I began reading "Proof of Heaven" this week. (After I finished reading "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed. Someone on here may have mentioned that book too.)
I'm a slow reader and work is busy these days, so it'll probably take me a few weeks to read it, even though it's a short book. I've just finished Chapter 10. I feel connected to the book, one reason being because I'm pretty confident that Dr. Kelly (whom the author mentions in Chapter 10) was my Dad's doctor at Wake Forest Baptist (WFB) after Dad was in a head-on collision in July, 1983, and was left paralyzed. At least I'm pretty sure it'd be the same doc. In 1983, the Dr. Kelly that treated/observed my father was a tall man, probably in his 40s at the time. I did a web search, and Dr. Kelly is now in his late 70s and was chairman of neurosurgery at WFB from 1978-2000. He's the only Dr. Kelly that came up in a google search for spinal injury at WFB. Just wanted to share that tidbit...it's one serendipitous thing that causes me to feel more connected with the author. As far as the content, what he describes so far in his coma state reminds me of tripping and/or hallucinating on psychedelics. I look forward to continuing the read. ****** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <jchwelch@...> wrote: > > Just ordered "Proof of Heaven" from Amazon. > Thanks for the review Ann! > > ********** > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson <mjackson74@> wrote: > > > > Nice piece of writing Ann - I just read it too. > > > > Try Dying to be Me by Anita Moorjani if you have a mind to - I loved it. > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Ann <awoelflebater@> > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 9:58 AM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Proof of Heaven - for Emily > > > > > > > > Â > > Hey Emily, I have finished the book and I enjoyed it. I would characterize > > 'Proof of Heaven' as a big book within a little book. On one level it is a > > little book, it is merely one man's experience of a place, a reality that > > he believes was true. What he reveals about his experience is lovely in the > > extreme; it is very personal and I would love most aspects of what he saw > > and perceived to be true. The big part of the book for me is that it has > > permanently instilled in me a vision and a hope for what could be waiting > > for me after death. > > > > I believe Eben to be a courageous man who, in the male-dominated medical > > profession, has put himself forward for what he knows to be probable > > ridicule in his peers' eyes. It is very evident from his writing that his > > NDE is the one most substantial event in his life and because of what it > > has done for him personally, on all levels, he feels it vital to > > communicate his 'findings' while in his coma to the world. That is how > > positive and life altering his coma experience was, let alone the very near > > to dying he came with a very rare disease for someone his age. > > > > Then there is, of course, the 'miracle' of complete recovery from virtual > > brain death as more proof to him that he was 'chosen' to have this NDE and > > recovery in order to spread a message of hope and happiness for people. > > Plus, being a learned man in the area of the brain and its functioning, its > > physical makeup and how disease or health manifests as well as knowledge > > gained through years practicing and studying within in his profession, his > > opinions and scientific evidence give more clout to dispel the notion his > > NDE was merely a vision or brain-originating hallucination. He gives strong > > evidence for why it could not be that but was the EXPERIENCE OF PURE > > CONSCIOUSNESS unsullied by brain function or memory or projection. > > > > I also found that in his description of the various 'strata' of those > > worlds he visited after falling into his deep coma that they resonated > > with some part of me. The worm's eye view was something I felt I had some > > knowledge of as well as the infinite bliss and love of the deeper places, > > the places even closer to God. I felt in his descriptions a tickling of > > some deeper memory for me of some truth there so I take his NDE very > > seriously. > > > > Thanks for recommending the book, it was a worthwhile read and maybe as > > close as we can come to a scientifically backed up explanation for what > > might possibly exist, for some or for all, after dropping the body. No > > matter what, it is a lovely idea or vision to hold in one's awareness while > > we still clamber about this planet in the body we currently possess. > > >
