Melanie D NDE

Experience Description

In 2023 my life changed in a way I never expected. My husband and I had gone out to dinner and were riding our motorcycles home. We we hadn't done this for decades. Riding motorcycles always felt like freedom to me; especially with music playing in my helmet, the wind moving around me, and the road stretching ahead. As we were riding that evening, I noticed a truck parked on the shoulder with its lights on. I didn’t think much about it. It was just another vehicle pulled off to the side of the road. I kept riding, enjoying the music and the wind.

Then suddenly everything slowed down. The truck pulled out directly in front of me and began making a U-turn. I remember thinking very clearly, “This doesn’t seem right.” What happened next changed my life forever.

Before the impact, I suddenly saw my mother. My mother had passed away years earlier, but there she was. She appeared as a living red presence, almost like energy. Over the red color, I saw bright green writing in the air that said: “You’re going to come with me for a little while, but you’re not going to stay.” Then she asked me in my mind, “Do you understand?” And I did.

When I acknowledged that I understood, she let me see my son, Cory. He was my son who died two years earlier in a motorcycle accident. He appeared as a calm, blue presence. I recognized him instantly through the love I felt for him. For a moment he showed me his face and made a funny expression. It was the kind of face he used to make me laugh. Even in heaven, he was still my son.

Then he showed me something else. The blue shape formed into something like a wedge. I immediately understood the message; he had gotten between me and the pain of the accident.

After that, my awareness shifted again. Suddenly I was looking down at the road. I could see the truck, my motorcycle, and my husband beside me. I watched my own body push up with my broken wrist as the body screamed in pain. I was observing it, but didn’t feel the pain.

Emergency crews arrived and eventually life-flighted me to the hospital. From above, I watched as doctors and nurses worked urgently to save my life. In the operating room, I saw something that changed how I understand life. Behind the doctors were Beings made of white light. I can only describe them as angels. They were not solid like people, but there was a clear awareness that they were present. It felt like they were guiding the doctors’ hands. It also felt like heaven and earth were working together.

While my body was fighting to survive, my awareness was somewhere else.

Later, I learned the word for that place: "transcendence." It was a peaceful awareness where there was no sense of time. Eventually, my son Cory encouraged me to return. He showed me himself in physical form and told me that there are things on earth that I can do that I can’t do there. He showed me images of things I could still experience on earth, such as eating a burger, feeling the wind on my face, hugging loved ones, laughing, and helping others. He reminded me that life on earth is short. When I return to heaven, he will be there. He said that I’ll be there in a minute.

Eventually, I came back to my body and began the long process of healing. I couldn’t use my arms or my legs. I had a body cast and a neck brace too. The realization of what I had to face and the healing that needed to happen was overwhelming. But, I focused on the memory of heaven. I started telling people about it as soon as I could talk.

The most important thing I brought back from that experience was a message:

In heaven, everyone is connected through love.

Hurting another would feel like hurting yourself.

But when we come to earth, we forget that connection.

And the way we remember it is through kindness.

Kindness reconnects us.

Compassion reconnects us.

Helping others reconnects us.

Love is the most important thing in life. It is not things, titles, or status.'You’re going to come with me for a little while, but you’re not going to stay.'

Then she asked me something in my mind: 'Do you understand?'

And I did.

When I acknowledged that I understood, she let me see my son Cory.

Then Cory, my son who died two years earlier in a motorcycle accident, appeared as a calm blue presence. I recognized him instantly through the love I felt.

For a moment he showed me his face and made a funny expression, the kind of face he used to make just to make me laugh.

Even in heaven, he was still my son.

Then he showed me something else. The blue shape formed into something like a wedge. I immediately understood the message: he had gotten between me and the pain of the accident.

After that, my awareness shifted again.

Suddenly I was looking down at the road.

I could see the truck, my motorcycle, and my husband beside me. I watched my own body push up with my broken wrist and scream in pain.

But I didn’t feel the pain.

I was observing it.

Emergency crews arrived and eventually life-flighted me to the hospital. From above I watched as doctors and nurses worked urgently to save my life.

In the operating room I saw something that changed how I understand life.

Behind the doctors were beings made of white light — what I can only describe as angels. They were not solid like people, but there was a clear awareness that they were present.

It felt like they were guiding the doctors’ hands.

It felt like heaven and earth were working together.

While my body was fighting to survive, my awareness was somewhere else. Later I learned the word for that place: transcendence.

It was a peaceful awareness where there was no sense of time.

Eventually my son Cory encouraged me to return. He showed me himself in physical form and told me that there are things on earth that I can do that I can’t do there. He showed me images of things I could still experience on earth: eating a burger, feeling the wind on my face, hugging loved ones, laughing, helping others.

He reminded me that life on earth is short — and that when I return to heaven, he will be there. He said that I’ll be there in a minute.

Eventually I came back to my body and began the long process of healing. I couldn’t use my arms or my legs. I had a body cast and a neck brace too. The realization of what I had to face and the healing that needed to happen was overwhelming, but I focused on the memory of heaven.

I started telling people about it as soon as I could talk.

But the most important thing I brought back from that experience was a message.

In heaven, everyone is connected through love.

Hurting another would feel like hurting yourself.

But when we come to earth, we forget that connection.

And the way we remember it is through kindness.

Kindness reconnects us.

Compassion reconnects us.

Helping others reconnects us.

Love is the most important thing in life — not things, not titles, not status.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date of NDE: 4/21/2023

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes
I lost 40% of my blood and was airlifted to the hospital. My husband was put in a special room with an officer. The doctors were able to stop the bleeding.

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
I saw myself falling over while I was on the road. My husband said that did happen. I saw the angels working through the doctors. I told the doctor and he said he believed that it was from God through his hands. My son showed me that he got between me and the truck that I hit. Later, during a mediumship event, the medium told my sister that a young man was there who said he got between his mom and whatever she hit in an accident.

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? I was on the side of the road right after I hit the truck.
My mother was a vivid bright red and my son was bright blue. I knew who they were and it was clear what messages were being conveyed.

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? Time seemed to go faster or slower than usual
When I saw the truck, it was in slow motion. When I was in transcendence there didn't seem to be time. The ten days in the ICU were timeless.

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 The colors were vivid when I saw them, but later, as I floated in transcendence, I didn't always see. I could look down and see what was happening on earth.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience Hearing was conveyed, not heard as sounds.

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? I actually saw them

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased beings? Yes
I saw my mother and my son immediately. Later, while I was in the ICU, I saw my father and my grandparents.

Did you see or feel surrounded by a brilliant light? A light clearly of mystical or other-worldly origin

Did you see an unearthly light? Yes
My mother was bright red and my son was bright blue.

Did you seem to enter another world? No

What emotions did you feel during the experience? unconditional love

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? I felt united or one with the world

Did you suddenly understand everything? Everything about myself or others
Information was conveyed to me without words. Since I came back I have been able to make more sense of things and put words to what I experienced.

Did scenes from your past come back? My past flashed before me, out of my control
It was a fast review, like watching a slideshow that flashed quickly before my eyes. I was aware that there were kind deeds and unkind ones, and that when I wasn't kind I was also hurting myself. When I was kind I healed myself and others.

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure? No

Did you come to a border or point of no return? I came to a definite conscious decision to return to life
I didn't want to leave the beautiful unconditional love that I felt. The angels told me that the love is in all of us. They said we are all connected to that unconditional love but have forgotten. They told me to go back and remind them.

God, Spiritual and Religion:

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

Have your religious practices changed? Yes
I used to be Catholic and now I am a psychic medium.

What is your religion now? Other or several faiths
I am a spiritualist now. This experience thinned the veil for me, so I can communicate with the other side. I joined a spiritual church and have continued to learn.

Did your experience include features consistent with your earthly beliefs? Content that was both consistent and not consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience
I believed in and understood that there is life after death, but I was not connected myself. I am an educational diagnostician; I trust numbers and data. This experience has no data or physical evidence, so it's out of my realm.

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes
I never thought I could communicate with the other side, but now I can.

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
My mother was a red light, not a physical form, and I heard her say I was going to come with her for a little while but I wasn't going to stay.

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
I saw the people at the foot of my bed praying. I could see the energy coming up from them as they prayed, touching the heavens and bringing the angels down.

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? Yes
I was told to come back because we are all important. We are not grand, but we are each a small piece of the whole, and that makes us very important.

During your experience, did you gain information about the meaning of life? Yes
The angels said that we are all connected and that we need to be kind to one another to create the beautiful love we have in heaven here on earth.

During your experience, did you gain information about an afterlife? Yes
My father always said that when you die you end up in the dirt. When I saw him in the ICU he told me he was not in the dirt.

Did you gain information about how to live our lives? Yes
They showed me that prayers go up and bring the angels down. Prayers really do help, and the angels really do heal. An angel came to my bed and shook bells over me to heal me. The angels work through us.

During your experience, did you gain information about life's difficulties, challenges and hardships? Yes
We have forgotten our connection to heaven and love. We worship things instead of the love of heaven. To reconnect with the love of heaven, we must be kind to others, because when we hurt others, we hurt ourselves.

During your experience, did you gain information about love? Yes
The feeling of heaven is pure unconditional love, a love I didn't want to leave.

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

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes
Love and kindness are more important than things and money. I started going to school to learn more about spirituality and mediumship.

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes
A lot of what I experienced was conveyed to me, not spoken. It was hard to translate that to words later. I did not understand a lot of it until later.

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 as accurately as other life events that occurred around the time of the experience
I don't struggle to remember the experience. I can still see it as a memory in my mind, just like any other memory.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Yes
I can see the spirits on the other side and hear them, too.

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? I saw and felt my son who had passed two years prior to my experience.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes
As soon as the intubation tube was removed, I started telling people what happened. I felt like everyone knew.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Yes
When my son passed away, I was the second on the scene. The person who was there first came to tell me that my son had passed. I immediately wanted to run to him, but then I heard him call me from above. I knew he was not in his body, so I didn't need to go there.

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real
It was a memory, not a dream.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real
I have heard other NDE stories and there are many similarities. This has made it even more real.

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 shared my experience just as I did when I was able to talk. It has not changed and is always the same. It is a clear memory.