Mary L SDE

Experience Description

My mother was dying. I had been her sole caretaker for two years while she suffered from dementia. She had been on hospice for three weeks, and soon I realized she was actively dying. The hospice nurse and physician came and told me what to expect and what to do when it happened. The priest from a local Catholic church came to give her last rites.

At 4:30 AM, I watched as my mother took her last breath. At that very moment, the TV in her room turned bright blue and displayed, "complete signal loss." Then I felt what seemed like bubbles or large marbles pass from her hand into mine. I let go of her hand and went into the living room to wake up my daughter, who had just fallen asleep. To my surprise, she had felt something very hot near her at the same time I felt the bubbles.

We knew it was her energy and it made the TV turn off too.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date of NDE: 2/13/2013

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? No

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

Did you feel separated from your body? No

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? I was 100% alert and watching my mom die
It was supernatural

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

Were your thoughts speeded up? Incredibly fast

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? No

Were your senses more vivid than usual? No

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience N/A

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience N/A

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? Unbelief

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

Did you have a feeling of joy? Incredible joy

Did you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe? No

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- Catholic

Have your religious practices changed? Yes
I have a huge interest in anything related

What is your religion now? Unaffiliated- Atheist

Did your experience include features consistent with your earthly beliefs? Content that was entirely not consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience
I never expected to feel anything pass from her hand into mine

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes
I was not sure about am afterlife, but now Iam 100% certain.

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? Large 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
I can relive this experience as it happened for years after

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? Yes, holding my mom's hand and the feeling i had, I started collecting hands

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes
That very moment

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 knew it was real the moment I felt it

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real
Because, she had not moved a muscle in 48 hours, I felt nothing in her hand until she died

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