Amy B NDE

Experience Description

After being in a head on collision by a drunk driver, the airbags knocked unconscious for about a minute. When I came to, I realized I was trapped and unable to get out of my car. My daughter managed to escape the vehicle and was coming to help me get out, when she passed out on the side of the road. I was conscious during the entire event. I was trying to get out of the car until I realized I was badly injured. I had open fractures in my legs and foot. I could tell my neck was broken because I could not lift my head. I began trying to say the Lord's prayer and would start saying it, and then would feel myself trying to pass out. I knew in my heart that if I went to sleep, I was most likely going to die. I kept trying to say the prayer to keep myself awake.

Suddenly, I felt like I went from my car to another realm. There's was no tunnel. I could not see myself. It just felt like I went from earth to another realm. I was on my knees, crouching down scared. But, yet I felt peaceful in the same moment. I could see green grass and a stream to my right. On my left was a tall, bright, shiny silver wall or building. I could see the light shining very vividly against the silver.

It felt so calm, peaceful and looked absolutely beautiful. I then felt like someone or something was telling me to go back. I thought about my husband being paralyzed and still in the hospital. I knew my three children and husband needed me. I then was back in my car.

I realized a man was crouching down, next to my window. He was holding my hand telling me to just hang on and that I was going to be okay. I then remember the emergency workers using the jaws of life to cut me out of the car. They pulled me out of the car and putting me in the ambulance. The artery in my back was torn and filling my lungs with blood. I barely told them that I could not breathe anymore. I remember them putting chest tubes in my lungs to drain the blood so I could breathe again. I was life-flighted by helicopter to the same hospital my husband was at.

At the hospital, I saw the lights in the ceiling flying by as the gurney was pushed to rushed me inside. My entire body was in so much pain. Later, reviewing my medical records, it said my brain had ceased to function and that I was not breathing.

This is when I jumped to the other realm again. It looked exactly the same as before. This time, I heard from something or someone that it was my choice to stay or go back. The recent events of my life flashed through my mind and I knew my family needed me. So, I made the decision to go back.

The next thing I remember is waking up 3 days later in intensive care. They had put me in a medically-induced coma due to the pain and life threatening injuries I had suffered. I saw my aunt and cousin coming into the room and told my aunt as tears rolled down my face that I just saw God. My aunt cried to and thanked the Lord I was alive. My first thoughts were 'what happened to my daughter?' and 'was she okay?'

A nurse came in and told me she would be with me as soon as she could because they person in the next room over needed help. I could hear them trying to shock the person back to life and I never learned what happened.

The nurse then came back over and helped me check on my daughter who was in the pediatric unit. I learned that she broke 2 vertebrae in her lower back and she had surgery due to the seat-belt lacerating her intestines. She was doing great.

I learned that I had broken my C2 vertebrae in my neck, which is known as the hangman's fracture due to it being the bone that breaks when a person hangs themselves and it's usually deadly. My bone broke outwards instead of inwards sparing my spinal cord from being severed. I also broke my right femur, smashed my right knee cap which was removed and crushed my right foot. My left shin was also broken as well as several ribs. I had to wear a halo for 90 days to heal my neck fracture. I had multiple surgeries on my left leg to remove debris and have a titanium rod put in to help my femur break. My right foot had to be put back together like a jigsaw puzzle. The surgeon said I was very lucky that he was able to save it. I was in the hospital for a month and had to go through rehabilitation to learn how to live while being in a wheelchair. I pushed myself to recover as fast as I could to take care of my husband and children. Doctors said I wouldn't be able to walk without assistance for 2 years. I was on crutches in 4 months and walking in 6 months. My right leg is now 2 inches shorter than my left and I walk with a limp. I now suffer other complications from the accident.

But I know that I was in a special place, which has given me courage to share my near death experience and testimony that God is REAL!

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: May 25, 2018

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Accident Direct head injury. Clinical death (cessation of breathing or heart function) I was traveling to a hospital an hour away from my home to see my husband who has been shot 4 times and left paralyzed 18 days earlier. Suddenly I saw headlights coming towards me and my daughter and myself were then hit head on by a drunk driver.

How do you consider the content of your experience? Both pleasant AND distressing

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes I know there was beautiful, green grass with a stream nearby and the sky was such a deep blue. Light was shining upon the silver wall. I clearly left my body and existed outside it

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? Normal consciousness and alertness. It felt similar to everyday consciousness but I was very alert of my emotions and surroundings.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? I felt very alert and aware when I jumped to the other realm. Everything felt so real and peaceful and comforting.

Were your thoughts speeded up? No

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Time seemed to go faster or slower than usual. Time seemed to to maybe go a little slower than normal.

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. My vision felt very close to my everyday vision.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. Hearing was different than usual. I didn't exactly hear the words but instead felt them.

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 (or alive) beings? No

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

Did you see an unearthly light? Yes A bright light was shining against the silver wall or building making it sparkle.

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm. It was a beautiful and serene realm with earthly things such as very green grass and a blue sky and the shiny silver wall or building was sparkling in the light cast took it.

What emotions did you feel during the experience? I felt scared, not knowing where I was at first, but I also felt no pain. I could feel how peaceful and serene this place was and I felt calm and comfortable almost like knowing I was home with God.

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? No

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything? No

Did scenes from your past come back to you? I remembered many past events. I was aware of the recent events in my life including my husband being shot and left paralyzed and my daughter that was in the accident with me. I knew my family needed me to be there

Did scenes from the future come to you? No

Did you come to a border or point of no return? I came to a definite conscious decision to return to life. I remembered the recent events of my life and was very aware of how much my family needed me. I felt I had the choice to stay or go back to life.

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Christian- Other Christian As a child I never went to church with my family and around a year before the accident I had found the God and attended church regularly. I was also reading the Bible and was baptized.

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? Yes I know God is definitely REAL!

What is your religion now? Christian- Other Christian I still follow God and I know now that there is life after death.

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. I had recently turned to God in a difficult time in my life and had learned so much about the Bible and I was baptized. So I definitely believed in God and Heaven.

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? I encountered a definite being, or a voice clearly of mystical or unearthly origin. I didn't see anyone speak but I felt a voice telling me to go back and then giving me the choice to stay.

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? 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? Yes Where I was was mystical and there was the most beauty I have ever seen

During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? Yes I felt the voice of God in my body and knew I needed to go back to life. The second time I was in that realm I knew I had the choice to stay or return to life.

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 It's hard to explain but it was a different realm. It had the sparkling, silver wall or building that we don't see in earth. The peaceful feeling was something I have never felt on earth.

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? Yes I remember my husband being paralyzed and my daughter being in the wreck with me and I knew my husband and children needed me.

During your experience, did you gain information about love? Yes I felt loved in the place that I was. I felt so loved, that I had the decision to stay in the beautiful realm I was in or to go back to earth to care for my family.

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

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? I am more compassionate especially when it comes to helping others in need. My faith was definitely stronger after the experience.

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes It is very hard to express in words what I saw. Words really can't describe the beauty and calmness of where I was

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. It felt as real as everyday life here on earth only with a very calming and peaceful comfort.

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? I prefer silver over gold and the Bible talks about the beautiful silver and gold in Heaven.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes I shared it immediately after awakening from my medically-induced coma.

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 immediately that I had experienced life after death.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real. I know it wasn't just a dream because it felt real like everyday life, only more peaceful and beautiful.

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

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