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Active Speaking - Part B

After she was given general anesthesia, Pam lost consciousness.

Was she awake after she was given anesthesia? No, she lost consciousness after she was given anesthesia.

The doctors attached EEG electrodes to track the activity of her brain’s cerebral cortex.

How did they track the activity of her brain? They tracked the activity of her brain using EEG electrodes.

Then Dr. Spetzler brought out a tool - a special surgical saw - and cut through Pam’s skull. The saw made a noise just like a dentist’s drill.

What did the saw sound like? The saw sounded like a dentist’s drill.

At one point during the procedure, a female surgeon was having trouble locating Pam’s femoral artery. She said to the doctor “We have a problem. Her arteries are too small.” The doctor replied, “Try the other side.”

Was there a problem? Yes, there was a problem. What were they having trouble finding? They were having trouble finding her femoral artery.

Shortly after this, Pam’s temperature dropped low enough for her to be considered dead. They continued with their procedure, and less than two hours later, brought Pam back to life. The surgery was a success.

Did her temperature drop very low? Yes, her temperature dropped low enough for her to be considered dead.

When Pam woke up, she described the experience.

What did Pam do when she woke up? When Pam woke up, she described the experience.

Even though she was unconscious at the beginning of the procedure, she had observed it from outside of her body. She described the sound of the drill accurately.

What did she describe? She described the sound of the drill. Did she describe it accurately?

Yes, she described it accurately.

She also recalled the conversation about her arteries being too small, word for word.

What conversation did she remember? She remembered the conversation about her arteries.

Did she remember it word for word? Yes, she remembered it word for word.

Even more interesting though, was the NDE she had once she died in the operating room. She remembers floating out of the operating room and down a tunnel.

Where did she float? She floated out of the operating room and down a tunnel. Do you think she really floated out of the operating room?

She met dead friends and relatives in this tunnel. She described the place she was in as warm and full of loving light.

Who did she meet in the tunnel? She met dead friends and relatives in the tunnel. Did she describe the place as cold? No, she described the place as warm. What kind of light did she describe? She described a loving light.

She recalls the experience ending abruptly. Her deceased uncle led her back to her body and back to life. She remembers the returning to her body as feeling like plunging into a pool of ice.

Did the experience end abruptly? Yes, the experience ended abruptly. Who led her back to her body? Her uncle led her back to her body. What did returning to her body feel like?

Returning to her body felt like plunging into a pool of ice.

While no one can prove what Pam says she experienced, her EEG records support her claims.

Can anyone prove Pam’s experience was true? No, no one can prove that Pam’s experience was true. Do her EEG records show that she was not awake or dreaming? Yes, her EEG records show that her brain was not functioning.

Pam is far from the only person to have had an experience like this either. There’s also Maria, a migrant worker who had a heart attack while visiting friends in Seattle.

What did Maria do for a living? Maria was a migrant worker. What happened when she was visiting friends in Seattle? She had a heart attack while visiting friends in Seattle.

She was rushed to the hospital and went into the intensive care unit. After a few days, she had a cardiac arrest, but was brought back to life by the doctors.

Was she rushed to the hospital? Yes, she was rushed to the hospital. Who brought her back to life? The doctors brought her back to life.

The next day, Maria told her doctors she was able to watch them work on her body, as if she were watching from the ceiling.

What did Maria tell her doctors the next day? The next day, Maria told her doctors she was able to watch them work on her body, as if she were watching from the ceiling.

She also described leaving the hospital room while they were operating on her. She described a tennis shoe she saw on the third floor ledge of the north building.

What did she see when she left her body? She saw a tennis shoe on the third floor ledge of the north building.

She described the tennis shoe very accurately. She said one of the laces was underneath the heel, and the toe area was slightly worn.

Did she describe the tennis shoe accurately? Yes, she described the tennis shoe accurately.

The doctors initially dismissed her claims, but she begged them to check if the shoe was there.

Did the doctors believe her at first? No, the doctors didn’t believe her. They dismissed her claims.

Her skeptical doctor went to the third floor ledge and found the tennis shoe.

Was her doctor skeptical? Yes, her doctor was skeptical.

It was also in exactly the position and condition Maria described. These details were not visible from Maria’s room. She would have had to have been much closer to see them accurately. The doctor couldn’t explain it scientifically.

Could Maria explain it scientifically? No, Maria couldn’t explain it scientifically. Could the doctor explain it scientifically? No, the doctor couldn’t explain it scientifically either. Do you think anyone could explain this situation scientifically?

He admitted though, the only way for her to have known is if she were floating right above the shoe.

What was the only way she could have known about the shoe? The only way she could have known about the shoe was if she were floating right above it.