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Present Continuous

After she is given general anesthesia, Pam is losing consciousness.

What is happening to Pam? She is losing consciousness. When is she losing consciousness? She is losing consciousness after the anesthesia.

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

What are the doctors attaching? The doctors are attaching EEG electrodes. Why are they doing this? The doctors are attaching EEG electrodes to track the activity of her brain’s cerebral cortex.

Then Dr. Spetzler is bringing out a tool, a special surgical saw and is cutting through Pam’s skull.

The saw is making a noise just like a dentist’s drill.

Is Dr. Spetzler bringing out a dentist’s drill? No, he’s bringing out a special surgical saw. Is it making a noise like a dentist’s drill? Yes, it’s making a noise just like a dentist’s drill.

At one point during the procedure, a female surgeon is having trouble locating Pam’s femoral artery.

She is saying to the doctor “We have a problem. Her arteries are too small.” What is she having trouble finding? She’s having trouble finding Pam’s femoral artery. Who is having trouble finding Pam’s femoral artery? A female surgeon is having trouble finding Pam’s femoral artery.

Shortly after this, Pam’s temperature is dropping low enough for her to be considered dead. They are continuing with their procedure, and less than two hours later, are bringing Pam back to life.

What are they doing to Pam? They are bringing her back to life.

When Pam is waking up, she describes the experience. Even though she was unconscious at the beginning of the procedure, she is remembering all of it.

What is she remembering about her experience? She is remembering all of it.

She is describing the sound of the drill accurately.

Is she describing the sound of the tunnel? No, she is describing the sound of the drill. Is she describing it accurately? Yes, she is describing it accurately.

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

What conversation is she recalling? She is recalling the conversation about her arteries. Is she recalling it accurately? Yes, she is recalling it word for word.

Even more interesting though, she is remembering the NDE she had once she died in the operating room.

Is she remembering the NDE? Yes, she is remembering the NDE.

She is floating out of the operating room and down a tunnel.

Is she floating out of the operating room and down the tunnel? Yes, she is floating out of the operating room and down a tunnel.

She is meeting dead friends and relatives in a tunnel.

Is she meeting her doctor in a tunnel? No, she is meeting dead friends and relatives in a tunnel.

Her deceased uncle is leading her back to her body and back to life.

Who is leading her back to her body? Her uncle is leading her back to her body.

The experience is ending abruptly.

Is the experience ending gradually? No, the experience is ending abruptly.

She is returning to her body and feeling like she is plunging into a pool of ice.

Is she returning to the warm loving light? No, she is returning to her body. How is she feeling? She is feeling like she is plunging into a pool of ice.