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Experience Description I arrived at work not feeling well, but not bad enough to miss work. After our morning safety meeting, I went to our work area, I started experiencing major chest pains. My work partner called for medical assistance and an ambulance. I arrived at the emergency room with pains coming and going. Later I found out that there was a 60% blockage in four arteries in the bottom of my heart. While experiencing the worst episode of pain, my reality changed. I became calm and my environment was clean. A door opened in front of me. My wife, who passed in 2007, was on the other side of the door. She looked just as I last saw her when she was alive. She told me that she loved me and that it was not my time. She then closed the door. Next thing I remember is being rushed through the emergency room, to the cardio/catheter lab. People were screaming that I was dying as they got me ready for surgery. I woke up days later. Background Information: Gender: Male Date NDE Occurred: 05/02/2022 NDE Elements: At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Heart attack Life threatening event, but not clinical death. Multiple heart attacks (appx 8) over a two hour time span. How do you consider the content of your experience? Entirely pleasant Did you feel separated from your body? Yes It was REAL!!! 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? More consciousness and alertness than normal. I became more aware of things around me. Time slowed, my hearing became more acute, and my vision was clearer. I saw everything while they prepared me for surgery. The doctors were arguing over what to do, what instruments to use, and the nurse was yelling at them to proceed or I was dead. At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? After seeing my wife. Were your thoughts speeded up? Incredibly fast Did time seem to speed up or slow down? No Were your senses More vivid than usual? Incredibly more vivid Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. VERY clear and precise. I normally wear glasses, but didn't need them. Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. Very clear. I normally use hearing aids, but didn't need them. Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere? Yes, and the facts have been checked out 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 (or alive) beings? Yes My wife was and is a Christian. 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 Pure light, clean and even. There were no shadows as everything had crisp definition. Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm. A unworldly realm peaceful and welcoming. What emotions did you feel during the experience? Total Calm and PEACE and Love from my wife. Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Relief or calmness Did you have a feeling of joy? Happiness Did you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe? I felt no longer in conflict with nature Did you suddenly seem to understand everything? Everything about myself or others. I felt the pain of loss for my family. Did scenes from your past come back to you? I remembered many past events Did scenes from the future come to you? No Did you come to a border or point of no return? I came to a barrier that I was not permitted to cross; or was sent back against my will. My wife told me it was not my time to pass through the door. God, Spiritual and Religion: What was your religion prior to your experience? Christian- Catholic Have your religious practices changed since your experience? 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. That all family is waiting for your arrival. Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice? No Did you see deceased or religious spirits? I actually saw them 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 It does exist. During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? Yes He does. 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? Yes I had more to do here. 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? Yes It lasts forever. What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Moderate changes in my life 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 Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? No Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes My present wife within a week. 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 What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? No ddxozjo_nde
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