
T.S. Dismas served in the Military Police Corps until his honorable discharge due to disabilities he sustained while serving his country. Dismas’ disabilities led to a rare autoimmune disease and then to a heart attack and life-threatening heart failure. In his moving memoir, “From Sudden Death to Paradise: The Story of a Near-Death Experience,” Dismas shares his medical journey, the complications his heart endured and his visit to Heaven after his heart stopped for ten minutes. Since his near-death experience, Dismas has found peace, a closer relationship with God and meaning in life knowing that God has a plan for everyone. Dismas’ powerful, detailed recount of Heaven in “From Sudden Death to Paradise” illustrates the beauty of the afterlife and the unconditional love God has for everyone.