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adaptability, human,
95

afterlife,
152–53

airplanes, author’s love of,
1–2
,
61
,
159

Alexander, Betsy (sister),
100

    and author’s birth family,
59

    and author’s return,
108
,
113
,
120–21

    birth of,
53

    at the hospital,
42
,
89
,
91
,
94
,
97
,
120–21

    and onset of coma,
26

Alexander, Betty (mother),
50
,
94
,
99
,
105
,
108
,
113

Alexander, Bond (son),
34
,
105

    birth of,
12

    
E. coli
drawing by,
75
,
98–99
,
115

    and father’s illness,
14–15
,
74
,
75
,
92
,
98–100

    and father’s return,
110
,
111–12
,
115

Alexander, Eben Jr. (father),
50–52
,
163

Alexander, Eben III:

    adoption of,
52–58
,
64–65
,
163–64
,
170–71

    and alcohol use,
56–57

    biological family of,
55–56
,
58
,
59–67
,
95
,
144
,
165
,
168–69
;
see also under
Webster

    birth of,
62

    in coma,
see
coma

    and depression,
57–58

    fantasies and delusions of,
115–19
,
185–86

    as living proof,
135
,
171

    medical training of,
7–8
,
12
,
50
,
65
,
130

    as N of 1 (unique case),
89–92

    and paranoia,
117–18
,
120

    recovery of,
120–23
,
124

    and religion,
34
,
147–48

    return to earth,
79
,
108–10
,
111–14
,
115–19
,
120–21

    skydiving adventures,
2–6
,
61
,
85
,
116
,
118–19

    telling his story,
10
,
124–25
,
126–28
,
135
,
136
,
144
,
162
,
170–71

    unique NDE of,
9
,
77–79
,
89–92
,
135
,
149

    and Years of Not Knowing,
66

Alexander, Eben IV (son),
34

    birth of,
12

    and
E. coli
drawing,
75
,
115

    family heritage project of,
54

    and father’s illness,
27–28
,
33
,
75

    and father’s return,
111
,
112
,
120
,
124
,
126–27
,
136

    and physical conditioning,
18

Alexander, Holley (wife):

    as artist and teacher,
12

    at church,
147

    and family,
34
,
59

    at the hospital,
18
,
26
,
42
,
88
,
90–94
,
97–101
,
105