Francesca T NDE

Experience Description:

I had lost a lot of blood. I remember floating, and watching from above the scene of panic by hospital staff as I flat lined, I felt it was quite humorous.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: 1978

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Illness Clinical death (cessation of breathing or heart function or brain function) Floating away, felt great. Until I realized I had been bought around and described by doctors as dead.

How do you consider the content of your experience? Wonderful

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes I clearly left my body and existed outside it

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? Normal consciousness and alertness I kind of went 'out' when I was injected with something by a doctor I would say.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? I kind of went 'out' when I was injected with something by a doctor I would say.

Were your thoughts speeded up? Neither

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Neither

Were your senses more vivid than usual? Neither

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. Kind of 'floaty' and in slow motion - but it seems normal to you at the time.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. Not really. It's a little bit hard to explain, you are floating above people trying to eavesdrop, but really don't care so much that you can't hear what they are saying because you feel a little bit hyped up in a way.

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere? Neither

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? No

Did you see any beings in your experience? Sensed their presence

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? No

Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light? Neither

Did you see an unearthly light? Yes

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? Neither Venezuela. My fathers house...I described his furniture, though! I never visited in body.

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Pissed off when I awoke in pain with a bloody great wound.

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Relief or calmness

Did you have a feeling of joy? Incredible joy

Did you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe? United, one with the world

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything? Everything about the universe

Did scenes from your past come back to you? Neither I learned not to be afraid of death, and I see tons of shit now that I don't want to know. I know who's on the other end of the phone before I pick it up - I don't want to know what I know.

Did scenes from the future come to you? Neither

Did you come to a border or point of no return? Neither

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Liberal none

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? Liberal

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? No

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice? Neither

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? Sensed their presence

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion

During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? No

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? No

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? No

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Yes When I go to sleep. I am inundated with faces that are screaming to me to please help them. This, I have learned to control, as they are desperate trying to get through to their families - or so I've been told.

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? I am not afraid to die. I just don't want to go yet!

Have you ever shared this experience with others? No

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? No

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real When I followed my hospital bed being pushed by nurses to emergency theatre, I awoke two days later to be told by nurses that I had actually died.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real I felt okay. It was a nice feeling. But I'm glad I survived.

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? No