About The Authors

Melvin Morse, M.D., is a graduate of George Washington University School of Medicine and a recipient of the National Service Research Award. He is a recognized authority in the field of near-death studies and has researched near-death experiences in children for eight years.

Dr. Morse has a busy private practice in the suburbs of Seattle, Washington, where he lives with his wife and their three children.

Paul Perry is former executive editor of American Health Magazine and a Gannett Center for Media Studies scholar. He has coauthored two books with Dr. Raymond Moody, the acknowledged father of near-death studies.
He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with his wife and three children.