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, 66Alexander, 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
and husband’s return, 108 , 111–12, 117 , 118 , 122
marriage of Eben and, 11–12, 54
and onset of coma, 14–16
Alexander, Jean (sister), see Sullivan, Jean Alexander
Alexander, Phyllis (sister):
and author’s birth family, 59
and author’s return, 108 , 113–14, 120–21, 122
birth of, 53
at home, 99–100
at the hospital, 33–34, 36–37, 42 , 53 , 89 , 90–91, 93 , 94 , 97 , 120–21
and onset of coma, 26 , 27
rainbow’s appearance to, 105 , 113
Alexander-Heyward, Katharine Dayton (Kate), 100
amnesia, 78 , 86
angels, 84 , 104 , 169
as familiar NDE vision, 131
guardian angels, 95–96, 102 , 131