EXPERIENCE
DESCRIPTION:
I believe this occurred during the emergency, exploratory surgery to save my
life. I later found out that during the surgery my body started to 'shut down.'
My
experience was that I was in the dark, lying down, but I felt very comfortable.
I was experiencing total comfort and not afraid in any way. A figure walked in
( although dark, I could see him). He was someone that I had know as an
acquaintance all my life and about the age my father would have been. This
person had passed away several years ago. He sat down beside me, not facing me,
and reached for and held my hand. After some period of time he tugged on my
hand and I said, "I am not ready to go with you." He very gently paced my hand
back by my side, and walked into the darkness very slowly. He never said a word
nor did he turn his face to me, but I knew him.
After he
left, I remember nothing until I woke up the next day on the ventilator.
Was the
kind of experience difficult to express in words?
No
At the
time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?
No
At what
time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and
alertness?
????
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:
????
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 I could see well through the darkness. there were no bright lights, just
a very comfortable darkness.
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 I really did not hear anything.
Did you
experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?
No
What
emotions did you feel during the experience?
Total peace. I felt my decision had been honored.
Did you
pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure?
No
Did you
see a light?
No
Did you
meet or see any other beings?
Yes See previous description.
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?
Yes Only that I had known this person and that he had passed on sometime
ago.
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?
No
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?
Yes
Did you
have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience you
did not have prior to the experience?
Uncertain I feel a peace that I have never known. I am waiting 'for an
assignment.'
Have
you shared this experience with others?
Yes I did this in the hospital, and most people were taken aback. they kept
telling me it was the anesthesia.
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 I keep visualizing it and absolutely nothing
changes. I have maintained the peace.
Were
there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or
significant to you?
The fact that I
was safe, and allowed to make my own decision.
How do
you currently view the reality of your experience:
Experience was definitely real Nothing about it changes.
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 want to study
the Bible more and more.
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?
I am
just so grateful that I was allowed to remain here with my spouse and family
longer. I lost a daughter at age 4 with neuroblastoma. I read everything I
could find about the after life and especially Kublher-Ross. My experience
parallels nothing that I have read.
Did the
questions asked and information you provided so far accurately and
comprehensively describe your experience?
Yes
