Erika R NDE

EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION:

I was 11 weeks pregnant and started feeling bad the previous day. I thought I had a cold, but during the night I started wheezing. (I want to add that I was not taking care of my asthma condition properly; I have no health insurance and was not on the proper medication.) By the morning I was in respiratory distress, although I was so sick that I didn't realize how critical my situation really was. I was having a full-blown asthma attack, and I had my step-son call 911. The EMTs arrived and had me walk to the ambulance. On the way to the hospital, Paramedics also joined the EMTs...and that's the last thing I remember before I lost consciousness.  

 Then I was moving through this purple light. Although it was dark, I wasn't afraid. I then entered pure white light. I have a hard time explaining how and what I felt, because there is no words I can find to describe how beautiful, loving and peaceful it was. It was like I was surrounded in warm, loving wings of light. I have never felt anything close to this, before or after, this experience. I heard a little boy's voice say ,"Mommy, don't leave me." (I thought it was my 7 year old son...who asked me if I was going to die as I was leaving my house with the EMTs). I did not want to leave where I was; I have never felt so good. Then I saw my Mother-in-law, who died 4 months before. She told me that I didn't belong there-that I had to go back. 

Next thing I remember I am looking down at the EMTs and Paramedics as they're wheeling my body from the ambulance into the hospital. Then I am behind my Mother who is talking to doctors in the ER about what was happening with me. 

I regained consciousness off and on for a few hours until I was put into a medication-induced coma. I woke up sometime on Monday, connected to a ventilator and many other devices that were keeping me alive, including an insulin pump.

At the time of your experience was there an associated life-threatening event?   Yes  I was having an asthma attack brought on by a virus. I stopped breathing.

Was the experience difficult to express in words?  Yes     I have nothing to compare this experience with here. There was only positive feelings and beautiful light...but that only scratches the surface of how wonderful it was or how I felt.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?    When I was in the light, talking to my Mother-in-law, and my unborn child, it turns out.

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness?      More consciousness and alertness than normal   My senses were more sensitive. I felt everything...the light, my deceased Mother-in-law, the words I heard. I was more connected.

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience.   My vision was more than just vision. What I saw I also felt in the core of my being.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience.   When I heard my son and Mother-in-law speak to me it was like I was hearing it in my head, like telepathy.

Did you see or hear any earthly events that were occurring during a time that your consciousness / awareness was apart from your physical / earthly body?   Yes   I saw my body on a gurney being transported from the ambulance into the hospital.

I saw my Mother talking to doctors, in another area of the ER, about what had happened and about my care. 

I have verified with my mother that while she was speaking with the doctors when she got to the hospital, I was definitely unconscious.

What emotions did you feel during the experience?   Love, peace, comfort, contentment, happiness...all magnified.  

Did you pass into or through a tunnel?   Uncertain   I remember the darker purple light before I saw the white light, so I am uncertain.

Did you see an unearthly light?   Yes   I have never seen any light like it on earth. It permeated everything .And I felt it.

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice?   No

Did you encounter or become aware of any beings who previously lived on earth who are described by name in religions (for example: Jesus, Muhammad, Buddha, etc.)?   No  

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings?   Yes   The little boy I heard was my son, who I was pregnant with at the time. About a year ago we were in his bedroom, and I left to do something in another part of the house. He chased after me saying, "Mommy, don't leave me!" There was NO doubt anymore that I heard him during my experience.

Did you become aware of past events in your life during your experience?   No  

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

Did time seem to speed up or slow down?   No

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything?   No

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure?   No

Did you come to a border or point of no return?   I came to a barrier that I was not permitted to cross; or was "sent back" against my will

Did scenes from the future come to you?  No 

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness suggesting that there either is (or is not) continued existence after earthly life (“life after death”)?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness that God or a supreme being either does (or does not) exist?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness that you either did (or did not) exist prior to this lifetime?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness that a mystical universal connection or unity/oneness either does (or does not) exist?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness regarding earthly life’s meaning or purpose?   Yes  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness regarding earthly life’s difficulties, challenges, or hardships?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness regarding love?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any other specific information / awareness that you have not shared in other questions that is relevant to living our earthly lives?   No  

Did you have a sense of knowing special knowledge or purpose?   Yes   I was returning to raise my children.

What occurred during your experience included:   Content that was entirely consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience   I believed in reincarnation before this experience and the continuation of our spirits after we leave our bodies. This experience confirmed my already existing beliefs.

How accurately do you remember the experience in comparison to other life events that occurred around the time of the experience?   I remember the experience more accurately than other life events that occurred around the time of the experience   I remember this experience the same as the day it happened. It is probably the strongest memory I have.

Discuss any changes that might have occurred in your life after your experience:   I take care of my health-I live for ME now. I practice preventative medicine. I had been "In The Broom Closet" for many years...I am a practicing witch and hid it from my Roman Catholic family. I am now open with my family about my beliefs, and really don't care what other people think. I have become more spiritual, which certainly helped me with getting sober.

My experience directly resulted in:   Large changes in my life

Did you have any changes in your values or beliefs after the experience that occurred as a result of the experience?   No  

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you?   I am happy that I got to see my Mother-in-law one more time. I also now know that at 11 weeks, my son's spirit was already with me-and we have a special bond. 

What is waiting for us after we leave our body is so magnificent. Pure love. I am not afraid to die.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience?   Yes   I have developed telepathy and empathy with animals, and sometimes plants. My remote viewing skills have gotten stronger. My empathy skills have increased dramatically. I "get information" differently-I am now telepathic and get information visually.

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you?     I am happy that I got to see my Mother-in-law one more time. I also now know that at 11 weeks, my son's spirit was already with me-and we have a special bond.