The Alexander family of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, adopted him and gifted him with a new name, one with an illustrious pedigree.

The first Eben Alexander, his great-grandfather, was the U. ambassador to Greece in the 1890s, helped create the modern Olympic Games, carried on an occasional correspondence with Mark Twain.

But from their point of view."This is a story about points of view.

He meets me at the door of his home and invites me in.

All three hosts looked sad, but the woman, Gretchen Carlson, looked the saddest.