Dan A NDE

EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION:

On May 12th 1997, I was working as a laborer on a construction site when I was crushed to death by a cement tilt up wall for a trash enclosure (approx. 2 1/2 to 3 ton cement wall). I was trying to run up an embankment to safety after hearing my foreman shouting STOP 3 times and seeing the cement truck back into the wall. I was struck in the head and immediately went down to the ground with the wall on top of me. My Hard Hat saved me from having a more serious head injury. 

As I lay stunned and numb on the ground pinned against the earth with the wall on top of me. I heard my foreman running up the hill shouting my name until he was there looking under the wall calling my name. I tried to respond and then realized that I could not talk. It was at that moment that I suddenly felt this immense weight on me pressing me into the ground I could not expand my lungs at all to get a breath.  

I heard him run off calling into his radio for help; I lay there in stunned silence and could not believe what had happened so fast. My life flashed in front of me as I lay there under the wall. I began thinking about my life and how I had been a bad person based on the Christian way I was raised to obey God's Commandments. I did not want to die, I was not ready to die, I prayed to God for help. Suddenly the daylight quickly faded to complete blackness; I had run out of oxygen. 

I was alone and scared in complete darkness when suddenly I saw a little tiny pin point of light, as I stared at it the light became brighter and larger and closer like I was moving toward it or it was coming to me very rapidly from a far distance away, until it was so large and bright it was like a wall of light. Proceeding into the light I was immediately filled with the light and filled with the most amazing peace, warmth and joy! I have never felt such an amazing feeling ever in my life. My eyes adjusted to the brilliant bright light and I realized that I had entered into a magnificent splendid giant hall or building, the walls emanated this pure bright light and filled everything it touched so that there not a shadow, sad or mean thought could exist, just pure love and joy.  

Looking around I noticed that this grand hall was filled with people, hundreds or thousands of people; I was floating in over the top of them, wow I thought to myself “I’m at some kind of a big ball or party!” Coming down closer and closer I could see how happy everyone was and could feel a buzz of excitement. The people were grouped together in groups talking among themselves, everyone was so happy and exited like in great anticipation. Everyone was clothed in a pure white gown from their necks to their feet and glowed with the same light. Everyone was a young adult; there were no children or old people present. (I later realized that this must have been a receiving area for family members to come and meet their relatives coming back into the real world, when they leave the Earthly plane of existence.  Kind of like an airport)! 

Floating down to a small group they suddenly turned around as if they could hear me coming or someone had announced my arrival. I recognized a beautiful woman with long flowing black hair and fair skin; she looked just like pictures of my mother when she was 19 yrs old. (I later was told that my grandmother looked just like my mother when she was young. I had only met my grandmother once or twice when she was an old woman living in France and she had died in the 1980’s. I did not recognize the other people standing there with her but felt we were family relations. We were so happy to see each other! She took us all aside to sit down and talk, she told me that I had to go back. I said no way! I’m not going anywhere! She continued to insist that I must go back but I was very stubborn; had never been in such a wonderful place and did not want to leave. She explained to me that I could come back all I have to do is be a good person and be good to other people! That’s easy I thought. 

Then she told me I must leave now because my body earth was running out of oxygen and I had to return and figure out how to get oxygen or everyone  would die, people were counting on me! I did not want to let them down and all ways want to help rescue people so I went back and solved the oxygen problem… It was then that I took my first breath. They had gotten the wall off of me; I had been under the wall for 8 to 10 minutes and should have been dead!

Later I spoke with a friend and he told me that he was holding me so that I would not slide down the hill he said I was completely blue and not breathing, He was talking to me telling me that everything would be all right when my body suddenly went into convulsions, I coughed up a bunch of blood and started breathing on my own! Somehow I was able to resuscitate myself! 

I remember being in unbelievable pain it hurt to breath I had to take short breaths, the paramedics were asking a bunch of questions it hurt too much to talk, the helicopter got louder and louder. That was the last thing I remember. I spent 3 months in the hospital hooked up to life support, in a drug induced coma for 1 ½ months I fought for my life and had other out of body and life after death experiences while there in the hospital one of which I went to a dark terrible place completely opposite from the light joyful place confirming my belief that there is a place for good people and a different place for bad people to go to after we leave our earthly body. I now do not fear death but strive to be a good person and do good to others.

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words? Yes    

At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?          Yes    

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?    Inside the grand hall of light. I had great feelings and experiences but not on a Earthly Physical sense IE: touch, smell, sound, sight and taste. More like a spirit body; looking thru a different type of eyes, like an empty glass then made filled or made complete by the light; hearing/ communicating thru eye contact and esp., thru the mind not physical ear hearing/ mouth vocalizing as we currently do. Completely connected to the all the people in the light source of pure love, peace and joy.

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:            Inside the grand hall of light. I had great feelings and experiences but not on a Earthly Physical sense IE: touch, smell, sound, sight and taste. More like a spirit body; looking thru a different type of eyes, like an empty glass then made filled or made complete by the light; hearing/ communicating thru eye contact and esp., thru the mind not physical ear hearing/ mouth vocalizing as we currently do. Completely connected to the all the people in the light source of pure love, peace and joy.

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     My vision was thru my spirit eyes which see on a different level than earthly eyes.

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     My hearing was directly inside my mind not transferred sound from ears to brain.

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            first feelings of fear and despair, then upon entering the light the feelings of pure love, peace and joy. Kind of like when you close your eyes and hold the person that you love IE: mom, children or spouse but multiplied by a billion.

Did you pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure?          Uncertain      I traveled to a the light or the light traveled to me. I don't remember a tunnel but do remember tunnel vision as I focused on the light.

Did you see a light?           Yes     I definitely remember the light as explained above.

Did you meet or see any other beings?           Yes     I saw a large group of people several hundred to a thousand then met with my grandmother and a small group of people I believe were my relative who have passed on.

Did you experience a review of past events in your life?    Yes     Kind of had a fast recollection of my life before I left my body.

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?          Yes     During my hospital surgery on my broken femur I left my body and watched it. The nurse later told me that they kept giving me sedatives to knock me out but I wouldn't go to sleep my eyes stayed open during the surgery (rod of femur). As we left the operation I was telling the nurse they cut my leg off and fixed it with a metal one and she kept showing me my foot saying "no they didn't its right here see" (They had cut my leg from hip to knee to get the rod in). I was also conscience during my femoral rod removal and had the doctor show me the calcium deposited he removed during surgery when I was supposed to be out. Had a lot of strange experiences during my hospital stay.

Did you see or visit any beautiful or otherwise distinctive locations, levels or dimensions?            Yes     The Beautiful large hall or building of light.

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   Yes     It did feel like I sat talking to my grandmother for a long time but was only under the wall for 8 to 10 min.

Did you have a sense of knowing special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?     Yes            Kind of.. when filled with the light, felt completely connected to an network of all knowing loving power. United one with the everything.

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure? Uncertain      I went into the light but I don't remember it being a boundary.

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     I have since become tied into the spiritual conscience world and have learned to accept it. I also suffer from PTSD and am very in tune/ sensitive to peoples feelings and went from being a tough guy, to now being a sensitive/ happy tears person lol (I cry during movies like the notebook and fight back tears when hearing sad, struggle for life and death stories... very sensitive heart now.

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes     I shared my experience with my family members, they all believed, I used to love to share my experience with others until a man told me it was just delusions from the drugs at the hospital and the light was just the light from the operating room.. I was hurt, never thought there would be people that would not believe me and have sense chose who I share my experience with more carefully and rarely share it anymore.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience?    Yes     As a child I had heard other stories of people who died and went into the light and thought to myself "wow that would be cool" but have since changed my opinion because of all the physical pain and suffering that comes with being crushed to death. And the pain thereafter.. But still would be interested in hearing others stories of there experience.

How did you view the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened:            Experience was definitely real    I did not remember my experience until after a couple months in the hospital, sometime after being brought out of a drug induced coma..

Were there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or significant to you?            Yes they were all special and meaningful.

How do you currently view the reality of your experience:            Experience was definitely real    I still know my experience was real, I know the difference between a dream and reality, I know the difference between a drug induced dream. I have experimented with many drugs as a teenager and nothing I have experienced on this Earth comes close to describing my experiences and the places that I visited.

Have your relationships changed specifically as a result of your experience?           Yes     I am much more loving, kind and forgiving.

Have your religious beliefs/practices changed specifically as a result of your experience?            Yes     I returned to the Christian Faith of my youth.

Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life, medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?         No      

Is there anything else you would like to add concerning the experience?        no

Did the questions asked and information you provided so far accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?         Yes