Experience description:

I was driving home from my job as school librarian when I met a Fort Riley soldier who crossed the highway line and hit my car head-on.  His small truck then went up onto the top of my car and over the right side.  The driver was barely injured and walked, but I was almost killed.  I don't remember the accident at all, but this is what the highway patrol who put the accident together told me.

Any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience?    

I had so many broken bones and was unconscious for over a month that I have no idea what medications the doctors had me on.

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

At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?          No

What was your level of consciousness and alertness during the experience?           I don't remember anything about it.

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   No.

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?           No.

Did you meet or see any other beings?           Yes

My husband told me that at one point in the hospital I was talking about angels.

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?   Yes

I now believe in the afterlife and God.

How has the experience affected your relationships? Daily life? Religious practices? Career choices?       My husband and I have broken up.  I am closer to my brother and sister and daughter and her family.  I now believe in God and the afterlife.

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?         Uncertain

My husband and I are getting divorced, but whether that's because of the experience, I don't know.

What emotions did you experience following your experience?  When I became conscious I thought a lot about my paternal grandmother who has been dead for 30 years.

What was the best and worst part of your experience?      There was no best part.  The worst part is that it happened.

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 accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?               Yes