Esteban M NDE

EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION:

In November 2009, I was admitted to a Katy, Texas hospital with ventricular tachycardia.  at approx.3:45 a.m., I started having symptoms of VT and my blood pressure started dropping.  the last thing I remember was my blood pressure was 60/40.  the next thing I know is that I am standing in a field and the grass was the greenest I have ever seen.  I also saw that the sky was the bluest I have ever seen.  then the clouds were the whitest I have ever seen.  it was so peaceful and the sun was shining brightly. even though I did not see the sun. I could feel the wind against my skin.  I remember that it was very calm and I felt so serene and at peace.  I said. "oh wow!"  suddenly, I felt my body being pulled to the right side and I awoke and saw that they were placing the wooden board under my body in the hospital.  they were preparing to shock me but when I awoke the doctors saw that my heart rate had returned to normal.  I asked the nurse why all the doctors were in my room and she said that I had gone into cardiac arrest and that they had lost me.  I told the nurse about my experience and she said that I surely must have gone to the other side.

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

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

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?    I was conscious and alert during the whole experience.

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:            I was conscious and alert during the whole experience.

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.)?            No      

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?     No

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            I felt completely at peace and calm while I marveled at the colors in the experience. I felt happy.

Did you pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure?          No      

Did you see a light?           Yes     the only light I saw was the sunlight shining brightly but I did not actually see the sun only its light.

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?          No      

Did you see or visit any beautiful or otherwise distinctive locations, levels or dimensions?            Yes     the whole place was very beautiful.

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?     No      

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure? No      

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?     No      

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes     I told the nurse immediately after I had had the experience and she said that I must have gone to the other side.  I do not know if she was influenced in any way by my experience as I was transferred to another hospital.

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    to this day I know that the experience was real.

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

How do you currently view the reality of your experience:            Experience was definitely real    I view the experience as real because I felt and saw everything clearly.

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?            Yes     I am no longer scared of death because I know that there is a beautiful place waiting for me to go to when I die.  I started attending church services more frequently as a result of this experience.

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