Jean S NDE

After gall-bladder surgery, I was in poor shape. I remained half-conscious after a heart attack that occurred while I was in the recovery room. I made a breath-taking dive into a tunnel. I saw motionless people. I saw old colleagues (deceased for many years), making signs as if to say, “Come along with us”. I saw my parents (deceased since 1979), making signs, inviting me to follow them. I also saw my mother-in-law making signs in order to stop me from following the others that were making these signs. I was still diving faster and faster and deeper and deeper toward a bluish-white light that was attracting me.

For how long? No idea. At one point, I thought I was flying. Under me: a bed with a form, instruments, and people with yellow faces that were dressed in green. All around the bed were devices to which the form on the bed was linked. I was hearing voices and wanted to answer but not a sound would came out of my mouth. And the dive was continuing, always toward this light.

At one point, I was seeing people between the light and me: my wife, my two daughters and their husbands, and in the middle of them, surrounded by a soft light I was seeing my granddaughter (who is two years old). She was moving her head and saying, “No Grandfather”. After that, everything dissolved into the light.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: February 26, 2002

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Surgery-relatedHeart attack Gall-bladder surgery, heart-attack after the surgery Illness, trauma or other condition not considered life threatening

How do you consider the content of your experience? Mixed

The experience included: Out of body experience

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? Half conscious.

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? No

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Yes

The experience included: Presence of deceased persons

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? Yes Old colleagues, family, near the tunnel wall, nothing.

The experience included: Void

The experience included: Light

Did you see an unearthly light? Yes See narrative.

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? No

The experience included: Strong emotional tone

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Fear of dying.

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything? No

The experience included: Feelings about death

Did scenes from your past come back to you? My past flashed before me, out of my control

Did scenes from the future come to you? No

Did you come to a border or point of no return? No

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Liberal

What is your religion now? Liberal

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? Best: The support of my family and of the hospital nurses. Worst: Not to be able to communicate with the others in the tunnel.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes Some were doubtful. Others were interested.

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

Is there anything else that you would like to add about your experience? No.