In February, Tina Hines collapsed suddenly while preparing for a hike with her husband, Brian, near their Phoenix home. Despite being in good health, she went into cardiac arrest. Brian performed CPR, reviving her briefly, but her heart stopped again, requiring CPR multiple times until paramedics arrived. Tina was clinically dead for 27 minutes, resuscitated six times.

Once at the hospital, Tina regained consciousness and, unable to speak, wrote a message: “It’s real.” She later explained she had seen a vivid vision of heaven, including a figure she believed was Jesus. Her niece was so moved by the story that she had the message tattooed on her wrist.

Thanks to Brian’s quick CPR, Tina survived, a remarkable feat considering sudden cardiac arrest is often fatal outside a hospital. Though the scientific explanations for near-death experiences (NDEs) remain inconclusive, Tina’s family believes her vision was proof that heaven is real.