Sara H's NDE

EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION:

I had been in and out of the hospital for numerous surgeries between the years of 1999 and 2003.  I was going thru my third knee replacement at the time, the knee was full of mercer a staff infection that kept reoccurring with each replacement.  The knee replacement had been removed and because of the infection, I had to be put on a very strong anti-biotic that could only be given intravenously.  It was vancomycin.  I had taken this medicine and had gone thru this scenario on two other occasions.  I was given a port, central line that would deliver the medicine. X-rays had been taken while this process was being conducted.  The central line was in place.  But all afternoon and evening I was finding it hard to breath.  I had asked the nurses to phone my doctor, but their answer was that I needed to breath into the breathing tube so that my lungs would get stronger.  I kept finding it harder and harder to breath.  All thru the night and up to the next morning, this pressure on my chest and the difficulty breathing did not go away.  So x-rays were ordered and upon reading the extras, I was told that my lung was full of fluids, my central line had been dislodged.  My doctor came in to tap my lungs and all appeared well.  There was another pulmonary doctor on the floor, he wasn't my doctor, but a very religious doctor.  He came in to give my doctor a hand with tapping the lung.  The fluid was coming out as it was suppose to be, and now they were ready to pull the central line.  I only remember looking at my grand-daughter at the foot of my bed.  I was raising her and her two sisters.  When Dr. F  pulled the line, blood started spurting out and that is when he called Code Blue.  I remember seeing the Light and how warm and beautiful it was.  I wasn't sure if it were coming to me or I was going to it.  But the warm wonderful feeling I had, I knew everything was alright.  I loved the feeling. When I did come back this doctor that was not my doctor, was there holding my hand.  They were sending my to ICU.  This doctor was sent to be with me.  I know that the divine intervention was there.  He took my family to the side and told them, that he had seen Jesus at the foot of my bed and Jesus said "it is not her time" that's when your grandmother squeezed my hand.  All the nurses in the hospital said how spiritual this guardian angel doctor was and how if anyone seen Jesus it would be him.  I know I was going to the other side.

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words? Uncertain      It was too beautiful to actually put into words.  It was beyond speech

At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?          Yes     Yes, my lungs had filled with fluids, then collapsed.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?    I'm not sure what you mean, but I was alert when I heard the doctors say " stay with us Sara,  just stay with us"

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:            I'm not sure what you mean, but I was alert when I heard the doctors say " stay with us Sara,  just stay with us"

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     The colors were brighter and the feeling of warmth ran thru me.

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.)?            No      

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            It was so beautiful, just a warm glowing experience one of tranquility and peace.

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

Did you see a light?           Yes     the light was radiant, it was coming closer and closer.  How I was traveling into the light was not important.  What was important is how incredibly beautiful it felt.

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?          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     I was just there, I wasn't human or worldly like,  I think it was spirit.

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?     Uncertain      I am more intuitive.  When I am away from loved one, there are times that they can sense my presence.  It is like I am visiting my family or friends through dreams

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes     It was known by family that I had coded.  It was the words of the doctor telling them that I had had an experience that I would be sharing. He explained to them not as a doctor but as a believer

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience?    Uncertain            Not really, but I had always said that if this ever happened to me that I wanted to see my Father.  He died when I was five years old.  I didn't see anyone or faces that I recognized, but did feel a spiritual presence

How did you view the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened:            Experience was definitely real    I didn't need confirmation by anyone else that this happened to me.  I didn't know about this site until I decided to do a paper for school on NDE.  I am in awe of some of these experiences are so much in line with mine.

Were there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or significant to you?    I am not afraid to die.  I believe that only GOD knows when our days will end.  I believe that regardless of an accident, illness, self termination, the days are pre set by GOD.  I know that the body is only a container for the soul.

How do you currently view the reality of your experience:            Experience was definitely real    It IS REAL.  My soul was at peace.  It was the MOST Beautiful experience a person can have.  I shared this experience with my Mother a year or so before she left to go to heaven.  I told her that it was an experience beyond words.  She was 93 when she went to meet God.

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     I believe GOD is the LIGHT and the LOVE and I can not believe that he would ever be a vengeful GOD>

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?        It is an experience that now let's me view death and dying as something wonderful.  It is just the next step in the process of life.  There is no death, but only a change in the containers that hold our soul.

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