Guillermo's NDE

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Experience description: 

During surgery my blood pressure fell and they told me they had to inject drugs directly into my heart in order to bring it back up.  I don't remember much about going into surgery, but I do remember looking down from a place up by the ceiling and seeing a person dressed in light blue running or walking with a box on a mall table with wheels, which I found out afterwards, by actually seeing it, that it was a defibrillator.  Shortly thereafter I saw my family waiting in the intensive care waiting room, which I can describe in detail, including a screen separating this waiting room from the intensive care unit.  I was on life support for 12 hours and during this time I saw, as if it were deep within a dome or cupola, a white light tinged with blue that radiated rays of energy.
 
Later I remember a type of cottage where I saw many children dressed in white robes, all together as in a school.  There I was greeted by a being dressed in immaculate white who looked a lot like my father who had died several years before my surgery.

At 8:00 the next morning I opened my eyes and sat up in my bed with 42 stitches.  This worried my doctors who hadn't yet made a prognosis.

As a result of this experience, I am immensely more spiritual and religious.

Any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience: No

Was the experience difficult to express in words? No

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

What was your level of consciousness and alertness during the experience?  I was asleep for 24 hours during the surgery. 

Was the experience dream like in any way?  Yes, very lovely

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Much peace and love and tranquility.

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?  No
 
Did you pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure?  Yes
 
Describe:  It was like a dome with a circle in the center that radiated light. 

Did you see a light?  Yes
 
 Describe: It was white, very white but not blinding or dazzling.   Light radiated from the dome like energy but not harmful.

Did you meet or see any other beings?  Yes

 Describe: I think it was my father who had died two years before.  He is the only one in my immediate family who has died. 
 
Did you experience a review of past events in your life? Yes

Describe:  My experience has caused me to live a profoundly spiritual and religious life. 

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?  No

 Describe: But my wife felt my present as if I was with her for a time.

Did you see or visit any beautiful or otherwise distinctive locations, levels or dimensions? Yes

 Describe: A beautiful field, very green, and some sort of cottage that was very warm and inviting.
 
Did you have any sense of altered space or time? No response

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

Were you involved in or aware of a decision to return to the body? No

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience you did not have prior to the experience? No

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

 Describe:  I became very religious.
 
Has the experience affected your relationships?  Daily life?  Religious practices etc.?  Career choices?  My changes have been substantial with respect to the way I treat other people.

Have you shared this experience with others?  Yes

 Describe: The priests I have told this to have all supported me.  The the few lay persons I have told were very touched by my story.

What emotions did you experience following your experience?  Love for my fellow beings.

What was the best and worst part of your experience?  The best part was seeing my father, the worst was seeing the suffering of my family.

Is there anything else you would like to add concerning the experience?  I would like to be able to tell more, to remember more and better relate what happened but I was told that they gave me an "amnesia drug" and I can't remember more. 

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience? Yes
 
 Describe:  I consider myself very fortunate and ready to accept the will of God.

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