{"id":4334,"date":"2010-11-20T16:22:41","date_gmt":"2010-11-20T22:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aleroy.com\/blog\/?p=4334"},"modified":"2019-01-20T10:19:05","modified_gmt":"2019-01-20T16:19:05","slug":"a-benevolent-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aleroy.com\/blog\/archives\/4334\/a-benevolent-virus","title":{"rendered":"A Benevolent Virus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aleroy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/book2.jpg\" alt=\"A Benevolent Virus\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"2\">An exciting new novel on near death experiences. It can be ordered from Amazon or found at your local bookstore. <\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you live when you know what it\u2019s like to die?<\/strong><br \/>\nWhat happens during that moment when we experience our own death? What inescapable challenges lie ahead for those of us who have had a near-death experience? 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