Bruna D's NDE

I was 11 years old, my brother 8 years. We were at a public swimming pool, there were many people around as it was school holidays. My brother dived into the shallow end of the big pool and I realized he was struggling, without thinking I dived in and he grabbed my shoulders and clambered on top of me to get air and in so doing I went under and lost consciousness. I remember leaving my body, watching them resuscitating me, I felt the mans lips on me as he breathed into me, I could hear my dead granny calling me in Italian, I was floating not walking but upright, like those conveyor belts at the airports towards a very bright light. I felt an emotional tugging as I kept looking back and watched them resuscitating me, I watched my brother run and hide in the public toilets behind the middle door. I was very calm, no struggling, I read the label on the back of the lifesavers  shirt and remember it distinctly. Then I told my Gran I wanted to go back, there was no disappointment, no turmoil. I opened my eyes as they were about to breath into me again. My mother rushed us back to the hotel as she was embarrassed at the spectacle I had caused. At the dinner that night as stated above she freaked out that I knew where my brother hid.

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words?          Uncertain     I felt no one would believe me, My mother was very disturbed by it. she asked my brother where he had gone to hide, and I answered before he did, he was taken aback as I was being resuscitated at the time, I explained I left my body and watched him hide. my mother threatened me and said I must never speak about it again.

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

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?  I think when I watched them resuscitating me

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

If your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience was different from your normal every day consciousness and alertness, please explain:        It was neither heightened, it was or seemed the most natural thing to look down on myself

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.)?          No     

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    I remember a very distinct sound as I walked towards the light in response to my Grans voice it sounded like a gentle rustling of leaves about my feet but never in a threatening way

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience?          I was calm, at peace, not scared. I felt the answer to staying or following my grandmother was ok which ever way I answered, I felt good to be placed in such an important position to make such a big decision, I felt whatever my answer it would not disappoint anyone

Did you pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure?        Yes    It was more like tall walls closing in on me but not in a threatening or frightening manner

Did you see a light?         Yes    The light was at the end where the gentle voice of my grandmother was coming from
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?         Yes    Yes , I watched my brother hide and when he was asked later that night I answered before he did and he was gobsmacked.

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?  No     

Did you have a sense of knowing special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?     Yes    I knew that if I chose to return to my body my decision was not going to disappoint anyone

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure? Yes    I chose not to continue towards the light, although I felt almost like a gentle tugging,

Did you become aware of future events?      No         

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience you did not have prior to the experience?       Yes    sometimes I cannot explain it when I am resuscitating a patient I am calm in knowing I will not bring him back.

Have you shared this experience with others?        Yes    3 friends ,much later on in my life, when I had forgotten about it and it came up in conversation and I remember  it

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 very young and forgot about it as my mother put the fear of god into me if I ever spoke of it, I only remebered it about 25 years later when it came up in conversation

Were there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or significant to you?

How do you currently view the reality of your experience:          Experience was definitely real         It was a very real,process, I have resuscitated countless patients and watched them go peacfully, even the suicides.

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? No      Not religious

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