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NDE Experiences and Comments: These are summaries of the accounts.  The expanded version can be found by clicking on the link for the experiencer's name.

2948.  Ryan G  NDE English expanded version 1/29/12 My surroundings consisted of an almost perfect sight of everything in the veil of black nothing. I was in a void. I noticed that my ability of sight was different. I can see everywhere without even needing to turn my head. I was like an owl, except I can see through anything I can imagine as real. I knew all of this without even seeing anything. Suddenly, the pin prick of light starts shining. Creating the tunnel vision effect that accompanies almost all near death experiences. This light was alive. It was breathing, and it had the heart beat of a million souls… Even though it looks like I'm slowly moving towards the light, I know for a fact that I'm going way faster then the speed of light. I personally think the void is the incredibly fast travel of your ethereal body through the universe. Then the light noticed me. I didn't hear anything, but I could think of the light talking to me. It thought to me that it wasn't time for me to go. I thought to it that I knew it wasn't my time.
NDE due to fall at age 5.

2947.  Trisha S  NDE English expanded version 1/29/12 Now the glowing orb is in front of me, and it lightly touches my forehead. Very distinctly the singing evolves into words and feelings. The words are, “it’s not your time,” while the feelings are of sorrow and apology. It’s telling me in emotions and music rather than in words that something has changed, that my plans must be altered and I can’t leave yet. Disappointment fills my very soul. I don’t want to go; I want to stay here. I feel that this is my home, this is where I belong. I want to continue living here where I'm not weighed down by physicality, worries, or anything. I want to be like they are--all light and music. “Later,” it says; “later, we promise.”
NDE due to bicycle accident.

2946.  Roy B Possible  NDE English expanded version 1/29/12 From the UK  Although in a deep sleep, I felt as if my heart had stopped. There was a feeling of panic as I struggled to breathe, but this passed, to be replaced with a blissful feeling of calm. I was floating, weightless, surrounded by light; I have heard this referred to as a ‘tunnel’ and although it had those characteristics, the walls themselves were pure light. I was then in an unenclosed landscape of golden light, and was pleasantly surprised to see people passing by who I had known during my younger years. Some were old friends, others people I may have argued and fallen out with, yet now there was no enmity.   I was then overcome with emotion as my departed mother came into view, smiling. As I moved towards her, I was hoping to speak with her, yet felt myself falling backwards. Suddenly, the light went out and I was awake. I sat bolt upright in bed, gasping for air.
Possible NDE during sleep.  Woke up gasping for air.

2945.  William E  NDE English expanded version 1/29/12 The next thing I remember was being in place of the most comfortable warmth , a bright warmth, and peace one could ever imagine. I had no fear what so ever and I knew I was somewhere far from where I should be but I did not care. This was the place where no harm could ever come to me. It was perfect warmth and peace and comfort and I loved it. Then I remember starting to wake up and I was mad because I wanted to stay where I was. I did not want to come back to this world. When I awoke I was in the hospital.  The nurse told me that I had almost died.  There was a big snow storm out that night and my friends told me that after I smoked the Cocaine that I passed out and fell very hard to the ground. They called 911 and they had to send a four wheel drive to pick me up. I stopped breathing and had no pulse.
NDE due to cardiac arrest following cocaine use.

2944.  Steve N  NDE English expanded version 1/29/12 From the UK  This was probably some form of CPR. But I was more interested in what was going on near the window. There was a spinning white light, and a throbbing noise, going "wob, wob, wob..." at intervals of about 1 second, or slightly less. It was white and black spirals, like a hypnotists wheel. It may have been a spinning tunnel. Then, I was back in my body. I awoke.  I was too young to understand what happened, but the dentist told my mother I could never have gas again. In fact, she never took me back to that dentist again.
NDE due to dental anesthetic complication at age 5.  Experience shared 52 years after it happened.  Bellows described are an archaic from of resuscitation.

2943.  Ronald A  NDE English expanded version 1/29/12  My wife and I were getting ready to go an do some Christmas shopping, I stopped to plug in our web cam for security.  Then I was walking down a dirt path toward a bright light, there were very tall green trees lining the path and it felt so warm and there was such a good feeling all around me. I could hear birds in the trees singing.  Then I could here my wife behind be yelling my name over and over.  She sounded so far away finally something told me to go back I turned as in fast motion I shot to her face. She was yelling for me to come back and pounding on my chest. I woke up 6 hours later in to emergency room wondering where I was.
NDE due to stroke, brain hemorrhage and seizure.  Shared about one month after the experience happened.

2942.  Yolanda W  NDE 012812  1/28/12  I am 33 years old now I was 23 years old when I had my experience. I had pneumonia and it was killing me.  It was November that year, three days after Halloween. I went to the emergency room in Tennessee.  When I got to back, I could not breath.  They said I shouldn't have been able to walk through the doors because my lungs were so full.  They said I should have been dead.  I start to loose consciousness, going in and out.  But I remember I told my husband to call my mom.  She was at church. I told him the number which is odd because I had never called the church before. But I knew the number as if I called it all the time. I lost conscious. I came back to for a moment. My mom was there.  She told me they were hooking me up to a breathing machine.  All I could do was shake my head "no." I did not want that and I lost conscious again.  The next thing I remember is being in the dark. I thought I was alone but I heard a voice.  It was kind, comforting and loving.  It was as if it wrapped it's arms around me.  It told me that I was ok, every thing was going to be alright.  It never told me if I was going to live or die. I was at peace, comfortable and happier than I ever been.  Finally I felt safe once in my whole life. I told it I was not scared any more and was ready and alright knowing the fact I'd never see my babies again. I knew they would be taken care of and watched over. I was ready to go.  (Let me also say I have tried to kill myself I have wanted to die for a long time so you understand why I was ready) The next thing I knew, I woke up. I opened my eyes and looked around and started to cry. I was not sure why, maybe because I was happy or maybe because of the loss of feeling safe and at pure peace.  It was four days later.  I had been unconscious for four days. I lived and that was the most wonderful experience I have ever lived in my whole life so far
Short NDE.  No link because this is all there is.

2941.  Jeter C  NDE English expanded version 1/21/12  Coming home from work at 12 midnight . hit a deer on motorcycle at 15 m.p.h. awareness went to a place that looked like a theater.  on the screen appeared a walkway that went to the left direction . could not see where it went.  though Jesus was sitting to my right. felt totally accepted.  this place knew everything about me . every thought I ever had. no words were needed. every thought was known. heavenly feeling is the only word I could find to describe this space.  fluffy red surroundings I call a space. woke up on ground with laceration to right side of head above right eye… doctor at emergency room said bad concussion.
NDE due to motorcycled accident involving striking a deer.

2940.  Carmen J NDE English expanded version 1/21/12 I thought it was fascinating. I observed from the ceiling. And was being pulled further and further away. I just kept looking at the frantic person holding the rag  doll that kept slipping thru his hands as it  spewed the rivers of brown on the body. I was whirling up up up...and then from far away I heard this desperate yelling noise. I didn't recognize the sound. As i focused on the sound I was being drawn to the sound till I got close enough to it to distinguish the sound. It was my SO who is frantically calling my name.
NDE due to apparent allergic reaction with unconsciousness.

2939.  Dahlia Y NDEs English expanded version  1/21/12 As the sirens started to get closer I tuned down their sound, I didn't want to hear the stressful sounds but kept the soothing sounds. I wanted to check on my dog Walker, who was buried in our yard, so I flew to our house. I couldn't see him but I could feel him and I wanted to know he was okay. I flew over the roof to the front of the house and saw my best friend and her brothers on their bikes they were going to where my body was so I went to the lake. I could hear everything, fish jumping, ducks swimming and quacking, but I could still hear the sirens and they made me anxious and worried. I was sucked back into my body and it was loads of pain. I don't remember anything after feeling the pain.
NDEs at age 6 due to bicycle accident.  Experience shared at age 11, which is among the youngest children that has ever shared directly with NDERF.

2938.  Karyn E FDE English expanded version 1/21/12 I knew when the tire blew when I was on the Interstate that I was going to loose control of the car, but I definitely heard a female voice say "there is nothing you can do"   and I felt the most serene feeling of total peace and absolutely no fear.  I was knocked out after the first of four rolls.   I did not see anyone or experience a tunnel but I did FEEL complete knowing and bliss.  It was a feeling that honestly I cannot describe.  No fear, worries, or feeling of loss… I saw a white light surround me.
Fear-death experience due to auto accident.

2937.  Ross F NDE English expanded version 1/21/12 From Canada The next thing I knew I was in a dark void with three shrouded figures standing in front of me. They were giant in stature and I could not see their faces. The one in the middle told me that I would be allowed to ask any questions I wanted and they would answer. Oddly I was not afraid at all, but I was quite nervous wondering how I should be reacting and where I was. However, after some deliberation I decided to formulate what I thought would be a question of cosmic importance. I asked what was the purpose of human life in the universe. Unfortunately I cannot remember the answer, but it seemed like an oversimplification, so I asked a follow-up question, 'if that is all there is to it why are scientists putting in so much time, effort and money into trying to figure it out?'. The answer was also simple which I do remember. He said "Scientists like to make things complicated".
NDE due to pulmonary embolus.

2936.  Jeanette F NDE English expanded version 1/21/12 From the UK The speed built up but got to such a speed that the front wheel started to wobble from side to side and I couldn’t control it and knew I was going to come off or crash, no way out of it. To me it felt like I was rolling over in slow motion, the next thing I knew I could see below me, sort of looking from the sky down, a long wooden table with people discussing me sitting round it.  I don’t remember faces but I do remember purple cloaks.  They were discussing whether or not I should live, I was only 15 and a bit too young yet.  I knew that if I didn’t get out of there and went any further down I wouldn’t be able to get back. The next thing I knew my cousins were at the bottom of the hill shouting of me.  They said I had been lying on the ground with my neck bent , not moving.
NDE at age 15 due to bike accident.

2935.  Erich B Probable NDE English expanded version  1/21/12 From Canada  I had just come home on leave from the armed forces to visit my parents.    I had a bad head ace, walked to the doctor's office and collapsed and passed out woke up one week later. had the experience of tunnel, light, music total relaxation and could see a figure of a person at the end of tunnel, but could not recognize it. when I came to there was a room full of people looking at me including my parents. as the years went by I noticed a definite change in my feelings toward living things. I used to love hunting where now I choose to kill nothing not even a fly. My family has told me many times over the years that I was different after my experience with my NDE.
Probable NDE due to coma as a result of spinal meningitis.

2934.  Jack M NDE English expanded version 1/18/12 The space was lighter to the right, fading to a dim light as I panned left.  I turned my attention back to the lighter end. At no time did I see a human like form, or any other form of being during the experience.  However, toward the end of the experience, i sensed a presence originating from the lighter end of the space.  It seemed to have a masculine essence, and conveyed a message to me.  I didn't hear words spoken, but just received it, and accepted it without hesitation or reservation.  Very uncharacteristic of me.  The message, for lack of a better term, was ""Life isn't complicated, people   make it complicated."". I remember thinking in that moment something to the effect of ""Duh!"", and  didn't give it another thought.  I went back to my observations of the space, but in the next few  moments, it was over as suddenly as it began.
NDE due to boat accident and subsequent drowning. 

2933.  Michael L NDE English expanded version 1/18/12 THEN I WAS PUT TO SLEEP.  NEXT I WAS OUT OF MY BODY LOOKING DOWN AT WHAT WAS BEING DONE TO ME AND TO MY RIGHT WAS ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL WHOSE FACE I NEVER SAW.  I SAW MY HEART BEING REMOVED AS THE DOCTORS NEEDED TO REACH ARTERIES.  THEN SAW MY HEART REPLACED AND WATCHED AS THE SURGEONS TRIED TO UNSUCCESSFULLY RESTART MY HEART WITH SMALL PADDLES.  AT THIS POINT I STARTED TO LAUGH AND THE PERSON STANDING NEXT TO ME ASKED WHY I WAS LAUGHING.  I RESPONDING SAYING:  ""LOOK THEY'RE ALL IN A PANIC, HOW FUNNY"".  EVENTUALLY MY HEART WAS RESTARTED AND THE INDIVIDUAL WITH ME SAID:  ""COME WE HAVE TO GO"".  I WAS TAKEN TO A VERY NARROW DOOR AND THE PERSON WITH ME TOLD ME TO OPEN THE DOOR AND GO IN.  THAT WAS THE LAST I SAW OR HEARD THIS INDIVIDUAL.  I ENTERED THRU THE DOOR AND IMMEDIATELY FELT AN INTENSE FEELING OF LOVE AND WARMTH.  AS I WALKED I SAW A BEAUTIFUL FIELD WITH AN INTENSE BLUE SKY.
NDE during heart surgery.

2932.  Jean R NDE 6166 English expanded version 1/18/12 I then went through a life review. It was all about my relationships with others in this review.  During this, I felt what they felt in my relationship with them.  I felt their love or their pain or their hurt, by things I had done or said to them.  Their hurt or pain made me cringe and I found myself thinking, ""Oooh, I could have done better there.""  But most of what I felt was love, so it was not too bad. No one was judging me during this process.  I felt no disapproval from anyone else...only my own reactions to it all.  That feeling of unconditional love saturating me continued to be there.  I was judging myself, but no one else was judging me in this review… The first question I asked was, "What is the right religion?"  I was told, "They all are.  Each religion is a pathway trying to reach the same place."  I was shown a mountain, with each religious group trying to reach the top...separated from each other by distance...but each one was trying to get to the same place.  I was then told that people choose to be born into whichever religion or group that will help them achieve the lessons they are sent here to learn.  I was told that the earth is like a big school, a place where you can apply spiritual lessons learned and test yourself, under pressure, to see if you can actually "live" what you already know you should do.
Exceptional NDE due to toxic shock syndrome.  Remarkable experiences- a must read!

2931.  Susan T Probable NDE English expanded version 1/18/12 I know that I "was somewhere else" and that wherever I was- "there was no pain" and that "wherever I was" - that it was "gong to be, all right" - even if I died and "wasn't coming back"... I did not feel that "I needed to return" or that I was "going to miss out on something"... I have a DEEP understanding that it "wasn't my time" and that I was "shown mercy" and that I was someone who didn't "believe in God"- and that "where I was- was going to be "ok"- but that would have "been it."- that if I NOW "believe in God, and his teachings (through Jesus Christ) I will have better than "ok"- that I will have eternal life (my soul/energy) will continue after this physical life...
Probable NDE due to severe auto accident.

2930.  Pegi R NDE English expanded version 1/18/12 They were all standing, except one in the middle, upfront, he was sitting. That was God. God spoke to me and I spoke to him. I was rude and disrespectful. I was screaming I didn't want to be there, and saying I didn't want to stay. I was very angry. I told him I have young sons at home that need me. I said I won't go. Then God let me know, through thought, that I was manipulating, and basically I wasn't the boss there.  I humbled myself before him, and asked him to look in the future, and said if my son's would be better off without me, I would stay. But if they wouldn't be, I begged to go back to take care of them.  I saw then, my son's at home being raised by their dad with out me there. They were so sad and alone.  He had a girlfriend and she didn't love them the way I loved them, and they missed me terribly.  I was so sad and wanted to comfort them.  I then asked God "Who else will teach them about you?"
Exceptional NDE due to ectopic pregnancy and internal bleeding.  Another NDE from drowning.

2929.  Jose M Probable NDE English expanded version 1/18/12 From El Salvador  After crossing the exit of the tunnel, I was surrounded completely by the Light. I tried to look back to see if the tunnel was still there, but I could not see it. Everywhere I could see I would only see this Light. This Light** was of a kind I've never seen in this world, it was a white so pure that would be impossible here. I don't have words to describe it.  I know I had a conversation with the Light. I could not remember the contents of the conversation. I do remember however, that the communication was not through sound. I listened to the voice but it communicated directly putting the concepts of what He wanted to speak directly into my consciousness. I did communicate back to the Light but not by speaking. I just kind of thought of the answers and the Light understood. It was a direct exchange of ideas (so to speak) from one consciousness  to another.  Of the whole conversation, all I remember is that I was told "go back."
Probable NDE due to illness at age 9. 

2928.  Tony D NDE English expanded version 1/18/12 In 1992 my wife came home with another man. I stabbed myself in the heart. I was taken to the emergency room. I flat lined twice, but once I was floating and heard the Doctor and every detail, but it was dark and I saw nothing. No anesthesia at the time… I was dead, but I was more alive than ever.
NDE due to suicide attempt.  He is now in college studying for the ministry.

2927.  Sue C NDE English expanded version 1/18/12  Slowly, one...then two....then four...and on, stars lit up in my vision. They were far away, very tiny. They twinkled white at first, then as they grew in number and I felt I was getting closer, there were colors. Colors I have never seen, colors I love, colors I am familiar with. At first it was like looking at the sky, but as became one with this sea, it was more like a translucent river of stars and colors, they would breathe and undulate. They seemed to be as one. They all interacted together like an ocean, with a tide, with waves...rising and falling lazily in space. I became aware of my place among them, I floated and relaxed. The most important thing in this place was the feeling of bliss. I can only describe it as the feeling that comes right after climax, that unique relief and relaxation where nothing in the world matters. The only thing different about this was the feeling never waned, it stayed constant. It was the feeling of falling asleep on a summer's day on a hammock in the light of a warm sun. It was the feeling of drawing your child close to you out of love. It was the feeling of seeing a loved one for the first time in a long time. It was all good feelings, and it was ever present in this place.  I felt like I would stay in this place for eternity. …I awoke to being resuscitated, surrounded by relieved medical staff and my family.
Exceptional NDE due to accident at age 17.

2926.  Mark G Probable NDE English expanded version 1/18/12 I was leaning over the sink coughing up this blood and I remember praying for help when, the next thing I knew, I saw what could only be described as a shadowy hand in my mind.  I had to make a choice.  I was told that I could continue and that we have 3 times in life to make the choice, but that for me, my health would be worse in the future.  I was desperate and I had two small boys at the time.  I remember taking the hand and grabbing it and putting it right on my back where the pneumonia had shown on the X-ray.  Immediately I stopped coughing.  The next day, we were coming home to Virginia and I was having what looked like an allergic reaction to the antibiotic.  We stopped at the hospital and the doctor looked at me and said it did look like a reaction.  He asked why I was prescribed it and I told him pneumonia.  He asked if I had the X-rays and I told I'm that it was done in a hospital in Maryland.  He ordered another which showed absolutely no sign of pneumonia.
Probable NDE due to pneumonia.

2925.  Marilyn R NDE English expanded version 1/8/12  Suddenly I felt someone pick me up in their arms and I was surrounded by light and I looked in the smiling face of a man who said his name was Jesus he told me not to be frightened he was here to take me back. He had shoulder length brown hair and dark brown eyes. He was wearing leather sandals on his feet with straps that went between his toes and tied around his ankles. He had on a long white gown with long gig sleeves with a long light blue tunic over it. There was a gold color rope tied around his waist. His voice was very soft and kind almost musical and I felt a feeling of pure love and complete safety and trust.  As we were walking up the stairs I noticed that the left side of the wall was still basement wall but the right side of the wall disappeared and in its place was a beautiful garden full of long grass and wild flowers. I could hear birds singing and there were butterflies flying. I could see little children playing and chasing little lambs and I could hear their laughter.
Exceptional NDE due to strangulation at age 6.

2924.  Erinn H NDE English expanded version 1/8/12   I remember seeing myself with both my hands covering my face I then remember when I was in my body I was covering my face because of the feeling of blacking out. I was surrounded by darkness but did not feel at all that I was in the dark, I immediately felt peace, all my worries and fears I didn't feel anymore but they weren't taken completely away I had a knowing that they were placed to the right of me for the time being. Then something telepathically told me to accept the peace I'm feeling and if I do I would have eternity and eternity was straight ahead and that meant death to earthly life.
NDE due to unconsciousness during panic attack at age 17.

2923.  Genevieve G NDE English expanded version 1/7/12 From Germany.  Original in German, translated by Sunita.   In this dream I "flew" over the hospital in which I had the treatments and I saw all from up there. The parked cars, the entrances designed as winter gardens flooded with light. I felt light in weight and secure in a warmly manner. In fact I already had been before in this hospital to visit my grandma about 10 years back and at that time these entrances did not exist yet in this form. I assumed that all had been a dream only. When I had to go there to a computed tomography 9 months later much to my surprise I had to notice that all what I saw in my "dream" was real.
NDE after brain surgery.

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