Mrs. L's NDE

Events surrounding NDE:  I was 2 years old and fell into a creek.  I remember seeing a bright light [cone shaped] and a woman standing at the top of the tunnel of light, she was dressed in white.  I looked down and could see my body floating face down in the water.  I had on brown pants and white shoes and an over shirt.  I thought about many times but never mentioned it until I read about a NDE in a magazine.  I had always known about my near drowning, but none of the details.  I questioned my mother about it, and she confirmed that she had thought that I was dead when she got me out of the water.  I have never been afraid of dying, because of the extreme peace and calm that I associate with the experience.  I realize that I was so very young, but the event is a real as if it happened yesterday.  The woman seemed to draw me back to her, then she just faded into a cloud like atmosphere.

Were there any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect this experience?  No 

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

            If yes, what was it about the experience that makes if hard to communicate?  It is difficult because it happened so long ago, and I was so young.  Also, due to the fact that I was not aware that anything had happened until I read about such experiences.  I always knew something had happened,  I just thought that I had seen and angel, and she had saved me.

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

            If yes, describe: 

What was your level of consciousness and alertness during the experience?  I remember playing with a stick in the water and falling in--I do not think that I made any noise, because my mother was just behind me and did not hear me in the water.

Was the experience dream like in any way?  The vision of the extreme bright light and the woman was like a dream.

Was there any medical evidence of cessation of breathing or heart function?  My mother said that I was not breathing when she pulled me out of the water,

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

            If yes, describe your appearance or form apart from your body:  I could look down in the water and see myself floating.

Describe in detail the events (in order) that happened:  I was playing on a creek bank and fell into the water.  The next thing that I remember was that I could see myself floating and a very bright cone shaped tunnel was pulling me upward.  There was a woman dressed in white at the top of the tunnel.

What emotions did you feel?  Complete peace and calm

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises:  no

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

            If yes, describe:  Yes, I passed through a tunnel, although I never reached the top.

Did you see a light:  Yes

            If yes, describe:  It was very bright, almost a blue white.

Did you meet or see any other beings:  Yes

            If yes, describe.  Where were they?  Did you know them? What was communicated:  I saw a lady in white at the top of the tunnel.

Did you experience a review of past events in your life:  No 

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events occurring while you were unconscious 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:  Yes

            If yes, describe:  Time seemed suspended.

Did you have a sense of knowing universal order and/or purpose:  No 

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure:  Yes

            If yes, describe.  Did you cross the boundary?  If yes, describe.  If no, did you have  a sense of what would happen if you did cross the boundary:  I think that if I had reached the top of the tunnel, I would have never come back.

Did you become aware of future events in your life:  No 

Were you involved in or aware of a decision regarding your return to the body:  No 

Did you have any psychic or paranormal gifts following the NDE you did not have prior to the NDE:  No 

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the NDE:  No 

How has the NDE affected your relationships?  Daily Life?  Religious practices etc.?  Career choices:  I was so young and did not realize what had happened to me for such along time that I do not think that I have been affected by the experience, except that I do not fear death.  I do not want to die a the present moment, but I know that it will be very peaceful.           

Have you shared this experience with others:  Yes

            If yes, what were their reactions?  Were they influenced in any way by your NDE?  How:  I do not think that anyone who has not had the experience can understand and really believe that it can happen.  Those that I have told really do not believe me.  They just think that I dreamed it.

What emotions did you experience following your NDE:  none

What was the best and worst part of your NDE:  Best part is that I know that death will be a peaceful passing and I do believe that there is so much more.  The worst part is that people do not believe me. 

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

Did the questions asked and information you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your NDE:  Yes