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David Maginley: Life After Death, An NDE Experience Part I

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David Maginley: Life After Death, An NDE Experience

by Pat Wetzel | Sep 21, 2020 | Bump In The Road, Podcast, Road Trip, The Story

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Science can validate an NDE (Near Death Experience) yet it remains a “not to be mentioned” experience, particularly in western culture. Why is that? Why do we turn away from what many see as a merging of our understanding of science, quantum physics and spirituality?

Would having a profound knowing of life after death change your life here and now? Would such knowledge be welcomed or more of a bump in the road? And would you tell people about it?

David Maginley speaks with groups on his book and experiences

This week’s guest on Bump In The Road is David Maginley. David is an interfaith spiritual counselor at QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax Canada where he supports patients dealing with their own life and death. And he’s imminently qualified not just because of his spiritual training, but because David has a very rare cancer and has experienced his own death.

David Maginley shares stories of fellow patients, as well as his own, and discusses the evolving science of consciousness and of NDEs.

David’s story, and his book, is a personal and professional journey that merges physics, philosophy and consciousness research. The book is a profound act of love that will have you laughing, crying and wondering. Is there life after death? And if so, what does that mean?

Bump In The Road: David Maginley, Part I

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Traumatic Brain Injury and Re-Learning How To Learn

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Donna O’Donnell Figurski: Love, Dedication and Persistence

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Donna O’Donnell Figurski: Love, Dedication and Persistence

by Pat Wetzel | Sep 14, 2020 | Bump In The Road, Podcast, Road Trip, The Story

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David Figurski, Ph.D. & Donna O’Donnell Figurski a few years before TBI Traumatic Brain Injury (David raced with Skip Barber Race Series.)

One ordinary morning, Donna O’Donnell Figurski’s husband, David, a professor at Columbia, did one extra chin up and their lives suddenly and irrevocably changed. An unexpected cerebral hemorrhage started a medical saga that spanned years and changed everything.

The first medical opinion was devastating:

The prognosis was not good.

“I’ve seen your husband’s brain on my computer at home. He’s in very good health. He’ll make a great organ donor.”

Donna was stunned.

From ambulances that wouldn’t cross state lines, to doctors that offered no hope, Donna found herself having to make life and death decisions for her beloved husband.

But Donna persevered. In her award winning book, Prisoners Without Bars, A Caregiver’s Tale, she tells the story of her quest to save her husband. From multiple surgeries to physical therapy, from despair to hope, Donna found herself having to step up to the plate and take charge of her husband’s care, a role she never imagined for herself.

Donna O’Donnell Figurski’s book on her journey with her husband Columbia professor David

August 2019, David Figurski, Ph.D. & Donna O’Donnell Figurski near Santa Cruz, CA

Bump in the Road with Donna O’Donnell Figurski

This week on Bump in the Road, be inspired by Donna’s inner strength, her perseverance and her transformation from doting wife to author, radio and podcast host and advocate for people with brain injuries.

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Art Estopinan: The Hunt For A Cure For A Rare Disease TK2

by Pat Wetzel | Sep 7, 2020 | Bump In The Road, Podcast, Road Trip, The Story

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Art Estopinan and his wife Olga welcomed a baby boy into their world. Arturo, Jr. looked like any other sweet infant. He laughed, he cried, he grew. But it soon became apparent that something wasn’t right.

Art and Olga Estopinan with their son at the Baltimore Aquarium, compliments of the Make A Wish Foundation

After much trial and error, Art Jr. would be diagnosed with TK2 or mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome, which causes progressive muscle weakness. Motor skills such as standing, walking, eating, talking, vision and breathing can be effected. Research at Columbia University MedicalCenter was the first glimmer of hope for the family.

The impact of this rare disease diagnosis has changed their lives. Olga stopped working to become a full time mom and caregiver to her son. The family sold their home to move closer to doctors at Johns Hopkins who, in coordination with Columbia in New York, provided medical care to Art Jr.

But the Estopinans found that they were not alone. Other cases of TK2 were being diagnosed and their family became connected with others around the world, looking for answers to an incurable childhood disease.

If you’d like to support the Estopinan’s efforts to shed light on TK2, information on giving to Columbia Medical Center can be found here.

Art Estopinan on Love, Hope and TK2 on This Week’s Bump In The Road

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