Citation

Royse D. Omega (Westport) 2019; ePub(ePub): e30222819870409.

Affiliation

College of Social Work, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Sage Publications)

DOI

10.1177/0030222819870409

PMID

31455154

Abstract

After collecting personal accounts of near-death experiences from persons with large burn injuries, it was discovered that several of the participants described seeing, talking with (and even hugging and praying with) a person or spirit they identified as an angel. Although the number of individuals in this qualitative study is small (n = 6), verification of some key details in these interesting accounts may have been possible if one had the inclination and resources to investigate at the time. The author suggests helping professionals may want to consider that some patients may be able to relate other anecdotal accounts and a collection of these could assist with understanding their prevalence and could be a source of comfort to those experiencing great pain, loss, or crisis in their lives.

Keywords angels, spirituality, end-of-life, burn survivors

Language: en

Keywords

angels; burn survivors; end-of-life; spirituality