Mary L's NDE

Experience description: 

while riding my bicycle...i stopped at the top of a wooden slatted bridge...then decided to ride on down to the concrete walk...the slats grabbed my front tire and i thought uh oh...so i tried to grab the railings and kick the bike away from me...i opened my eyes to the most beautiful brightly lit place...green grass, a pond/lake trees but all were eclipsed by this light...i looked around and realized i was sitting on a man's lap, who was dressed in white robes. he had dark hair at first i thought it was my deceased father in his younger years, then i thought it was my 1st husband who had passed on in 1981..then i knew it was Jesus...he held me and comforted me...no words were spoken...but the love and peace...then i heard yelling from far away...it was my then boyfriend calling for help...i woke up to little or no pain...i had broken my right hip...but didn't know it till later at the hospital...the white light stayed with me around me thru the next few days maybe a total of 5-7days.....also while in Jesus' care...he just kept patting my shoulder/back as if i were a child who needed comfort

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?    when i realized it was Jesus who held and comforted me

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:            every sense was heightened...although i do not recall sense of smell and there wasn't any speech needed...i just knew

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     clarity...bright light, and looking back i had perfect eyesight (i am terribly nearsighted), everything was solid

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 "heard with my thoughts...hard to explain

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            peace, unconditional love, warmth, kindness, a feeling like i was where i belonged, I sensed "others" watching

Did you pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure?          Uncertain      it was like i just opened my eyes to bright light

Did you see a light?           Yes     extremely bright whitish yellowish light

Did you meet or see any other beings?           Yes     i felt the presence of "others" in background...my father, my husband and Jesus...yes i knew them...no words spoken just love and caring

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            a place with green grass, pond/lake ,trees just beautiful

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   No

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience you did not have prior to the experience?     Yes     knowing what words would be spoken on tv and radio before spoken...meeting complete strangers who seemed gravitated to meet me..

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes     i shared it with my boyfriend who was with me at the time...he believed...told my children...my daughters just acted like i was crazy...my son accepted.  my mother just listened with no comment...i told them all immediately...it has taken 3yrs for 1 of my daughters to accept and believe (she has done her own research..

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience?    Yes     my father had been burned in an accident in 1975..he was not given much chance to survive...while he was in hospital and after he came home to recover...he told me of closing his eyes and seeing a tunnel with a bright light at the end he was heading towards it and he wanted to go but he heard me call to him and he came back...i just wish i had known then what i have since learned to have helped him understand

How did you view the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened:            Experience was definitely real    i played the scene over and over in my mind...i wanted to go back and was angry for not having died

Were there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or significant to you?    just that Jesus was with me then and always and he would comfort me...i have felt his hand patting my shoulder in times of stress, fear, etc...knowing that Jesus and my father and husband were watching me

How do you currently view the reality of your experience:            Experience was definitely real    i call upon the experience to help me thru extremely difficult situations...it is fading a little in its intensity

Have your relationships changed specifically as a result of your experience?           Yes     i have trouble communicating...some people just don't seem to hear or understand what i'm saying...i married and then divorced my then boyfriend at time of accident...i seem to know what people are really saying...sort of reading between the lines...

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

Is there anything else you would like to add concerning the experience?          i have had to struggle for every aspect of my personal life, my career...it seems to be evening out now...i had a lot of help reading  books by PMH Atwater

Did the questions asked and information you provided so far accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?         Yes     very good questions