I WAS TOLD AFTERWARDS THAT I WAS DYING AND MY SONS CALLED TO MY BEDSIDE.  I WAS IN A COMA. IN THE EXPERIENCE, I WAS TRANSPORTED VERY FAST THROUGH A TUNNEL. SO MUCH SO THAT I COULD FEEL THE SENSATION OF BEING PULLED THROUGH ON MY ARMS AND LEGS. AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL, WERE BRIGHT OVERHEAD LIGHTS. I WENT THROUGH THE LIGHT, AND WAS IN A RED BRICK ROOM (WALLS AND FLOOR).  IT WAS VERY COLD AND MY FEET WERE FREEZING. I WAS IN FRONT OF JESUS CHRIST AND BEHIND HIM MY DECEASED FATHER AND PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER IN THE CLOTHES WE BURIED THEM IN.  I WAS LIKE AN EL GRECO PAINTING. EVERYONE WAS VERY SOMBER AND SERIOUS. CHRIST ASKED ME IF I WAS READY TO DIE AND I RESPONDED YES. HE SAID YOU HAVE TO GO BACK BECAUSE OF YOUR SON CHRISTOPHER (AGE 20 AT THE TIME AND LIVING WITH ME).  MY GRANDMOTHER WAS PRAYING THE ROSARY IN ITALIAN IN A LOW VOICE. MY FATHER NEVER SAID A WORD AND LOOKED VERY SAD AND SERIOUS. I TOLD CHRIST HE HAS A BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW, AND JESUS JUST SHOOK HIS HEAD NO.  WITH THAT I WAS RETURNED TO THE TUNNEL, PULLED THROUGH BACK AND WOKE UP IN MY HOSPITAL BED.  WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS, I IMPROVED VASTLY AND LEFT THE HOSPITAL IN A FEW DAYS MUCH TO THE ASTONISHMENT OF MY SONS.

 Any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience:  Uncertain

      Explanation:  NEVER QUITE CLEAR ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT MEDICINES WERE ADMINISTERED. THE DOCTORS WERE VAGUE - "ANTIBIOTICS, QUININE, ETC."

Was the experience difficult to express in words?  No

At the time of the experience, was there an associated life threatening event?  Yes

 What was your level of consciousness and alertness during the experience?  I WAS IN A COMA.

Was the experience dream like in any way?  NO.  IT WAS VERY REAL AND VIVID.

Did you experience a separation of consciousness from your body?  No

What emotions did you feel during the experience?  HAPPY TO LEAVE LIFE BUT SAD WHEN I THOUGHT OF MY CHILDREN.

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?  MY GRANDMOTHER PRAYING.

 Did you pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure?  Yes

      Describe:  THE TUNNEL SEEMED NARROW AND I WAS PULLED THROUGH IT AND FELT THE SENSATION ON MY ARMS AND LEGS.

 Did you see a light?  Yes

      Describe:  LIGHTS ABOVE ME AS IF THERE WERE MILLIONS OF LIGHT BULBS.

 Did you meet or see any other beings?  Yes

      Describe:  JESUS CHRIST, MY FATHER, MY GRANDMOTHER.

 Did you experience a review of past events in your life?  No

      Describe:  I REALIZED HOW MUCH MY YOUNGER SON CHRISTOPHER NEEDS ME.

 Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?  No

 Did you see or visit any beautiful or otherwise distinctive locations, levels or dimensions?  Yes

      Describe:  A RED BRICK ROOM WHICH WAS VERY COLD.

 Did you have any sense of altered space or time?  No

 Did you have a sense of knowing special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?  Yes

      Describe:  A MISSION - MY SON.

 Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure?  Yes

      Describe:  RED BRICK ROOM.

 Did you become aware of future events?  No

 Were you involved in or aware of a decision to return to the body?  Yes

      Describe:  CHRIST TOLD ME I HAD TO GO BACK.

 Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience you did not have prior to the experience?  Yes

      Describe:  ATTENDED PSYCHIC CLASSES AND LEARNED TO READ THE TAROT.

 Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?  Yes

      Describe:  PAID MORE ATTENTION TO MY SON.

 Has the experience affected your relationships?  Daily life?  Religious practices etc.?  Career choices?  NO LONGER BELONG TO ORGANIZED RELIGION.  SOUGHT A RELIABLE AND SECURE JOB WHICH BEFORE I DID NOT HAVE.

 Have you shared this experience with others?  Yes

      Describe:  USUAL REACTION - DISBELIEF.  NO INFLUENCE.

 What emotions did you experience following your experience?  FELT WHOLE AND HAPPIER.

What was the best and worst part of your experience?  FEAR AND THE FEELING OF EXTREME COLD.

Is there anything else you would like to add concerning the experience?  I THINK ABOUT IT DAILY AND WONDER ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME.  

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?  Yes

      Describe:  I AM EMPLOYED AT A SECURE AND RELIABLE POSITION WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.  PREVIOUSLY, I HAD DRIFTED FROM JOB TO JOB.  FOR 5 YEARS, BEFORE MY SON MOVED OUT I TRIED TO GET CLOSER TO HIM.

 Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life, medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?  No

 Did the questions asked and information you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?  Yes