Louis S NDE 4968

Louis S NDE

edited for clarity by Judy Shea 5/19/11

EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION:

I was involved in a head-on collision with an eighteen wheeler. I had severe head trauma and numerous broken bones throughout my body. I was immediately knocked unconscious, and when I came to, I could barely breath due to my broken ribs. I had to slow my breathing to a minimum to ease the pain, and that's when I had the "Experience."

I was walking down what seemed like a bright hallway. Then I came upon a break in the wall - a gap which had bars like those of a jail cell, stopping anyone or anything from getting through. It was black behind the gap. I was curious and wondering where I was. About this time, both of my deceased grandmothers appeared from nowhere. One stood there just looking at me and the other was telling me to go back, that I couldn't come in yet. I looked beyond her into the black darkness and felt the presence of my deceased grandfather, my deceased great-grandmother and uncles - family members I had never met. I felt them and saw their spirits gathering in one area. My grandmother was adamant that I didn't take another step. I wanted to continue and she saw this. At this time she yelled out to me, "STOP! Cameron (my daughter) is going to need you!" (I was divorced and my daughter lived with my ex at the time.) As soon as she mentioned my daughter's name, I thought to myself, "Cameron!" I took one step back and I was, like, sucked out of the hallway at supersonic speed.

Immediately I came to in my truck, gasping for a breath of air and I noticed the tarp covering my truck. I had to get the attention of the rescue workers on the scene. I was pinned, but able to move the tarp through the broken window. At this time I heard someone holler out, "He's alive, He's alive!" and the rescue started. It took them well over an hour to cut me from the wreckage and life-flight me to a hospital 40 miles away. If my grandmothers hadn't been watching over and guiding me after death, I can honestly say I wouldn't be here today. I wanted to continue down the hallway - there was a sense of peace and calmness that I'd never felt before.

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.     Head on car accident. I was considered dead and vehicle tarped from JP to arrive and pronounce me dead. I came back after my experience.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?    Seconds prior to returning to my body.

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

            Seconds prior to returning to my body.

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.    What I saw was all black and white, and the figures I saw were transparent and hovering / gliding in a ghostly way.

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.)?            No

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience?              I never felt scared. At first I was curious, then amazed, then saw my grandmothers and was happy, then felt the presence of deceased family members and at awe at their coming together to meet me ( that's what it seemed like) then sadness when my daughters name was mentioned.

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

Did you see a light?           Yes.     It was more like a hallway, but it was bright to the left and I was unable to make out anything but brightness there, but to the right there was clearly a bright wall in which there was a gap with bars over it. It was completely black behind it, and the spiritual figures were within. I only felt the presence of my deceased family members, no one / nothing else.

Did you meet or see any other beings?           Yes.     Deceased family members, see above.

Did you experience a review of past events in your life?    No       Not really. I did end up with my daughter living with me because her mother had to go away. So my grandmother was right, Cameron did need me - it was 1 1/2" years later and she is still with me today !!

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.     Depends on your what you mean when you say "distinctive." It was another dimension for sure !!

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   Uncertain.      It was truly not of this world. That is for sure !

Did you have a sense of knowing special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?     Yes.     Not personally, but I felt that the spirits did. I felt they could see the future and guide me, as would a guardian angel.

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure? Yes.     it was at the edge of the gap / opening where I was told to stop and not take another step. I now feel if I had taken that next step, I wouldn't have had a choice as to whether I could go or come back.

Did you become aware of future events?       Yes.              My grandmother told me my daughter would need me in the future, and that ended up being correct.

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience you did not have prior to the experience?     No.

Have you shared this experience with others?         Uncertain.      Only with a few, and the response was what I figured it would be... "You must've dreamed that. "

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 experienced my accident in dreams a little at a time over many weeks after returning from the hospital, until one night I dreamed the entire episode without interruption.

Were there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or significant to you?            Several. Mainly that the two most important people ever in my life, my two grandmothers, were both there to guide me as they had in the real world.

How do you currently view the reality of your experience:            Experience was definitely real.    See above.

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 pray more and I thank God for my life that has been giving back to me !

Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life, medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?         Uncertain.      Nothing self inflicted, but the memory is true and clear to this day.

Is there anything else you would like to add concerning the experience?        It was awesome !!

Did the questions asked and information you provided so far accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?         Yes.     And it really happened, just as I described.