INSPIRATION
HEALTH
ARTICLE
AWAKENING
CONSCIOUSNESS
By Dr. Bernie Siegel
W
When I was four years old I
was home in bed with one of
my frequent ear infections.
I took a toy telephone I was
playing with and unscrewed
the dial and put all the
pieces in my mouth as I had
seen carpenters do with
nails which they then pulled
out to use.
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he problem was that I aspirated
the pieces and went into laryngospasm. I can still feel my intercostals muscles and diaphragm
contracting forcefully, trying to
get some air into my lungs, but
nothing worked and I was unable
to make any sounds to attract help. I had no sense
of the time but suddenly realized I was not struggling anymore. I was now at the head of the bed
watching myself dying.
I found it fascinating to be free of my body and a
blessing. I never stopped to think about how I could