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Daily Mirror
02-08-2025
- Health
- Daily Mirror
'I died for seven minutes in hospital - here's exactly what I saw on the other side'
The man, who has been an astrophysics PhD academic for more than 40 years, said he was not scared of dying but was afraid of what comes before A man who experienced death for seven minutes has revealed what he witnessed on 'the other side'. The man, an astrophysics PhD academic for over 40 years, was hospitalised in March last year due to shortness of breath. After it was discovered that he had a lung haemorrhage, he developed a cardiac arrest and a 'code blue' – a term used to alert medical staff of an adult's medical emergency – was declared. Sharing his experience on Reddit, he detailed: "It took the doctors seven minutes to get my heart started again. During that time, I had a stroke due to the lack of oxygen in my brain. "I woke up intubated and only semi-conscious for two days, then fully regained consciousness and asked, 'What happened?' It is hard to correlate inner time to what was happening outside, but I can make some sense of it." However, what he saw during those seven minutes has alleviated his fears about death. He said: "I'm not scared of dying, not in the least. Afraid of what comes before, sure, but nature makes dying easy." He added: "I saw a series of three oval ellipses, one at a time, just suspended in a black space. The ellipses were all upright, as though they were suspended by a string (but they weren't), and they all had a thickness to them, like a ring. On the inner and outer surfaces of the first ellipse I saw mountains, streams, forests, and clouds. "They were beautiful at first, but then they began to sour as their colours took on a yellow tinge. It faded away, and was replaced by a second ellipse that was a hot ring of iron, so hot that pieces of iron were slowly crumbling from it." He remembered being able to smell the iron, though later realised blood can produce this scent, suggesting he was linking the physical room's odours with his hallucinations. He continued: "I now take it that this is when I was in cardiac arrest. Suddenly the scene brightened to reveal the third ellipse that was covered with beautiful clouds that were light pink and blue, like from the most beautiful sunrise or sunset. That, I believe, is when my heart started beating again. When I regained consciousness, those three ellipses remained firmly fixed in my memory. When I was told days later about my cardiac arrest and stroke, it all began to make sense to me." Attempting to understand his extraordinary experience, he explained how he'd been researching German astronomer Johannes Kepler's Astronomica Nova, trying to grasp how Kepler discovered planetary orbits were elliptical rather than circular. With this concept still occupying his thoughts during his cardiac arrest, he suspects he "latched onto that shape" subconsciously. "That's all I saw. No tunnel of light or happy deceased family members welcoming me. I think that's dreaming, and dying reflect what happens to be most accessible in your mind during that time. Your mind tells you a story about it. I was never afraid during my ordeal, I was just a dispassionate observer. Amazingly, the only lasting effect of my seven minutes of code blue is a slightly diminished capacity of my short-term memory."
Forbes
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Leak Reveals ‘Destiny 2: Edge Of Fate' Release Date, New Location
The Edge of Fate Destiny 2 has a big reveal on Tuesday, May 6, but ahead of that, store leaks just cannot stop happening despite Bungie's best efforts. Once again, the $275 Collector's Edition has briefly appeared on the Bungie store, but now with full information about what it contains, including some additional reveals like the Edge of Fate release date and the second expansion contained within the bundle. It turns out that no, no delays are ahead, and The Edge of Fate really is launching when the current Episode 3 battle pass ends, July 15, according to delivery dates for the CE. At this point I very much doubt that's a placeholder with the reveal this week. It also somewhat aligns with the ~1.5 years between Destiny expansions, considering The Final Shape was out in June of 2024. Closer to one year, in fact. It is miles away from Marathon on September 23, but that will no doubt be closer to the second expansion, Behemoth's release date. And that's another point of news, Behemoth is reportedly officially called 'Renegade' according to the Collector's Edition info. While the codename Apollo played into the 'Year of Prophecy' title of this first Frontiers year, I'm having a bit of trouble connecting Renegade to anything at present. Destiny 2 The Collector's Edition isn't anything all that unusual. A Guardian statue, some lore papers, a badge, an emblem and a digital soundtrack. The price, however, $275, indicates that the 'normal' bundle is likely still going to be $100, given that the CE price matches the Final Shape CE price. This is despite having less content overall with two smaller expansions and no actual seasons. You're paying for those two expansions and what looks like four battle passes. I know some players were hoping a year of content would get cheaper, but considering we're entering the era of $80 'normal' games, good luck. FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder The CE also confirms that the new location of the Edge of Fate expansion will be Kepler, which was already teased in past releases, if you were paying attention. Kepler is said to be a 'planetoid on the edge of Sol' and it appears it will be a desert-focused zone. I'm somewhat confused about the Kepler idea, as in real-life, Kepler planets are named after the Kepler telescope that finds them, attempting to find earth-like elsewhere in the Milky Way. It's named after the 16th century astronomer Johannes Kepler. But if this one is at the 'edge of Sol' it would appear to be something different, as these other Kepler planets are light years away. We will learn more about all this on Tuesday, as despite this info, it's not like we've seen any real gameplay or dived deep into the concept. So we'll report back after that. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
