EXPERIENCE
DESCRIPTION:
I am writing
this account on behalf of my friend and partner who died 12 years ago due to
complications from AIDS.
He was
diagnosed with AIDS at the age of 25, after being diagnosed with lymphoma. It
took the doctors nearly three weeks after admission to the hospital to realize
he had the cancer, by which time tumors had bloomed throughout his body, and
pneumonia had also set in. His body was more or less shutting down as the
doctors started radiation therapy and chemo, he was on dialysis, and in critical
care.
After his
first chemotherapy treatment, his body went into shock, and he was clinically
dead for an amount of time. He was brought back, however, and through a
tremendous amount of courage was able to live another year and a half before
succumbing.
After
being stabilized, and able to leave the hospital, he told me the following
story:
He knew
that he had died, and he was in a dark place. Above him there was a bright
light, and he felt a strong urge to go into it, as if people were calling him to
do so. But at his feet he saw a multi-colored flower, and something stronger
told him to hold on to it with all his might.
It was at
that point, he believed, that he was brought back to life.
In the year
and a half after this experience he also felt that the Dead were watching him.
It was not a threatening experience, he said. He just felt that he could see
them, and the were watching.
Was the
kind of experience difficult to express in words?
Yes
At the
time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?
Yes See below.
At what
time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and
alertness?
No answer
How did
your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare
to your normal every day consciousness and alertness?
Normal consciousness and alertness
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
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.)?
Uncertain
Did you
experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?
Yes
Did you
pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure?
No
Did you
see a light?
Yes
Did you
meet or see any other beings?
Uncertain
Did you
experience a review of past events in your life?
Uncertain
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?
Uncertain
Did you
have any sense of altered space or time?
Uncertain
Did you
have a sense of knowing special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?
Uncertain
Did you
reach a boundary or limiting physical structure?
Yes
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 He felt he could see the Dead watching him.
Have
you shared this experience with others?
Yes He told me about it about 5 months afterward.
Did you
have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience?
Uncertain I don't know what his experience was.
How did
you view the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it
happened:
Experience was probably real
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
Have your
relationships changed specifically as a result of your experience?
Yes
Have
your religious beliefs/practices changed specifically as a result of your
experience?
Uncertain
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?
Uncertain
