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On the Author’s Trail…Into the Light

March 6, 2008 by Romy

John Lerma, MD, is widely known for his compassionate and loving care of hundreds of terminally-ill patients as well as his tenure as the inpatient medical director for the internationally renowned Medical Center Hospice of Houston, Texas. His most recent book, Into the Light, published in November 2007, shares real life accounts of angelic visits, encounters with afterlife, and other Pre-Death experiences that Lerma has bore witness to over the course of his extensive practice. Lerma has become an unlikely hero for both the faithful and skeptical, with his down-to-earth demeanor and unbridled sense of compassion.

Since the inpatient unit is located in the heart of the largest medical center in the world, Lerma worked closely with MD Anderson hospital, the leading cancer institute in the world in research and teaching. After obtaining a degree in pharmacy at The University of Texas at Austin, he entered medical school at the University of Texas San Antonio and years later finished his training in Internal Medicine. Over the last ten years he has focused his career in the field of hospice and palliative medicine. While working at the Medical Center in Houston, he was involved with teaching hospice and palliative medicine to medical students, residents, geriatric, oncology and palliative fellows from several institutions including but not limited to, Baylor College of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School, and MD Anderson Cancer Institute.

Here is a little more information about this amazing read:

Despite our advancements in science and medicine, death remains one of human civilization’s most glorious mysteries. A handful of doctors have written books on phenomena such as near-death experiences, but research and data is scarce on pre-death experiences.
Because of this lack of information, Dr. John Lerma has devoted his career to compiling anecdotal and scientific research on pre-death experiences from the countless of terminally-ill patients he lovingly cares for as a doctor and director at The Medical Center of Houston, Texas.

Now, in the groundbreaking book, Into The Light, 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.

In this book you will learn:
* The exhilarating and calming elements of pre-death experiences.
* Healing during the dying process.
* The difference between hallucinations and visions.
* Self-forgiveness and self-love as the key to a joyous life and a peaceful transition

The mystical experiences described here delve into: the creation of the universe, past and future extinctions, dark angels and white angels, selfless suffering and its effect on humanity, free will as the vital ingredient to create on earth and in heaven, and many more incredible revelations. The poignant stories in Into the Light will leave you feeling uplifted in faith, hope, and love.