tell us what you saw while you were in heaven, though. >> the moment the truck struck me and i took my last breath on that bridge where the accident happened, i was standing at the gates of heaven. there were 12 of them, of course, according to revelation 21. i was standing at one of them, looked like the inside of an oyster. it was a gate truly made of pearl, dazzling, amazingly beautiful. i thought it was a living gate. not sure it was now. but it looked that way because of the light of heaven. i was surrounded by people i had known and loved in life who had preceded me in death. and they all looked good. >> anna: i read you saw your grandfather who looked beautiful as well. this is interesting. you didn't tell your wife about this. so eva, what was that like for you? that's what your new book is about. >> well, my new book is a walk through the dark, and it's my side of don's story. he didn't tell me about going to heaven. i overheard him telling a dear friend about a year and a half later. it really was a relief because he had been so depressed and so