NDE TV Presents Teresa, A-fib led to her Near Death Experience while flat lined for 4 hours.
What Researchers Found
The Story
Theresa Reddington Gibbons had her near-death experience in 1990. She was a single woman treated for a hormonal imbalance that caused heart problems. While alone in her apartment wearing a heart monitor, she went into atrial fibrillation and flatlined. During the experience, she floated above her body and saw herself lying there. She rose through the roof, entered a tunnel lined with black rocks, and sped toward a light. A voice told her not to be scared. She emerged into a warm, yellowish place filled with intense love. A companion guided her to a tent where people laughed and talked; she recognized her grandmother and an unknown grandfather. She saw an angel convincing a man to stay. She met Jesus, who showed her how actions ripple like water in a pond. She had a life review, feeling others' emotions from her interactions. Jesus said love was the best choice and told her to remember: have more love, don't fear the past, and enjoy life. She returned to her body after four hours, though it felt like two minutes. After the NDE, Theresa kept it secret for 20 years but later joined support groups. She gained an intuitive ability to read people, dogs, and horses. The experience changed her life; she now shares her story, focuses on love, and enjoys life more, despite later challenges like depression.
“love joy i felt that for just a second and i felt those emotions in a split”
The account features a severe medical crisis with 4-hour flatline confirmed by monitor, and an OBE viewing her body from above, but lacks specific, verified real-world details from an impossible vantage. Recognition of an unknown grandfather's appearance matched a later-found photo, providing some unpredictable element, but verification is self-reported and delayed by nearly 20 years with no prompt documentation or independent 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 a severe medical crisis with 4-hour flatline confirmed by monitor, and an OBE viewing her body from above, but lacks specific, verified real-world details from an impossible vantage. Recognition of an unknown grandfather's appearance matched a later-found photo, providing some unpredictable element, but verification is self-reported and delayed by nearly 20 years with no prompt documentation or independent 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.