Cherie M's NDE

EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION:

In 2000 I was shot in the right temple point blank with a 22 caliber handgun. At first I could hear everything but I was paralyzed & blind. I was speaking but not sure if I could be heard because it was as if I were in another dimension. I kept saying I'm not dead yet & I heard him go outside & then reenter. Then I heard him make the 911 call. All of the sudden there was a dark tunnel I was getting sucked through towards the light. When I got to the light, there was Jesus. It wasn't visual but there was no disputing who it was. He took me by the hand. The profoundly incredible peace was beyond conception. We walked hand & hand for some time. It was hard to tell because it was like there was no sense of time. I remember feeling the presence of my deceased Father in the distance. I also remember not wanting to come back. It was bliss. Jesus told me only he got to chose & it wasn't time for me. That's all I can recall before I came back into excruciating pain, still on my couch with horrible nausea, screaming to push me forward or roll me over, I was choking on my own blood and getting cold again. The last thing I heard was the paramedic saying, "No your not, calm down" and the lights went out. I was told that when wheeled into Charity Hospital I was spitting in the surgeons faces, that I simply refused to die. They noted they had never seen that kind of will power to live in all their careers. They did 2 craniotomies removing 7oz. of my brain along with a bone in my skull & then replacing it but still leaving bullet fragments & metal plates. I was out of the hospital & walking within 30 days. I have had spiritual enlightenments & visions since. I never had them before & a lot of déjà vu.

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words? Yes     the profound peace I experienced walking with Jesus. Also how there seemed to be no sense of time.

At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?          Yes     I was shot  in the temple with a 22 caliber handgun.

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

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

If your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience was different from your normal every day consciousness and alertness, please explain:            walking with Jesus

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.)?  Uncertain      Most of what I recall of the experience wasn't visual but I felt it and knew it.

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?     Yes

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            enriched, at peace in an eternal sense

Did you pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure?          Yes     I was sucked through a dark tunnel to the end of the light at the end that opened up.

Did you see a light?           Yes     Oh I saw the light alright. I was then engulfed in it.

Did you meet or see any other beings?           No      

Did you experience a review of past events in your life?    Uncertain      Much was discussed & happened but my recall unfortunately is limited.

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?          No       I knew when I spoke, I could be heard because when I came back the paramedic spoke back to me.

Did you see or visit any beautiful or otherwise distinctive locations, levels or dimensions?            Uncertain      My memory is vague and limited

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   Yes     There was no sense of time it seemed like

Did you have a sense of knowing special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?     Yes     I did but am not able to surface it yet. My memory is limited. The more I spiritually evolve now though, it is slowly getting more vivid.

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure? No      

Did you become aware of future events?       Yes
            I was given some sort of insight to my destiny & purpose but limited memory of it.

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience you did not have prior to the experience?     Yes     I have had a whole day at a time of déjà vu. Where I knew what was going to happen before it happened all day. I have had visions & been spiritually tuned as well as psychically tuned.

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes     I get strange reactions but I don't care, I know how real it was & how different things are now.

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 kept going over it in my mind to try to retain all I could. I knew no one would believe me.

Were there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or significant to you?            Meeting with Jesus. I never put that much accent on Him prior. I usually prayer to God. But it was definitely Jesus

How do you currently view the reality of your experience:            Experience was definitely real    It's real & when life seems to be at it's worst, no one can take this from me. I also ground myself with it to relinquish fear. I was shot by someone else with a gun I was shooting in the country that day & he called it in as a suicide attempt. I didn't remember for 4 months being shot in the temporal lobe I was lucky to ever get the memory. But then I found myself living in fear for the first time in my life & looking over my shoulder. Very Scary! But the reality of this experience grounds my fears. I realize I'm here for a purpose & God will never leave me or forsake me. I don't fear death but have feared more pain on this plane.

Have your relationships changed specifically as a result of your experience?           Yes    

Have your religious beliefs/practices changed specifically as a result of your experience?            Yes     I've been on a spiritual quest since.

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