Throughout my life, I have been fortunate to meet people who work to serve, help others, and seek answers to the great challenges humanity faces. In fact, this is a common thread in many multidisciplinary initiatives within organizations.
These projects begin or are promoted with passion, born from imagination, generating alliances and promoters. They benefit from technological advances but, above all, they achieve their goals thanks to the commitment of a humble, supportive team—free from individualism, egotism, or arrogance, with firm and scientifically rigorous will. This is possible because their sole aim is to learn more and help improve the planet we live on.
This past May 8, we were proud to share the second meeting with the hospitals that make up the Luz Project—a group of healthcare scientists from various specialties who, despite their excessive workloads and the challenges they face in their respective hospitals, altruistically form their professional teams in collaboration with other hospitals in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. They do so in their scientific pursuit to learn more about consciousness confined within a brain (??).
The hard, scientific, professional, and humble work of the professionals in the Light Project compels me in this editorial to express my gratitude—not only for their skills, attitudes, and talents, but also for their courage, strength, and the generous hours they enthusiastically dedicate to the Luz Project.
“Icloby” stands for “International Lobby of Consciousness,” and as such, we aim to initiate and promote challenges with professionals and researchers who, by joining intellect with a good heart, collaborate on self-sustainable projects that improve the world we live in.
The results from this first year are promising: 15 hospitals are already participating in the research in Spain, Argentina, and Colombia, and we are in talks with others in Spain, Mexico, and Uruguay.
So far, we have documented over 120 resuscitated cardiac arrests, of which 18% involved recorded near-death experiences. It’s likely that two more cases may emerge that were not initially disclosed, probably because the experiences were negative. In addition, we are working on fundraising efforts for monitoring equipment and preparing to launch a second phase that includes additional testing and broader analysis.
Enormous gratitude for the opportunity to work with such wonderful, humble, and generous people—who are also brilliant scientists and professionals—on the Light Project.
Xavier Melo PhD
Presidente Fundador
Icloby Foundation