Brent B Probable NDE

Experience Description

I am sick from asbestos exposure, which caused water buildup. This caused my heart attack. My youngest daughter noticed that I was dying. She got me on the floor and started CPR. I woke looking into the face of a paramedic. He was asking me if I knew where I was at. Then everything went black. I woke up in the ambulance and asked if I was dying. He replied, "Not in my bus." I had enough time to commend my soul to Christ, then again everything went black.

I woke in the emergency room with the doctor asking me if I wanted a DNR (a do not resuscitate order) . My wife said, "No."

It was the next day before the world came back into focus.

I started to remember something happened during those moments I had blacked out. I had an awareness and was standing in a dark room. I felt warm, unafraid, and at peace. Then a thin crack of sun, like a luminous light, started to appear.

This is where I awoke. It took many hours of reflection but the experience has deepened.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date of NDE: 06/22/2025

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes

How do you consider the content of your experience? Entirely pleasant

Did you feel separated from your body? I lost awareness of my body

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? Unknown
I didn't know what was happening, but I didn't have any questions.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness? More consciousness and alertness than normal

Were your thoughts speeded up? No

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning
Time wasn't pertinent.

Were your senses more vivid than usual? More vivid than usual

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience Prior experience fades and becomes a cloudy memory. The other is like chiseled into granite.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience I don't recall an absence of sound. Just peaceful quiet.

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere? No

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? No

Did you see any beings in your experience? No

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased beings? No

Did you see or feel surrounded by a brilliant light? No

Did you see an unearthly light? No

Did you seem to enter another world? No

What emotions did you feel during the experience? I felt like when I was done with a long hard day and happy to go home.

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Relief or calmness

Did you have a feeling of joy? No

Did you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe? I felt united or one with the world

Did you suddenly understand everything? No

Did scenes from your past come back? No

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure? Uncertain
Something good was almost there. Then they got the old ticker going.

Did you come to a border or point of no return? No

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Christian - Catholic

Have your religious practices changed? No

What is your religion now? Christian - Catholic

Did your experience include features consistent with your earthly beliefs? Content that was entirely consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience
The experience, I was aware unlike while being sedated for surgery.

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? No

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice? No

Did you encounter or become aware of any beings who previously lived on earth who are described by name in religions (for example: Jesus, Muhammad, Buddha, etc.)? No

During your experience, did you gain information about premortal existence? No

During your experience, did you gain information about universal connection or oneness? No

During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? No

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion:

During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? No

During your experience, did you gain information about the meaning of life? No

During your experience, did you gain information about an afterlife? No

Did you gain information about how to live our lives? No

During your experience, did you gain information about life's difficulties, challenges and hardships? No

During your experience, did you gain information about love? No

What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Slight changes in my life

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? No

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? No

How accurately do you remember the experience in comparison to other life events that occurred around the time of the experience? I remember the experience more accurately than other life events that occurred around the time of the experience
The first 24 hours memory is fuzzy. Experience after a year is sharp.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? No

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? No matter your belief, we all have a degree of fear of what's next. Now that fear doesn't make sense, of course there is.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes
A few days.

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

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real
It was more than a dream, it was a memory like when my children were born.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real
Just as clear today.

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? No

Did the questions asked and information that you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience? Yes
To the best I can.