk with him daily and not that I deserve it not”
The key veridical claim involves Ken perceiving a specific green curtain in his ICU room while paralyzed with eyes closed, later independently confirmed by Natalie who saw it when visiting with her eyes open, under conditions where he had no prior knowledge or visual access. This is bolstered by severe medical crisis (botulism-induced paralysis and respiratory failure requiring ventilation) but weakened by only one verified detail amid numerous unverified visionary experiences, lack of physical separation, and moderate verification timing.
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 key veridical claim involves Ken perceiving a specific green curtain in his ICU room while paralyzed with eyes closed, later independently confirmed by Natalie who saw it when visiting with her eyes open, under conditions where he had no prior knowledge or visual access. This is bolstered by severe medical crisis (botulism-induced paralysis and respiratory failure requiring ventilation) but weakened by only one verified detail amid numerous unverified visionary experiences, lack of physical separation, and moderate verification timing.
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.