In the hauntingly mysterious realm of near-death experiences, few stories capture the imagination quite like that of Pam Reynolds Lowery.
Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, Lowery’s incredible journey from the brink of death back to life has enthralled and puzzled skeptics and believers alike for decades.
Back in 1991, a then-35-year-old Lowery found herself in a dire predicament — facing a risky brain operation to remove a large aneurysm that threatened her life. Her doctors proposed an extreme procedure known as a standstill operation.
This chilling process involved cooling her body to 50°F, halting her heartbeat and breathing, and even draining the blood from her head to create a death-like state which would facilitate the delicate surgery.
During this intense operation, despite her eyes being taped shut and earplugs emitting clicks to monitor brain activity, Lowery claimed to have an out-of-body experience.
She described a sensation of floating above the operation theatre, observing the medical team at work as if perched on the doctor’s shoulder.
“I was looking down at the body,” she said. “I knew it was my body but I didn’t care. My vantage point was sort of sitting on the doctor’s shoulder. I remember the instrument in his hand, it looked like the handle of my electric toothbrush.
“I had assumed that they were going to open the skull with a saw. I had heard the term ‘saw’ but what I saw looked a lot more like a drill than a saw – he even had little bits that were kept in this case that looked like the case that my father stored his socket wrenches in when I was a child.”
She echoed these claims in an interview with NBC several years later, saying: “When I came out of the body there was no pain, no worry, no care.”
“I didn’t like looking at the body,” she said, describing her own body, “That bothered me. But it was a wonderful wonderful feeling to be free of it.”
Lowery’s account extends into the supernatural, as she described encountering her deceased uncle who acted as a spiritual guide in this ethereal plane.
“I had a distinct physical sensation a pulling from the abdominal region just above the belly button,” she told NBC. “And I saw a tiny tiny little pinpoint of light, as if it were way far away. And I went toward the light and as I began to get closer and closer and closer I started to discern my grandmother – I started to see her and she came to me along with an uncle.”
He was instrumental in persuading her to return to her earthly body, despite her reservations.
“I wanted to go into the light but they wouldn’t allow me to do that,” she said. “There was a time when I realized it was time to return to the body and my uncle took me back through the dark Vortex tunnel-looking place to the body.
“I did want to go back… I had my children I did want to go back.”
She then says she found herself back in the operating room.
“I saw them defibrillate me,” she recalled. “I saw the body jump and when I came into the body.”
Amazingly, surgery records showed that surgeons did indeed have to use the paddles on Pam.
Skeptics have often dismissed her narrative as a case of Anesthesia Awareness, where a patient, despite being under general anesthesia, retains awareness and can recall the events of the surgery.
Dr. Michael Shermer of Skeptic Magazine told NBC at the time: “A lot of times in surgery when you are under you are not completely ‘under’ and this is a big problem for anesthesiologists.
“They have to make sure the guy is really under because a lot of people they’re lying there and they’re aware of what’s going but they can’t say anything and they’re terrified.
Dr. Shermer then explained that it is this sensation that can be confused as “part of this near-death experience”.
Speaking of the mistaken fear of death, Lowery added: “If death is the worst thing that happens to us, what an incredible thing.
“If at the end of our lives, this is what’s going to happen to everyone… I don’t see the problem. I really don’t get it.”
Whether one sees Lowery’s experience as a true visit to the beyond or a hallucinatory byproduct of a brain under extreme stress, her story remains a fascinating beacon in the ongoing exploration of the near-death experience phenomenon.
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Adult star leaves people horrified after sharing the aftermath of sleeping with 101 people in one day
By James Kay
An adult star who slept with 101 people in a single day has left people horrified after sharing the aftermath of the event…
We appear to be in an era where adult stars are trying to break records, with Bonnie Blue and Lily Phillips leading the way.
Phillips, a 23-year-old adult content creator, made headlines after claiming she engaged in sexual encounters with 101 men over 14 hours, filming each interaction for her OnlyFans subscribers.
In a series of widely viewed videos, Phillips, who describes herself as a “mattress actress,” documented portions of the event.
For obvious reasons, we aren’t going to publish the videos here.
Phillips, originally from Derbyshire, entered the adult entertainment world at 18, making £2,000 within her first 24 hours on OnlyFans through solo content, per the Metro.
She later dropped out of Sheffield University and began filming videos with men at the start of this year.
Since then, she says her content, including challenges like these, brings in six-figure monthly earnings, though she has chosen not to disclose exact figures.
In regards to her 101 men in one day challenge, Phillips opened up to the Metro about the toll it takes on her physically.
“When you’re in sex positions for hours, my actual body, like my limbs, were aching. I felt like I’d been hit by a bus,” Phillips said.
Despite the physical toll, she said: “But I enjoy it, and I’m passionate about it. I don’t think I’d do these crazy things if I wasn’t.”
She also shared a video of the aftermath, which showed her lying in bed while declaring that the room was a “state”.
One of the men had even bought her a rose.
There are items strewn all across the room, including sex toys, condom wrappers, and items of clothing.
The video then cuts to a close-up of Phillips’ face where she declares that she got “ran through” by 101 men.
She added that her eyes, which appear to be a bit bloodshot, are “still recovering from all of the bodily fluids that went in them.”
The following day she updated her fans, noting that she has a cut on her face because someone “bit her lip”.
“I feel like I’ve been hit by a bus”, Phillips said, adding: “I am so achey. We went from 9:00AM to 11:00PM.”
The videos ignited a backlash on TikTok, where many questioned the morality of her decisions – but Phillips has hit back.
She pointed out the lack of similar criticism toward the 500 men who reportedly applied to participate in her challenge.
Phillips has also shared an image of the aftermath of the room, which shows a bed covered in sweat, used tissues, and condom wrappers.
Phillips’ assistant, Claudie-Louis, played a central role in coordinating the event, scheduling 15 participants per hour from 9:00AM to 7:00PM.
The team booked an Airbnb, ensuring security at the door and supervising documentation for consent.
“When Lily came to me with this idea, initially I thought she was joking or meant it as a publicity stunt,” Claudie-Louis told Metro.
“But I realized she genuinely wanted to do it. I just want her safe, happy, and progressing in life the way she wishes.”
Phillips noted that she prioritized groups of men to speed up the process. Some individual encounters lasted five minutes or less, shortened further when time ran out.
Despite the physical demands, she says she wasn’t injured.
“I wasn’t actually in pain down there at all. I think because a lot of the guys were quite excited, they finished a lot earlier than we anticipated,” she said.
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How Shauna Rae spots the creeps who want to date her for the wrong reasons
By James Kay
Shauna Rae has to take a different approach to dating, and she revealed how she weeds out the creeps who want to date her for the wrong reasons.
Shauna Rae Lesick – star of TLC’s I Am Shauna Rae – is 3 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 50 pounds at 25 years of age due to undergoing treatment for brain cancer when she was an infant.
This impacted her pituitary gland which stunted her growth resulting in Shauna developing pituitary dwarfism.
Viewers watch the 25-year-old navigate her day-to-day life on her show, and part of the intrigue is her romantic life, which proves tricky due to her condition.
Her parents are often concerned that she will attract attention from men with bad intentions, and men who are potentially genuinely interested are often subjected to online criticism.
“If you look at me, you see an eight-year-old,” she told The New York Post. “But I think if you take the time to look at the details in my face, in my hands, the maturity in my body—and I think if you take the time to actually talk to me—you really understand that I’m a [then] 23-year-old.”
During the show’s premiere episode, Rae shared that she is single and eager to find love, though her dating journey has been far from simple. In a teaser earlier this year, she opened up about the frustrations of attracting unsuitable matches.
“My relationship status is single. I’m short, leave me alone,” Rae quipped, expressing her exasperation with the dating scene. “I attract creeps, a**holes, and idiots. It is scary to put myself out there, but you have to put some risk in to get happiness.”
Her unique perspective has, over time, helped Rae identify people with less-than-genuine intentions.
“I’ve just developed the ability to spot someone who may not have the best intentions because they give themselves away,” she shared. “Their questions are very targeted towards my physicality […] They’re learning about me like I’m a specimen in a lab.”
Beyond dating, Rae’s series highlights her efforts to live independently, including learning to drive with hand controls, as she is too short to use standard pedal extensions. She is also determined to gain financial independence and move out on her own.
However, Rae’s appearance often leads to misunderstandings in public spaces, which can be a source of frustration. She described a recent experience at a medical lab where staff questioned her age, assuming she was a child.
“I’ve had multiple issues with people not believing me when I told them my age,” Rae recounted. “One thing that happened recently was I went to a [lab] to get my blood taken … I was trying to leave, but some employee wouldn’t allow me to, because they thought I was a child leaving without a parent.”
Despite showing her ID and pointing out her tattoos and piercings, staff members escalated the issue, even involving a supervisor who refused to believe Rae was an adult.
“They all denied the fact that I was an adult, and they would not let me leave the property without an adult to take me home,” she said, noting that she ultimately left without being noticed. “It was so extreme.”
Reflecting on these experiences, Rae emphasized the emotional toll. “It’s painful when society doesn’t accept you for who you are,” she said. “I want people to not question me when I say who I am. I’m OK with showing proof, if necessary.”
“But if you’re a typical regular Joe off the street, then you need to take me at my word,” she added.
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Woman comes out as ‘abrosexual’ as she reveals it took her 30 years to realize her identity
By James Kay
A woman who came out as “abrosexual” has revealed what that means, and how it took her 30 years to understand her identity.
Explaining something that challenges social norms is never easy, but for Emma Flint, living authentically meant embracing her truth, no matter the reaction.
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This commitment to authenticity led her to openly share her sexuality.
Despite her confidence in identifying as “abrosexual” after three decades of self-discovery, not everyone responded supportively to her journey toward self-acceptance.
While proud to identify as abrosexual, a term many are unfamiliar with, Emma faced mixed reactions from those around her.
One friend responded with surprise, texting, “When did you decide this? Is this even a label – I’ve never heard of it. I support you, obviously, but this doesn’t sound real.”
Abrosexuality, defined as experiencing fluid levels of sexual or romantic attraction over time, can mean that a person’s orientation may shift.
According to WebMD, abrosexual individuals may also see their sexual preferences change or vary in intensity.
For instance, a person identifying as abrosexual might be drawn to men one week and experience no sexual attraction the next.
Derived from the Greek word “abro,” meaning “delicate” or “graceful,” the term reflects the dynamic nature of this identity.
For Emma, learning about abrosexuality brought relief and clarity.
“I didn’t learn about abrosexuality until two years ago, when I was 30,” she explained in a personal essay for Metro. “Up until that point, I’d struggled to identify what my sexuality was because it fluctuated so rapidly.”
For years, she tried to fit into conventional labels, often feeling “like a lesbian” one day and bisexual the next. But with time, she realized: “My sexuality was fluid.”
Yet, navigating this newfound understanding wasn’t always easy, especially as she shared her identity with friends and family who struggled to understand.
“I’m not expecting everyone to know what it means – hell, I didn’t until two years ago – but you should always listen with respect,” she wrote, adding that most loved ones were supportive and curious to learn more.
However, Emma still occasionally encounters dismissive remarks, even from well-meaning individuals.
“It’s still hard to hear things like ‘mate, you’re just confused’ or ‘just say you’re bisexual and be done with it,’” she said, noting her determination to avoid limiting labels.
“I refuse to be boxed in by someone else’s limited knowledge. We’re all learning new things about ourselves all the time – that’s what growth and development is about.”
Looking forward, Emma hopes that abrosexuality will become widely understood and accepted.
“Eventually, I hope that abrosexuality will be seen as normal, just another identity that someone might have, and not regarded as a way to be ‘on trend,’ as some of the hurtful comments I’ve received suggest,” she shared.
With newfound confidence in her identity, Emma expressed: “I’m no longer nervous about my sexuality because it makes sense to me, and in the end, that’s all that really matters.”
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Woman shares heated text exchange with man after he didn’t pay for her coffee on their first date
By James Kay
A woman has sparked a debate online after sharing a heated text exchange with a man who refused to pay for her coffee on a date.
It feels like the argument of who should pay on a date will never have a conclusion.
Some believe that it should be split 50/50, while others think that whoever instigated the date should be the one picking up the check.
Of course, some believe that men should always pay while others laugh this idea away.
In short, there are no clear guidelines for how these interactions should go down, which can sometimes lead to awkward situations.
Like this one…
Khristina, a TikTok creator with over 14 million likes and a smaller following on Instagram shared her take on dating standards and what she won’t accept in her relationships.
The viral story emerged from a text exchange she posted.
In a now-viral TikTok video, Khristina shared the conversation with her date, who was reluctant to pick up the tab for their coffee. His reluctance led her to cut things off.
“So you’re cancelling the date because I didn’t pay for your coffee on the first date?” the man asked in the texts.
“Yes,” Khristina replied.
He responded by accusing her of having an “attitude problem,” to which she fired back: “I don’t have an attitude problem. You have a problem with my attitude, which is not my problem.”
Khristina’s video has since racked up more than 500,000 views, sparking a mix of support and skepticism.
In her follow-up comments, she clarified that she believes “no one should do anything they do not want to do,” but emphasized that her decision to end things was a reflection of her values.
“I think it is a nice gesture from a man’s side. It’s just attractive,” she explained, adding that she felt it was simply polite for her date to cover the $5 coffee since he had invited her out.
In true TikTok fashion, people had a lot to say in the comments.
“Doing 50/50 for a coffee is wild,” one person commented, as a second added: “Him not paying for coffee is wild bc that’s not even bare minimum I pay for FRIENDS coffee.”
A third person said: “He has a problem with your standard and that is his problem.”
As you can tell most of the comments were in Khristina’s favor, and after a lot of scrolling one contrary comment read: “Why would he have to pay?”
Since the man in question instigated the date, paying for Khristina’s coffee wouldn’t have broken the bank, would it?
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Sex worker reveals the ‘real reason’ married men cheat
By James Kay
A former sex worker has opened up about her career and has explained why she believes married men cheat on their wives.
Marriage is supposed to be a happy union between two people who are presumably madly in love with each other.
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However, things can quickly go wrong and while getting a divorce is a completely reasonable thing to do, cheating on your partner isn’t.
Despite this, people cheating on their partners seems all too commonplace in today’s world, and some people can’t understand why.
Well, lucky for you, a former sex worker has revealed why she believes it happens.
Writing for the Daily Mail, Amanda Goff – also known as Samantha X – has delved into her former work.
Known for her bestselling books and as the head of her own escort agency, she spent a decade working with men from all walks of life, including single, widowed, divorced, and many married clients.
Reflecting on her experience, she observed that men excel at two things: separating love from sex and lying.
“If there’s one thing married men taught me, it was not to get married,” she shared.
Here, in her own words, are the four main reasons she believes men cheat:
1. Someone to Talk To“Believe it or not, men like to talk. They are emotional and extremely vulnerable,” she explained, noting that many married men feel unable to be vulnerable at home.
Often too scared to appear “weak” or cause their partners stress, they seek out someone neutral who can listen without judgment.
For these men, the thousands spent on an escort is often preferred to therapy. “I don’t want to be judged,” was a common refrain she heard.
2. They Miss ForeplayAccording to her, many married men miss the intimacy of foreplay.
“Men secretly want to spend hours in bed with you but say they got sick of being rejected,” she revealed.
Many expressed frustration at the quick encounters that lack time and care, saying they miss pleasuring their partners in a way that feels meaningful. In the end, they craved moments that weren’t rushed, even if they didn’t lead to sex.
3. The Fallout of an AffairWhile society often assumes men are the primary culprits in cheating, she points out that women stray, too.
“They’re the ones that get caught,” she remarked, noting that for men, the discovery of a partner’s infidelity can have intense consequences.
She recalled a client who, reeling after his wife left him for her personal trainer, spent hours talking “fully dressed” about his heartbreak. Another man, stunned by his wife’s departure, admitted he couldn’t even boil an egg.
She believes that while wives may sometimes forgive a husband’s infidelity, men’s egos make it harder for them to let go. In many cases, men feel the need to retaliate, justifying their own actions as a way to restore balance.
4. Seeing an Escort Doesn’t Mean They Don’t Love YouLastly, she addresses a crucial misconception: “Seeing an escort doesn’t mean they don’t love you.”
She insists that for many, the appeal of an escort lies not in looking for a relationship, but rather in finding temporary companionship.
“Men are like puppies that chew your shoes, they just can’t help themselves,” she added with a wry humor, emphasizing that the connection sought is rarely meant to replace the love they have for their spouses.
So there we have it…