{"product_id":"phantom-words-a-stroke-victims-loss-leads-to-an-amazing-gain-hardcover","title":"Phantom Words: A Stroke Victim's Loss Leads to an Amazing Gain - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTed Odom with Brent Zwerneman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt that point clots bulging in my left ventricle raced toward my brain, and the more anxious I became as my heart rate climbed, the more each beat cleared the clots from my arm. That's when my world darkened and my mind escaped my body. I saw my physical being from a few feet above, standing with a friend. \"I'm right here,\" I thought in awe, \"but I'm also right over there.\" I was staring at the shell of myself, but I couldn't approach it. I had no physical feeling, as you would with a body. \"This is it,\" I thought, strangely growing peaceful among the chaos that moments earlier had racked my brain. \"I no longer have to wonder how I'll die.\" I fully knew I was dying and I wasn't shocked. A clear understanding that I teetered between life and death enveloped me. From behind, a warm blanket of serenity overwhelmed my senses, and a powerful feeling to fall back and surrender to the tranquility engulfed me. \"It's OK, it's beautiful,\" the serenity beckoned. \"Just lay down.\" But an overwhelming urge - knowing with all of my heart that God needed me on earth for a rebirth and a life of His service - kept me from that final, peaceful surrender. I rushed back to my body, where noise and babbling suddenly drowned the perfect peace of moments earlier. Like many scientists before this life-changing stroke, to be certain of something I needed hard data. Evidence. Proof. Something I could measure. Heaven can be an abstract concept, for sure. Before the stroke I wanted to touch Heaven, feel it for proof of its existence. In a sense, I got what I asked for. Ted Odom\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47555142254845,"sku":"9781425939328","price":43.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/ZGhnLzRKdlVWMXhDUEhMbkh0TGxDdz09.webp?v=1779288817","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/phantom-words-a-stroke-victims-loss-leads-to-an-amazing-gain-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}