A woman who experienced clinical death for three minutes shared her profound journey of loss and gain.
Callie Elwayns faced a critical medical condition known as tension pneumothorax, where air accumulates between the lung and chest wall, exerting pressure on vital organs. This led to her collapse and a cessation of her heartbeat for a brief period.
During this near-death episode, she recounted an out-of-body encounter that she believes profoundly impacted her understanding of life.
In an interview with The Other Side YouTube channel, Callie recounted the harrowing experience that led to her collapse due to tension pneumothorax, prompting her to seek emergency help.
Paramedics worked tirelessly for three minutes to revive Callie, successfully restoring her heartbeat while en route to the hospital.
She described a surreal sensation of love and vast awareness during the near-death moment, feeling a detachment from her physical self and a merging with a universal consciousness filled with luminous entities.
Callie attributed her loss of self-identity to past traumatic experiences during her troubled childhood, marked by instability and episodic chaotic behavior from her mother.
Despite enduring hardships that led her to homelessness at a young age and recurrent lung collapses, Callie eventually overcame her health challenges and found stability, becoming a mother of two.
The transformative near-death encounter helped Callie heal from her childhood trauma, leading her to a newfound sense of wholeness and self-love that she had long sought but now discovered within herself.