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A route-specific collection of editorial stories, articles, and evidence questions for readers in Hickory, Zhumadian—without claiming that a physician account or unexplained event originated here.
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Step 1 · Editorial composite · Unexplained Phenomena
One was a heart transplant recipient, the other the donor's sister. They had never met, never corresponded, lived in different states. But when the recipient described her dreams, the sister began to cry. Every detail was true.
Step 2 · Editorial composite · Unexplained Phenomena
The patient's EEG was isoelectric for eighteen minutes. There is no known mechanism by which a brain with no electrical activity could form, store, or retrieve memories. Yet he recalled, in precise detail, the conversations that took place around his bed during those eighteen minutes.
Step 3 · Editorial composite · Career Transitions
We had no CT scanner, no electronic health records, and a pharmacy that ran out of basic antibiotics by the third week. But we had time — time to talk to patients, time to listen to their stories, time to be present in a way that American medicine had never allowed me to be.
Step 4 · Editorial composite · Unexplained Phenomena
The boy was four years old and had never seen a photograph of his paternal grandfather, who died when his father was a teenager. Yet he described the man's appearance, his occupation, and the nickname only family members knew — and he described him standing at the foot of his hospital bed.
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The source book
The web stories above are editorial composites. The book is the place to read Dr. Scott J. Kolbaba's selected interview-based accounts. Purchase-page ratings and availability can change.
View the book on AmazonLocation key: Hickory, Zhumadian · Parent city: Zhumadian · Region label: Henan · Country: China
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Public descriptions say the book draws on more than 200 physician interviews and presents 26 selected accounts involving end-of-life experiences, unexpected recoveries, faith, and other events the narrators found difficult to explain.
By Dr. Scott J. Kolbaba, MD. Check the retailer for current formats, pricing, and reader ratings.