“Death Gave me the Gift of Life!” | Barbara Hauter's Near Death Experience During A Coma
What Researchers Found
The Story
Ms. Outer experienced a near-death event in 2012 due to multiple lung embolisms and venous thrombosis. She collapsed while at a singing event with her 13-year-old daughter and entered a two-month coma after hospital admission, suffering multi-organ failure and 12 surgeries. During the coma, she left her body and traveled to places like Norway, Africa, and Spain, flying at high speeds. She felt present everywhere at once, with time and space not applying. In a bright white room, soft light and beautiful music enveloped her warmly. She sensed her daughter pulling her back and chose to return despite the temptation to stay. Her consciousness felt sharper than in normal life. After waking, she struggled with body boundaries and panic but gained a deep appreciation for life. She ended her marriage, quit her high-status job, came out as attracted to women, and simplified her lifestyle to a small apartment. Now free from fear, she works helping addicts and lives authentically, viewing life as precious in all its forms.
“my journey back into life which was very hard and turned out to be the most”
The account features a severe medical crisis with two-month coma and multi-organ failure, alongside claims of perceiving remote locations like Africa, Norway, and Spain while bedridden. However, perceptions lack specific verifiable details, no independent verification was attempted, and the Africa travel correlates with on-site nurses, suggesting possible sensory cues rather than impossible access.
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 severe medical crisis with two-month coma and multi-organ failure, alongside claims of perceiving remote locations like Africa, Norway, and Spain while bedridden. However, perceptions lack specific verifiable details, no independent verification was attempted, and the Africa travel correlates with on-site nurses, suggesting possible sensory cues rather than impossible access.
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.