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However, Makaila said she was not alone and was accompanied by a mysterious figure.
What or who that figure was has remained a mystery to Makaila, but it has stuck in her head ever since.
Makaila wrote on the Near Death Experience Research Foundation: I was in a pure black room that had invisible walls that revealed stars.
Life after death: Woman convinced of afterlife following near death experience in comforting place (Image: GETTY)
What happens when you die? (Image: GETTY) The room was cold and dark, but it felt so nice. I felt a presence behind me. I felt the presence was too comforting, as if something was wrong. I was in my childhood body.
I felt as if I had an understanding of everything (Image: GETTY)
It is unlikely that an afterlife will ever be fully proven or dismissed, but simply believing in it could be beneficial to an individual, researchers believe.
Scientists state believing provides a sense of optimism and hope which can lead to a happier lifestyle.
Suzanne Newcombe, lecturer in Religious Studies at The Open University, said: Holding open these ideas the possibility of immortality can have positive effects on health. From a biomedical perspective, this hope might help the body fight illnesses, improve the chances of spontaneous remissions or allow the illness to run its course, it s more equanimity for the person involved.
Life after death: Scientists have found no concrete evidence of life after death (Image: GETTY)
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Dave was told his heart had stopped for one minute and he was taken to hospital where he received two stents to treat a blockage in his heart.
He said: It s been over five years now with no problems. I changed my diet and exercise now.
The account might seem extraordinary but most experts would not consider it true evidence of life after death.
According to Christof Koch of Scientific American, researchers have found similarities between NDEs and the effects of complex partial seizures.