Tina Hines collapsed before a hike with her husband, Brian, who performed CPR after she turned purple. She was resuscitated six times and clinically dead for 27 minutes. After waking in the hospital, she wrote “it’s real” to describe a vision of heaven, seeing a figure she believed to be Jesus.
Thanks to Brian’s quick CPR, Tina survived, as most people who experience sudden cardiac arrest don’t. Her niece was so moved, she got the message tattooed. Studies suggest CPR greatly improves survival, and while many with near-death experiences remember nothing, Tina’s vision was a powerful reminder: heaven is real
