Book Review - into the Light by John Lerma, M.D

Into the Light: Real Life Stories About Angelic Visits, Vision of the Afterlife, and other Pre-Death Experiences by John Lerma, M.D.. © 2007 New Page Books. ISBN 978-1-56414-972-5. Paperback. Spirituality. 240 pages. $14.99 US.

Synopsis [Back Cover]
Despite our advancements in science and medicine, death remains one of civilization's most glorious mysteries. Doctors have written books on near-death experiences, but research for pre-death experiences is scarce. Because of this lack of information, Dr. John Lerma has devoted his career to compiling anecdotal and scientific research on pre-death hallucinations from the countless terminally ill patients he lovingly cares for.

Here, in this groundbreaking book, Dr. Lerma shares his valuable research and guidance in 16 inspirational stories of children and adults confronting their deaths through the comforting visions of divine beings. By presenting the mysterious visions, synchronicities, and angelic conversations terminally ill patients encounter. Dr. Lerma shows how knowledge of death can ease the pain and fear as we prepare to enter into the light.

Review
If you go into this book with no belief in the afterlife, you will absolutely finish with one. Dr. Lerma is not just someone looking for a quick buck, he wrote this book with such a compassion for the people within and it touches you like no other book on pre-death experiences. I saw my first full bodied angelic apparition when I was fourteen, so I know how deeply something of that magnitude can change your life, but this is nothing compared to the peace and serenity patients feel at the moment of death after such a visitation. Many stories within will bring you to tears, some will make you laugh, but all will make to feel. Bravo Dr. Lerma for bringing such a life-changing, inspirational and informative book "into the light".

About the Author
John Lerma, M.D., is the inpatient medical director for the internationally renowned TMC Hospice, part of the largest medical center in the world, the Medical Center of Houston. He has spent the last 10 years caring for the terminally ill and is widely recognized for his compassionate care and for this teaching of end-of-life care to nurses, medical students, and resident physicians. Dr. Lerma is a frequent guest on local, national and international radio and TV.