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The case of Pam Reynolds Lowery is one of the most famous near-death experiences ever recorded and happened in 1991 when she was 35 years old.
After being admitted to hospital after suffering paralysis and a temporary loss of speech, a CT scan revealed a brain aneurysm, forcing the American to undergo surgery.
During this procedure at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, Reynolds saw something shocking.
Podcaster Christina Randall, known for her research into crime, health and conspiracy theories, brought the story to light in a recent episode on her YouTube channel, explaining: “As a last resort, a neurosurgeon at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona decided that a rarely performed procedure called stasis surgery could greatly increase Pam’s chances of survival.”
Her body temperature dropped to 10C as her breathing and heartbeat stopped and the blood “drained completely from her head” during the operation.
But Pam said she had a series of incredible experiences at the same time she was considered ‘dead’, speaking to the belief of many experts that the brain takes longer to fully ‘die’.
First, she claimed to hear a tone on the note D, with Randall explaining: “Pam said that during this she felt more ‘refreshed’ than normal and her vision was more focused and clearer than normal… her senses became so hyper-sensitive that it was as if she had more than five senses.”
In this unprecedented situation, she then watched surgeons drill into her head to get to the aneurysm, with her describing certain details so vividly that experts believed Reynolds had somehow watched the operation from the perspective of a third party.
In an old interview, she recalled: “I was looking down at the body. I knew it was my body, but I didn’t care. My vantage point was like sitting on the doctor’s shoulder.
“I remember the instrument in his hand, it looked like the handle of my electric toothbrush.”
She could even describe the tool in detail, comparing it to her father’s old tools that she had seen as a child.
Reynolds could still recall conversations between doctors and nurses during the operation, and she also revealed that she was not alone in observing the operation.
When she tried to make out the figures, she realized they were her grandmother and uncle and other deceased relatives, Randall revealed.
Reynolds saw her uncle, who died aged just 39, guide her through the experience.
“My uncle was the one who got me back into my body,” he revealed.
Likening it to “diving into a pool,” her uncle figure pushed her back into her “lifeless” body after the seven-hour operation.
Reynolds shocked doctors with details of what happened while she was “dead”, although many have since tried to debunk her claims.
Theories of anesthesia awareness have been debunked, as Reynolds had her eyes closed and her hearing blocked by the audible clicks in her headphones.
Reynolds died of heart failure in May 2010, aged 53.
