Jim W's NDE

I had a hole in my heart between the right vent and the left vent. I had catheterizations from the time of 5 years old at Harper Hospital in Detroit until I had open heart surgery in June of 1960 but in 1959 in June they gave me a catheterizations. They took me to the upper floor of the hospital. I was put on a flat steel round table and the pain was awful. All at once I was above the building with no pain . I realized that someone was with me.  The feeling was just wonderful and I wanted  just wanted to stay forever the love to was just great. I was told that I had to go back.

I heard the Doctor say,  "folks we are losing him. Let's bring him back." I was above the building and daylight was coming up. In the time I was transferred to a gurney, I was back in my body. I did not want to be back in my body because of the pain. I had two doctors operate on me the next year.  I was hooked to the lung and heart machine which was just in the development. I had a 50/50 chance of living. The first 2 patients never made it and I was the 3rd patient.  There was someone there with me telling me I had to go back but I did not want to go back.  It was so beautiful the love to all mankind and the world.

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

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?  always

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         

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?          Yes

What emotions did you feel during the experience?          wonderful

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

Did you see a light?         No     

Did you meet or see any other beings?         Yes   

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?          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?     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?        No     

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  

How do you currently view the reality of your experience:          Experience was definitely real        

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     

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? No