A man who 'died' and came back to life has revealed what it was like.
Deputy Lord Lieutenant and county councillor, Bert Biscoe, from Truro in England, was rushed to hospital after he suffered a seizure at home.
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Bert had collapsed due to an undiagnosed diabetic condition. His wife called the emergency services and began administering CPR, but Bert was left unconscious for 10 days.
After recovering from the ordeal, Bert explained that he remembered certain aspects of his coma.
He said he had a 'profound time' on the 'other side' before coming back.
He revealed what it was like, explaining that he 'died' before he came back to life over a week later.
Bert, who is the former Mayor of Truro, told Cornwall Live: “I was dead then, I had a profound time on the other side in the dark but didn't like the accommodation and came back.
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"I was out of it for ten days, unconscious for a chunk of it and then put into a controlled coma. I had no idea of the passage of time or what was going on.
“As I was coming out of the coma I opened my eyes and this may have been hallucinatory but I remember looking up at a mirror and seeing myself with a green tube coming out of my mouth, doctors floating around a bit ethereally and my wife and two daughters were there.
“When I got out of the hospital and was standing waiting to cross a road, this woman came up to me among several congregations who said that they'd been praying for me.
“She asked me if I'd had any hallucinations or visions to which the answer is no, It was just dark, I had the same question from research people at ICU.”
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Bert said he sensed all the prayers and well wishes he had been receiving and thanked all the staff at the hospital where he was cared for.
“I think it's no coincidence 'care' rhymes with 'prayer'," he added.
"The combination of all that thought and the technology, skill and innate cheerfulness of the staff at Treliske hospital is the reason I'm still here.
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“... It is a wonderment that here we have this thing which is dedicated to the people of Cornwall, like me, who collapse in their kitchen, they pitch up in ten minutes, shove a tube down your throat and pull you back."
Topics: Health
Lucy Devine