Lundi B NDE

Experience Description

My sister, who was my closest sibling, had passed unexpectedly in September 1992, leaving her 3-year-old son an orphan. My two sons and I were living with our mom at the time. Our mom got legal guardianship of my sister's son, but since she worked out of town all week, I provided most of my nephew's care.

I met my boyfriend, who would later become my second husband, in January of 1993. Later that year, I found myself pregnant. Sometime during my third month of pregnancy, I scheduled an appointment with my former OB doctor, but the office wasn't able to get me in to see him until my fourth month. In the latter part of my third month, I started to miscarry. We were about 75 miles from the hospital where my OB doctor worked. By the time I got to the hospital and checked in, I had started hemorrhaging. They put me in a room, and my boyfriend at the time stayed with me while the hospital staff tried to locate an OB/GYN.

As time went on, I grew weaker and continued to lose blood. Suddenly there was a bigger gush than before, and I told my boyfriend that if something wasn't done soon, I was going to die. Right about this time, my eyes rolled back into my head, and he jumped up and went to find a nurse. When he came back with a nurse, she lifted my blanket to take a look and said, "Oh my God," then ran out of the room. Shortly after this, a male anesthesiologist entered the room along with a woman. He had come to ask me why, when I checked in, I had indicated that I didn't want a transfusion if it was thought I might need one. At the time, HIV/AIDS was still a concern, and I let him know that I was worried about receiving infected blood. He then proceeded to argue with me, informing me that I had lost a lot of blood, that I most likely would need a transfusion, and that I might die if I didn't have one. I still refused to sign the paper. My boyfriend then got up and said he was going to call my mom, and the last thing I wanted was to get my mom upset about this. I then agreed to sign the paper with the stipulation that I would only agree to a transfusion if it was a life or death emergency. Shortly after this, the orderlies came to get me and wheeled me out of the room. The last thing I remember is being pushed through a set of double doors, and then it was lights out.

I don't know if I was unconscious, if I had passed, or if I was on the verge of passing, but the next thing I knew, I felt like I was lying on my back and speeding down a dark tunnel toward a bright yellow light far off in the distance. I felt complete peace. Then suddenly I heard the voice of my deceased sister yell out, "No, you can't take her yet. Someone needs to take care of the kids!" It seemed like I came to an immediate stop.

The next thing I knew, I was floating upright in a room, high up against the wall. I was looking downward across the room at what I then realized was my unconscious human self on a gurney, with a nurse standing on each side of me. The nurses were frantically slapping my cheeks and telling me to wake up while my transparent self hovered above and across the room, watching and laughing. My human form continued to lie still on the gurney until one of the nurses said, "You need to wake up. Your husband has been calling down here, and he's very worried about you." Upon hearing the phrase "calling down here," my eyes flew open as I thought I had died and gone to hell. As I took in my surroundings, boxes and unfinished wallboard, I started to panic and asked, "Where am I?" They both chuckled, and one of them told me that I was in the basement of the hospital. I then asked, "What is all of this?" as I looked around. The nurse then told me that they were using the basement as a temporary recovery area while they were renovating upstairs.

Once I was out of recovery and back in my room, the same anesthesiologist I had seen earlier came to see me. With the utmost expression of pure seriousness on his face, he told me, "You know we almost lost you. It was touch and go there for a bit."

Considering all that happened, I truly think I died that day, but they were able to bring me back.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date of NDE: 00/00/1993

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes
Severe loss of blood due to hemorrhaging from a miscarriage.

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

Did you feel separated from your body? I clearly left my body and existed outside it
When the nurses were slapping my cheeks.

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? Once the nurses woke me up

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

Were your thoughts speeded up? Faster than usual

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Time seemed to go faster or slower than usual
The events happened quickly.

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 I was kind of fading out prior to the experience

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience My hearing was heightened during the experience

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

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Yes
I was in a dark tunnel headed towards a bright yellow light.

Did you see any beings in your experience? I sensed their presence

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased beings? Yes
My deceased sister.

Did you see or feel surrounded by a brilliant light? An unusually bright light

Did you see an unearthly light? Yes
It was a bright light yellow color.

Did you seem to enter another world? No

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Along with the bright yellow light at the end of the tunnel, I was happy when I heard my sister's voice because I felt she was in Heaven.

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Incredible peace or pleasantness

Did you have a feeling of joy? Happiness

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? No

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 - Other Christian
Christian but rarely went to church at the time. I went every Sunday as a child but less so as time went on.

Have your religious practices changed? No

What is your religion now? Christian - Other Christian

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 bright light at the end of the tunnel, along with hearing my sister's voice, confirmed my belief that there is life after death.

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Uncertain
I don't remember.

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice? I encountered a definite being, or a voice clearly of mystical or unearthly origin
I heard the voice of my deceased sister say, "You can't take her yet. Somebody has to take care of the kids."

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? Yes
The bright yellow light and my sister's voice.

During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? Yes
I thought the bright light was where God was.

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? Yes
Hearing the voice of my sister during my journey toward the bright light made me realize that there is life after death.

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
I believe I no longer have any doubts.

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
It never differs when I retell the story.

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? Knowing that my sister is in Heaven.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes
I don't remember how long it was. It was only recently that I shared this with my son, and he was very interested and wanted me to put it in words. That is why I am here.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? No

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real
I don't know.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real
I don't know.

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
I answered the questions the best way I knew how.

Anything else to add? Even though I may have heard about NDEs on TV, I never really paid them much attention until it happened to me.