Patrick Wells is not an ordinary guy.  The first time I met him, he stood on his head in the middle of a restaurant - just for me.  He was nearing his 60th birthday, and showing off.  I was helping him promote the results of a recent study about near death experiences.   I knew right away I would like him.

Patrick has produced a number of movies including Youngblood with Patrick Swayze, and one  of my favorites, I Love You To Death with Kevin Kline and Tracey Ullman.  It was a little thrill to meet a producer of a movie I already had in my collection.

Patrick wears his humanity on his sleeve and has committed himself to producing a movie that will help promote the treatment of soldiers returning from Iraq.  The movie will be called After the War and will present a treatment called IADC which is based on eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.

I've read accounts of soldiers' responses to the treatment in Dr. Allan Botkin's book, Induced After-Death Communication: A New Therapy for Healing Grief & Trauma,  and it can be dramatic, providing a fresh start toward recovery. 

It doesn't appear Patrick will be slowing down any time soon.  Recently he wrote me: The ice hockey team I play on just won our regular season championship and we also won three playoff games in a row to win the league Championship. We have won ten games in a row starting in early June! Most of the guys are in their 30s and 40s. I am the oldest guy in the league by 10 years at age 64. The last time I won a championship in hockey was in 1965.

Those hardy Minnesota men, you gotta love em'!