Post by brillbilly on Jan 1, 2012 20:05:26 GMT 10
'There was this bright light above me': The story of Ben Breedlove
Saturday, 31 December 2011 11:26
Ben 'died' and was revived three times in his short life of 18 years. He made this video to describe his experiences and a week later, on Christmas night, he died of a fourth heart attack.
After cheating death three times, Ben Breedlove, 18, finally lost his life on Christmas night after suffering from a heart attack.
But not before he recorded videos of his life and near-death experiences and how at peace he felt when he believed he was leaving the world.
The Austin teenager had a life-threatening heart condition he fought every day as he was growing up.
It was in his last YouTube video, uploaded on December 18, that he made the heartbreaking video, using a series of flash cards to talk about growing up with the heart problem.
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2079098/Ben-Breedlove-YouTube-Video-Teenager-shares-near-death-experiences-dies.html#ixzz1iCQR1ort
He had a near death experience when he was four, fourteen and then less than a month ago.
NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE
A near-death experience refers to a broad range of personal experiences associated with impending death, encompassing multiple possible sensations including detachment from the body; feelings of levitation; extreme fear; total serenity, security, or warmth; the experience of absolute dissolution; and the presence of a light.
These phenomena are usually reported after an individual has been pronounced clinically dead or otherwise very close to death, hence the term near-death experience.
According to a Gallup poll, approximately eight million Americans claim to have had a near-death experience.
In the video, he shares these experiences, including the bright light that brought him peace the first time around and the time he was wearing a suit and standing in a white room with his favourite rapper Kid Cudi.
Of this experience, he wrote: 'I then looked in the mirror, I was proud of myself of my entire life, everything I have done. It was the BEST feeling.'
The rapper posted this message on his blog after hearing of Ben's death: 'I am so sad about Ben Breedlove. I watched the video he left for the world to see, and him seeing me in detail, in his vision really warmed my heart.
'I broke down... To Ben’s family, you raised a real hero, he’s definitely mine. You have my love.'
Talking about the white light he saw in the hospital when he was four he wrote: 'I couldn't take my eyes off it, and I couldn't help but smile. I had no worries at all, like nothing else in the world mattered.'
But there is no death. Only a transfer of attention from one reality to another
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2079098/Ben-Breedlove-YouTube-Video-Teenager-shares-near-death-experiences-dies.html#ixzz1iCQkjh8i
Saturday, 31 December 2011 11:26
Ben 'died' and was revived three times in his short life of 18 years. He made this video to describe his experiences and a week later, on Christmas night, he died of a fourth heart attack.
After cheating death three times, Ben Breedlove, 18, finally lost his life on Christmas night after suffering from a heart attack.
But not before he recorded videos of his life and near-death experiences and how at peace he felt when he believed he was leaving the world.
The Austin teenager had a life-threatening heart condition he fought every day as he was growing up.
It was in his last YouTube video, uploaded on December 18, that he made the heartbreaking video, using a series of flash cards to talk about growing up with the heart problem.
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2079098/Ben-Breedlove-YouTube-Video-Teenager-shares-near-death-experiences-dies.html#ixzz1iCQR1ort
He had a near death experience when he was four, fourteen and then less than a month ago.
NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE
A near-death experience refers to a broad range of personal experiences associated with impending death, encompassing multiple possible sensations including detachment from the body; feelings of levitation; extreme fear; total serenity, security, or warmth; the experience of absolute dissolution; and the presence of a light.
These phenomena are usually reported after an individual has been pronounced clinically dead or otherwise very close to death, hence the term near-death experience.
According to a Gallup poll, approximately eight million Americans claim to have had a near-death experience.
In the video, he shares these experiences, including the bright light that brought him peace the first time around and the time he was wearing a suit and standing in a white room with his favourite rapper Kid Cudi.
Of this experience, he wrote: 'I then looked in the mirror, I was proud of myself of my entire life, everything I have done. It was the BEST feeling.'
The rapper posted this message on his blog after hearing of Ben's death: 'I am so sad about Ben Breedlove. I watched the video he left for the world to see, and him seeing me in detail, in his vision really warmed my heart.
'I broke down... To Ben’s family, you raised a real hero, he’s definitely mine. You have my love.'
Talking about the white light he saw in the hospital when he was four he wrote: 'I couldn't take my eyes off it, and I couldn't help but smile. I had no worries at all, like nothing else in the world mattered.'
But there is no death. Only a transfer of attention from one reality to another
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2079098/Ben-Breedlove-YouTube-Video-Teenager-shares-near-death-experiences-dies.html#ixzz1iCQkjh8i