Sevín's NDE

Experience description: 

During  the night of May 15^th  to  May 16th, 2004 at  Paris Pitié-Salpétrière Hospital’s  ICU, where I was in a coma after a first surgical operation undergone on May 4^th (aorta/ descending distal superior mesenteric artery  -higher mesenteric =superior mesenteric artery bypass necessary because of superior mesenteric artery’s occlusion.  . Two phases for my NDE:

First one : flight in an extremely bright space, the very mild impression  of a muffled, fuzzy ambience, no awareness of a physical body, surrounded by other beings similar to me,  flight at a rather low speed, no noise, no air rubbing, all is white, flight lasted around ten minutes.
 

 Second one:

Suddenly I see a tunnel and dive into it at very high speed.  No noise and no rubbing, as previously said. On arrival at the bottom, I decide to go up again. I believe that this is a decision to live taken at this very moment and, suddenly … nothing. Everything stops. I remember my family’s visits, my eldest daughter speaking to me, caressing me and writing her surname on my arm: I seem to react since I move slightly. 

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words? No      

At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?          Yes   septicemic embolism requiring the taking of a cocktail of antibiotics (very high fever during this phase).

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?    During the flight

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

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.)?  No      

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     sensation of a muffled space, therefore deafness  

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

Did you pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure?          Yes   

At the end of the flight I fell down into a tunnel without any notion of closed space

Did you see a light?           Yes   Powerful light during the flight and also during the fall down the tunnel. 

Did you meet or see any other beings?           Yes     other beings were floating around me (like angels)

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          the well-known tunnel of light

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   Yes    

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?     No      

Have you shared this experience with others?  Yes   a month later with my family

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience?    Yes    

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?   

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?           No      

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    

Are there any other questions we could ask to help you communicate your experience                 Humility – correctly notched buttons on religion are self-explanatory- forbids submitting other questions!