Karen K's NDE

Experience description: 

After being in a motorcycle accident during which I received a brain injury, I went into cardiac arrest.  At some point, I was in another place.  No injury, no recollection of a journey, no past. Just standing in a room where there were people playing bingo.  My grandmother was there.  She stopped playing, and we spoke for a bit.  While we were chatting, a babysitter I had as a young girl came over to say hello to me.  She had already met my grandmother. The last thing my grandmother said to me was "you have to go back. There are still things you need to do" Since at that time I was not aware of anything in the past, before I saw that room, I questioned her: what did she mean "go back?" She kept repeating that I had to go back. I began to get unreasonably angry, and was shouting "Go back? Go back where?!" Her voice, and the room began to drift away, like a fading out. 

The next memory I have was waking up in the hospital, and my mother had made it there by then.  I told her about what I had seen, and she did confirm for me that my grandmother (when alive) did used to love playing bingo.

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

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

The feeling, the way time was different.

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

I died in a motorcycle accident.  I suppose that might be considered life threatening?

What was your level of consciousness and alertness during the experience?           It seemed as real as life.

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   I don't normally drift away from my reality, or talk face to face with dead people--but it did all feel real, and not like a dream.

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

My body was with me.

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?           Nothing that was out of place for the setting.

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

My grandmother, and a babysitter I used to have.

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?          Yes

My grandmother playing bingo.

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

That's the hard part, there aren't any words to really describe where my grandmother was.

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   Yes

Time was different.  Still linear, but not like regular time.

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?         Yes

Just once.  While I was still in intensive care, I spoke with the guy in the bed next to me in a dream.  He was brain dead, and on life support, and he begged me to tell them he was ready to die.  He also told me he could hear what the doctors and nurses were saying, although he could not respond. They had hurt his feelings, and were not treating him like a person. He showed me some of his life, and was a really nice guy.

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

I always wondered what happens when you die, and didn't want to believe in God without proof.  After, I knew what would happen to me, so that fear was removed.  I also had the proof I wanted to believe in something greater than myself.

How has the experience affected your relationships? Daily life? Religious practices? Career choices?       I'd have to think about that one for a while...

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?         Yes

I'm disabled now--I wasn't prior to this.  But I lost my uncertainty concerning death.

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes

Most people don't believe me.

What emotions did you experience following your experience?  All emotions.

What was the best and worst part of your experience?      Dying was bad.  Being dead was great.

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 accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?               Yes