Lee K NDE

EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION:

I remember my mother rushing toward me with a terrified look on her face. I remember being afraid as she said my name over and over and wondering if I was in trouble.  She scooped me in her arms and ran to the front door where we lived in a married college student complex.  From high in the air I watched her holding my still body as she screamed for help, screaming that her baby was dying.  I remember feeling sad that my mother was so upset, but at the same time I felt very peaceful. I watched the scene from inside the apartment and could only see the back of her. Very quickly I was laid on the sofa and several adults surrounded my body. I watched from high above as one neighbor initiated rescue breathing.  I had felt nothing but peace until that point. Suddenly, I was stirring and crying as vomit seared my lungs.  I had felt no fear until that point.  Then I was terrified.  One thing about this episode that amazes me is the depth and quality of the vision.  I remember the shade of my mother's lipstick, color of her blouse, color of the sofa and even the nightgown I was wearing.  I have very few memories of when I was 3 or 4 years old, but this event is as clear today as when I experienced it 47 years ago.

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words? Uncertain      At age 3 I figured is happened to everyone so never mentioned it till I was a teenager.

At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?          Yes     Febrile seizure with aspiration of vomit and stopped breathing.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?    As my body was laid on the sofa.

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:            As my body was laid on the sofa.

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     I saw things I normally wouldn't have paid attention to.

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     I didn't hear the panic and chaos going on below me, I just felt quiet peace.

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            Peaceful

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?           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?          Yes     As a 19 year old. nursing student I found my mother at home reading Dr. Moody's book "Life after Life".  She started to explain what it was about adding that she didn't know if she believed it or not.  I told her that I did believe it and then told her all the details of my experience years ago. She looked at me with disbelief and confirmed everything I had told her.

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?     Yes     I just know that I have had psychic events throughout my life. I had a dream once where I was a passenger in a car of someone I didn't know very well. It was nighttime. I didn't know she had children, yet in the car I saw two children approximately 9 and 12. The woman was dark skinned and hair being Lebanese and I would not have imagined the girl with long blond hair to be her daughter.  There was confusion and suddenly we were outside her jeep and the boy and mother seemed to be OK.  But there was something terribly wrong with the girl.  Later that next day I went to work and passed her leaving the building with those two kids who had accompanied her since it was Christmas vacation and they were out of school.  I later got her number and called her promising that I wasn't a crazy lady but about the dream. She was concerned because her kids had to travel with her as she did business for the rest of the week.  Her husband also listened to my call and they decided to have the kids travel with him for the week.  I said I thought it would happen in 3 days so they wouldn't be afraid forever.  That next Tuesday she came into work and as I apologized hoping that I didn't terrify her, she stopped me to tell me that she was glad that I had.  Three days after my call was New Years Eve.  She was on her way to pick up the babysitter. The kids wanted to go but she wouldn't let them. On her way she hit a patch or ice, went off the road and totaled her car.  She was very grateful the children weren't involved.

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes     As I said previously I never mentioned it until I was 19 because while growing up I assumed that at some point everyone got sick and had similar experiences.

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    As a child I didn't doubt that it was real, I had no reason not to believe what had happened.

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

How do you currently view the reality of your experience:            Experience was definitely real    I not only believed it at the time, but as a hospice nurse I hear and experience so many things from patients and their families that only reinforces this belief. I have told stories to other hospice nurses of events that can't be explained otherwise to the point where they get chills.

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     As an adult it helped guide me away from organized religion and to the spiritual place I am today.

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?         Yes    

Are there any other questions we could ask to help you communicate your experience?   Twice I have tried to submit this form and it made me chose a religious affiliation when the answer was "none". Very annoying.