Metaphysics & Psychology

Woman who 'died' for 24 minutes recalls warm, 'dissolved' sensation

By T.K. Randall
January 2, 2024 ·  9 comments

Not all near-death experiences are the same. Image Credit: Pixabay / JacksonDavid 39-year-old Lauren Canaday, who has long suffered from epilepsy, had a life-changing experience early in 2023 when her heart stopped following a grand mal seizure.

Fortunately, her husband found her and was able to perform CPR (which likely saved her life) until the emergency services had arrived on the scene.

Medics continued attempts to revive her as she was rushed to hospital.

In the end, it took a total of 24 minutes for them to bring her back to life with a defibrillator.

Today, she still maintains a vague recollection of the time during which she was technically 'dead'.

"I have this gut feeling that it was friendly and peaceful, even though I can't report any shapes or personas or visions of that time," she said. "I feel like I dissolved, and it was just really nice."She also reported feeling a lot less stressed and anxious after the experience.

"I remember a lot of very serene moments in and after the hospital, like none of the worries I used to have mattered, and I got insanely excited about things like cheeseburgers," she said.

"Things just felt very simple."

Doctors discovered after she was revived that she had been suffering from Covid-19 and now believe that heart inflammation due to a rare complication of the virus was to blame for her seizure.

"I feel like this is my second life," said Lauren. "I feel like I have two birthdays."

"In my first life, I was very individualistic and strong. In this life, I have a completely different worldview and am comfortable - mostly - with depending on others."

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