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About Near Death In The ICU
Product Description Near-death experiences are often profoundly meaningful, yet when they are reported they are often met with skepticism and dismissal. But do we have to fully understand these events to honor the transformative role they can play in the lives of those who experience them? Do we need to prove they are something more than the result of illness, medication, or a brain under duress to acknowledge their power to impact lives in a positive way? In this book, a seasoned critical care physician takes on the head-scratching phenomenon of the near-death experience and makes a case for not only listening to but acknowledging and helping the experiencer integrate this poorly understood phenomenon of consciousness into their care. Through anecdotal accounts and thoughtful commentary, Dr. Bellg offers her thoughts on what the near-death experience could be but more importantly, how it can be used as a powerful tool toward meaningful change. About the Author Laurin Bellg, MD is a critical care physician working with very ill patients in the ICU. Her training prepared her to care for the very sick, but it did not prepare her for encounters with the unknown. Over the past twenty years she has heard numerous mysterious and beautiful stories that patients have returned from the brink of death to share with her. They are both incredible and life affirming. Several years ago she began journaling about her experiences with patients near the edge of death and when one of these stories was published, she was inspired by the response. She knew she had to write a book that would document not only her encounters with patients who have had anomalous experiences at the point near death but also offer a way that we can interact with them that offers respect and support for the often transformative and positive role these experiences play in their lives. From the Back Cover empty From the Inside Flap empty From the Author EXCERPT "I can't find the damn bleeder!" he heard the surgeon say in frustration. "Keep the blood coming. If you can't get it fast enough, then I want plasma! Now!" The surgeon's panic was only barely veiled by his intense determination not to lose this battle. Dr. John heard it all; he saw it all. He was astonished at how aware he was as he looked on. Then a sound distracted him and his attention was drawn to the slowing of his heartbeat on the monitor near his head. At the same time, he felt himself drifting farther away from the drama of his surgery. The last thing he recalled of that scene was the surgeon cursing and yelling out that they were losing him and his own solitary thought, "I must be dying." His next awareness found him completely and peacefully enveloped in what he could only describe as a soft shroud of mist with tiny points of light blinking in and out quickly as they moved all around him. He felt completely weightless and peaceful, void of any fear. The feeling of love was immense, almost unbearable, and recalling it now, Dr. John's voice became fragile as he paused to fight back tears. Regaining his composure, after a few moments he continued. He described floating in such a beautiful and bright place of total peace that he lost all thoughts and concerns related to anything connected to his physical existence. He was aware of nothing except how good it felt to be there where he was - wherever that was. How long he lingered in this space, he could not say because time had immediately lost meaning for him. Suddenly, though, he heard a very distinct voice say gently but firmly, "You can't stay, John. It's not your time to die." Whether the voice was male or female, he couldn't determine, but it was commanding and he did not protest its directive. Instinctively, he knew it would be pointless to argue. Still feeling peaceful and detached, he felt himself descending and slowly his body came back into view as the mist surrounding him dissip
