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Roxie J's NDE

EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION:

I WAS REAR-ENDED AND CONFUSED, SEEING MY CAR DRIFTING TOWARD THE STOPPED CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN MY FOOT WAS COMPLETELY ON THE BRAKE AND I HAD BEEN FULLY STOPPED JUST SECONDS PRIOR. I FELT AS THOUGH I WAS SPINNING AS I BUMPED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, AND THEN LOOKING AHEAD I SAW THEM. TWO SEMI'S COMING AT ME FULL FORCE, I COULD HEAR THE JAKE BRAKES, THEY WERE ABOUT 50 FEET FROM ME, ONE IN EACH LANE. I KNEW I WAS GOING TO DIE IN THE NEXT FEW MOMENTS. AND I WAS FULLY OK WITH THIS REVELATION.

THEN MY WORLD STOPPED. I SAW A BRIGHT FLASH OF LIGHT BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN, THERE WAS COMPLETE SILENCE. DIAMONDS WERE IN THE LIGHT SHINING AND FALLING ALL AROUND ME. I WAS SPINNING, FLYING, FLOATING. IT WAS WARM, AND PLEASANT FEELING.

I CAME TO AND REALIZED MY CAR WAS HANGING OFF THE SIDE OF AN OVERPASS, THE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED AND I WAS CUT FROM THE GLASS OF THE WINDOWS. I WAS OK. MY HEAD HURT FROM HITTING IT.

MY CAR WAS ON FIRE, AND I COULDN'T GET OUT OF THE DOOR BC MY CAR WAS LEANING SIDEWAYS. A MAN WHO WAS ABOUT 5'4" AND 140LBS CAME RUNNING TO MY SIDE. HE HAD A CLEANLY TRIMMED BEARD, A SOFT VOICE AND STRONG HANDS. HE LIFTED ME OUT OF THE WINDOW AS THOUGH I WERE A CHILD AND CARRIED ME AWAY FROM THE FIRE. HE SAT ME DOWN AND SAID I WOULD BE ALRIGHT NOW. EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO BE OK. HE REMINDED ME OF MY GRANDFATHER IN A STRANGE WAY. ONE I CANNOT DESCRIBE. WHEN THE FIREMEN AND POLICE ARRIVED THE MAN DISAPPEARED AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM SINCE. THERE IS NO ACCOUNT OF THIS MAN, NO ONE SAW HIM, AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF HE WAS REAL.

BUT TO ME HE WAS VERY REAL. HE PULLED ME FROM A BURNING WRECKAGE, HE SAVED MY LIFE.

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words? Uncertain      I cannot be sure of what happened completely, it was such a confusion and peaceful feeling.

At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?          Yes     I was heading home for Spring break, the weather was getting bad. I was rear ended, hit the car in front of me, spun out, and was hit head on by a loaded fuel 18-wheeler. The driver said he was traveling at approximately 65mph upon impact. I was driving a Ford Focus. Both vehicles were totaled, the truck driver suffered a broken arm, I suffered aches and pains of the trauma as well as a head trauma that left me unconscious for minutes perhaps.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?    RIGHT AFTER I WAS REAR ENDED WHEN I SAW THE TWO 18 WHEELERS COMING STRAIGHT AT ME, I WAS FULLY AWARE THAT I WAS GOING TO BE HIT BY THEM. I KNEW MY CAR WOULDN'T SURVIVE IT AND I BELIEVED I WOULDN'T EITHER. I GAVE MY LIFE UP RIGHT THEN, AND I FELT PEACE IN MY HEART WHEN THEY HIT 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:            RIGHT AFTER I WAS REAR ENDED WHEN I SAW THE TWO 18 WHEELERS COMING STRAIGHT AT ME, I WAS FULLY AWARE THAT I WAS GOING TO BE HIT BY THEM. I KNEW MY CAR WOULDN'T SURVIVE IT AND I BELIEVED I WOULDN'T EITHER. I GAVE MY LIFE UP RIGHT THEN, AND I FELT PEACE IN MY HEART WHEN THEY HIT ME.

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     EVERYTHING WAS BRIGHT AND SHINING FULL FO LIGHT. EVERYTHING SLOWED DOWN THAT I SAW BUT MY THOUGHTS SPED UP SIMULTANEOUSLY

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     THE LAST THING I HEARD WAS THE JAKE BRAKES AND THEN THERE WAS UTTER SILENCE. MY MIND RACED THROUGH THE PEOPLE I LOVE, AND THEN EMBRACING DEATH. I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING UNTIL THE MAN CAME AND ASKED ME IF I WAS ALRIGHT.

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            I FELT LOVE, I FELT HAPPINESS, I FELT COMFORT, I FELT PEACE.

Did you pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure?          Uncertain      THERE WAS A BRIGHT LIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AND IT WAS PRODUCING HEAT, AND THE DIAMONDS WERE FALLING OUT OF THE SKY. I DON'T KNOW THAT I PASSED THROUGH A TUNNEL BUT I WAS GETTING INTO BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER LIGHTS

Did you see a light?           Yes     SEE 15. THE LIGHT WAS EXTREMELY WHITE, EXTREMELY BRIGHT, SO BRIGHT IT DISTORTED ALL ELSE AND MADE EVERYTHING ELSE FADE INTO THE BACKGROUND. ALL I COULD SEE WAS THE LIGHT AND THE DIAMONDS.

Did you meet or see any other beings?           Yes     MY CAR WAS ON FIRE, AND I COULDN'T GET OUT OF THE DOOR BC MY CAR WAS LEANING SIDEWAYS. A MAN WHO WAS ABOUT 5'4" AND 140LBS CAME RUNNING TO MY SIDE. HE HAD A CLEANLY TRIMMED BEARD, A SOFT VOICE AND STRONG HANDS. HE LIFTED ME OUT OF THE WINDOW AS THOUGH I WERE A CHILD AND CARRIED ME AWAY FROM THE FIRE. HE SAT ME DOWN AND SAID I WOULD BE ALRIGHT NOW. EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO BE OK. HE REMINDED ME OF MY GRANDFATHER IN A STRANGE WAY. ONE I CANNOT DESCRIBE. WHEN THE FIREMEN AND POLICE ARRIVED THE MAN DISAPPEARED AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM SINCE. THERE IS NO ACCOUNT OF THIS MAN, NO ONE SAW HIM, AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF HE WAS REAL.

BUT TO ME HE WAS VERY REAL. HE PULLED

Did you experience a review of past events in your life?    Yes     I THOUGHT ABOUT MY FAMILY AND HOW THEY WOULD MISS ME. I THOUGHT OF MY FIANCÉE AND I HOPED HE WOULD MOVE ON AFTER ME AND FIND PEACE. I FELT HIS OVERWHELMING LOVE.

BECAUSE OF THIS EXPERIENCE WE WED 15 MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, IT CAUSE AN OVERWHELMING DESIRE IN US TO BEGIN OUR LIFE TOGETHER, NOT KNOWING WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS OR WHEN IT MIGHT BE OVER.

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?   Uncertain      TIME SEEMED TO BE SPEEDING AWAY AND SLOWING DOWN AT THE SAME EXACT TIME. WHICH MAKES NO SENSE.

Did you have a sense of knowing special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?     Uncertain            I FELT AS THOUGH LIFE WAS A SPECIAL GIFT AND SHOULD BE APPRECIATED MORE THAN IT IS.

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?         Yes     THE SAME DAY AS THE ACCIDENT. THEY BELIEVED ME AND CRIED WITH ME AND EMBRACED ME. MY FAMILY TREATED LIFE DIFFERENTLY. WE ENJOY IT MORE AND RESPECT IT MORE.

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   

Were there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or significant to you?            THE FEELING OF PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING TO THE MEANING OF LIFE. LOVE

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?           Yes     I GOT MARRIED MUCH SOONER, WE FEEL MUCH CLOSER AND ARE MORE CHERISHING OF TIME TOGETHER

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?         Yes