Rob D's NDE

EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION:

            I had massive heart attack on side of highway.  The nurse stopped after 5 minutes, did CPR until ambulance arrived 15-20 minutes after event.  I was shocked 7-8 times all told roadside, ambulance, Emergency Room, operating room before I stabilized. have been told that survival under these conditions is impossible.  I have had short term memory problems and problems focusing but brain has been re-circuiting itself, much improved. I have no memory from the time I opened the door on my truck until 6 days later, but remember being on the other side clearly.  This experience is described below

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     no heartbeat or pulse for 20 minutes, trauma to head from fall onto interstate highway

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

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

            whole time

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     awareness of detail

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.)?
            Yes     all hearing during conversations was telepathic, as was conversation

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            confusion, then joy and tranquility

Did you pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure?          Yes     hard to describe; no tunnel, like a whoosh, then into an area. not a room but had the feeling of boundaries.   an area

Did you see a light?           No      

Did you meet or see any other beings?           Yes     Dead friends told me what had happened.  All communication was telepathic.  I asked where my dead stepson was.  I was told he had gone back.  I asked why they had not? I was told that time and space do not exist here. 1 second, 1 year, 1000 years, all the same.  I was told we all go back many times, until we have learned what is needed to ascend to a higher state of being. We are all a part of a greater being, he experiences what we experience.  All things, the grass air, trees, everything has a living force and is of as much importance to the creator as are we.  The planet we live on is alive, and should be as revered as human life.  They told me they were unsure if my body could be revived.  If it was, I should be willing to speak with those who would listen about what I had been told.  I was told that I would experience things that would give me opportunity to review how I had lived.  I was told that all is forgiven, all spirit is eternal, all can be redeemed

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?          Uncertain     

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     total absence of time

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

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure? Yes     described above

Did you become aware of future events?       Uncertain
           

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience you did not have prior to the experience?     Yes     have had feelings of need to go or do things out of my usual routine, has proved to be of benefit to me or others

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes    

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience?    Yes            reading about it. dont believe it affected experience

How did you view the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened:            Experience was definitely real    the knowing is the marvelous part. the awareness that we are all connected, all the same, all equal

Were there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or significant to you?    all had great meaning. i know, not believe, but know that what was revealed to me was the truth

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

Have your relationships changed specifically as a result of your experience?           Yes     tolerance of those with different views

Have your religious beliefs/practices changed specifically as a result of your experience?            No           

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