Frank P's NDE

ON SUNDAY EVENING AROUND 8:30 PM AND AFTER MY PARENTS LEFT I COLLAPSED IN MY BED.  THE FEVER HIT ME LIKE A BRICK.  A PERSON VISITING THE MAN NEXT TO ME ASKED ME IF I WERE OK AND I SAID "YES".  THEN I PASSED OUT. 

ALL I REMEMBER FOR THE LONGEST TIME WAS A BLACK VOID.  I HEARD NOTHING, SAW NOTHING AND FELT NOTHING.  THEN I WAS IN A TUNNEL MADE OF STONE.  THE TUNNEL WAS LIT BUT I COULD NOT SEE ANY END TO IT.  I WAS STATIONERY IN THE TUNNEL BUT I WAS NOT TOUCHING THE TUNNEL.  THE FOLLOWING THINGS HAPPENED TO ME AS SOON AS I WAS IN THE  TUNNEL.  I COULD SEE, I HAD NO PAIN WHATSOEVER (WITH A TEMP OF 106/107 YOU ARE IN PAIN) AND THE GREATEST FEELING OF PEACE AND CONTENTMENT CAME OVER ME.  THIS FEELING IS VERY DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN.  THERE ARE NO ADJECTIVES TO ADEQUATELY DEFINE THIS UNFORGETTABLE FEELING.  IT WAS ALL ENCOMPASSING.  NOTHING IN THIS WORLD IS LIKE IT!!  JUST AS THIS FEELING CAME OVER ME, I STARTED TO MOVE AND REALIZED THAT THIS TUNNEL HAD AN END. 

AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL WAS THE BRIGHTEST WHITE LIGHT THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN!!  WHEN YOU LOOKED AT IT, THE LIGHT DID NOT HURT YOU LIKE OUR SUN WOULD.  I KNEW THAT WHEN I TOUCHED THAT LIGHT THAT I WAS GOING TO DIE.  THE LIGHT WAS GOD.  I WAS NOT AFRAID OF GOING THERE.  THEN AS I WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE LIGHT I REALIZED THAT I WOULD BE LEAVING MY MOTHER AND SISTER WITH MY ALCOHOLIC FATHER.  I WAS NOT GOING TO GO.  I WAS GOING TO PROTECT MY MOTHER AND MY SISTER.  THE HARDER I FOUGHT NOT TO GO THE FASTER I WAS MOVING.  I FOUGHT NOT TO GO WITH EVERY OUNCE OF STRENGTH IN MY BEING!!!  AS I TOUCHED THE LIGHT----I WAS BACK IN THE HOSPITAL BED. 

I WAS GRIPING THE SIDES OF THE BED WITH MY HANDS.  THE FEVER HAD GONE AND THE SWELLING IN MY TESTICLE HAD GONE AND I WAS IN A POOL OF SWEAT.  I WAS NOT IN MY BODY WHEN I WAS IN THAT TUNNEL.  I HAD A FORM BUT IT STILL IS NOT CLEAR TO ME WHAT KIND OF FORM THAT I HAD.  THE DOCTORS COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE FEVER AND SWELLING WENT AWAY.  ALL THE MEDS THAT THEY GAVE ME FROM THURSDAY THRU SUNDAY DID NOT BREAK THE FEVER.  I WAS TOLD AND I HAVE READ THAT IF A PERSON HAS A PROLONGED HIGH TEMP AS I DID THAT I SHOULD HAVE BRAIN DAMAGE.  THE LORD LET ME LIVE TO PROTECT MY MOTHER AND MY SISTER.  HE ALSO LET ME LIVE TO BECOME A TEACHER.  I WENT TO COLLEGE TO BECOME AN ACCOUNTANT NOT A TEACHER.  BUT HE GUIDED ME TO TEACHING.  WHEN I WAS FIFTEEN, I HAD A CALLING TO BECOME A PRIEST AND I TURNED THE LORD DOWN.  HE LED ME TO TEACHING.  THIS NDE OF MINE CAUSED ME NEVER TO FEAR DEATH.  AFTER WE LEAVE THIS WORLD THERE IS NO PAIN OF ANY KIND.  I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT FEELING OF PEACE AND CONTENTMENT!!!!  I WAS ALSO LEFT WITH THE UNDERSTANDING FROM THIS NDE THAT MONEY AND MATERIAL THINGS DO NOT MATTER.

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words? No      

At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?          Yes     I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE OF A SEVERE VIRUS INFECTION THAT SETTLED IN MY LEFT TESTICLE.  I WAS ADMITTED ON A THURSDAY.  I HAD A TEMPERATURE THAT STARTED AT 105 AND STAYED BETWEEN 106 AND 107 UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.  NOTHING THE DOCTORS DID MADE THE FEVER GO AWAY NOR THE SWELLING.  I SAW MY TEMPERATURE CHARTS.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?    AT THE VERY INSTANCE OF ENTERING THE TUNNEL.

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal every day consciousness and alertness?    More consciousness and alertness than normal

If your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience was different from your normal every day consciousness and alertness, please explain:            AT THE VERY INSTANCE OF ENTERING THE TUNNEL.

Did your vision differ in any way from your normal, everyday vision (in any aspect, such as clarity, field of vision, colors, brightness, depth perception degree of solidness/transparency of objects, etc.)?  Yes     THE LIGHT WAS INTENSE BUT DID NOT HURT TO LOOK AT IT AND THE FORM I HAD WAS TRANSPARENT.

Did your hearing differ in any way from your normal, everyday hearing (in any aspect, such as clarity, ability to recognize source of sound, pitch, loudness, etc.)?
            Uncertain      I DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING IN THE TUNNEL NOR BEFORE THE TUNNEL IN THE BLACK VOID.

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?     Yes

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            UNBELIEVABLE PEACE AND NO PAIN!!!

Did you pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure?          Yes     AS STATED BEFORE, IT WAS A TUNNEL MADE OF STONE AND WAS LIT.

Did you see a light?           Yes     IT WAS THE BRIGHTEST WHITE LIGHT THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN.

Did you meet or see any other beings?           No      

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

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?           No           

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   Yes     FROM THE INSTANT THAT I ENTERED THE TUNNEL, TIME JUST FLEW!!!  EVERYTHING HAPPENED ULTRA FAST.

Did you have a sense of knowing special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?     Yes     I KNEW THAT WHEN I TOUCHED THE LIGHT THAT I WAS GOING TO DIE.  THE LIGHT WAS GOD!!  I WAS NOT AFRAID TO DIE.  TO THIS DAY I AM NOT AFRAID TO DIE.

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure? Yes     THE BOUNDARY WAS THE LIGHT AND I JUST TOUCHED IT AND THEN I WAS BACK IN THE HOSPITAL BED IN MY BODY AGAIN.

Did you become aware of future events?       Yes
            THERE HAVE BEEN MANY, MANY TIMES WHEN I HAVE KNOWN THINGS WERE GOING TO HAPPEN AND THEY DID.  I KNEW THAT I WAS GOING TO WIN A 2002 CHEVY TRUCK IN APRIL OF 2002 WHEN I BOUGHT THE RAFFLE TICKETS.  I WON THE TRUCK IN OCTOBER.  I KNEW THAT MY MOTHER WAS CRITICALLY ILL BEFORE IT HAPPENED IN 1975.

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience you did not have prior to the experience?     Yes     AS STATED IN 34.

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes     I NEVER TALKED ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE WITH ANYONE EXCEPT TO MY PARENTS AND MY PRIEST AFTER IT HAPPENED.  THEY JUST LISTENED AND MADE NO COMMENT.  I DID NOT TALK ABOUT THE NDE UTIL I READ DR. RAYMOND MOODY'S BOOK "LIFE AFTER LIFE".  THAT WAS IN 1976.  I WOULD TELL MY STUDENTS ABOUT MY NDE TO GET THEM TO READ!!!  I USED IT AS A "HOOK" TO GET THEM TO READ MORE.  READ ANYTHING TO BECOME MORE AWARE!  I DID NOT TALK ABOUT IT FOR 17 YEARS.

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

How did you view the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened:            Experience was definitely real    I WAS NOT IN MY BODY BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE ANY PAIN OF ANY KIND.  THE LIGHT AND THE UNBELIEVABLE FEELING OF PEACE WAS THE MOST REAL THINGS THAT I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED.

Were there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or significant to you?            NOT TO FEAR DEATH, GOD DOES EXISTS.  I ALWAYS BELIEVED IN GOD BEFORE THE NDE BUT THE NDE CONFIRMED IT.  DEATH IS NOT THE END, IT IS THE BEGINNING OF SOMETHING NEW AND BETTER.  AFTER DEATH THERE IS NO PAIN!!!!

How do you currently view the reality of your experience:            Experience was definitely real            YOU CANNOT FORGET THE LIGHT AND PEACE!!!!!  THERE IS NOTHING IN THIS WORLD LIKE IT.

Have your relationships changed specifically as a result of your experience?           No      

Have your religious beliefs/practices changed specifically as a result of your experience?            Yes            I DO NOT FEAR DEATH.  I KNOW THAT WHEN I LEAVE THIS WORLD I WILL BE WITH THE LORD AND HE LET ME LIVE WHEN I WAS 17 TO PROTECT MY MOTHER AND MY SISTER.

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 so far accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?         Yes