Experience Description

I come from a very dysfunctional family; my mother was abusive, and my father died by suicide when I was just twelve. I never had peace or stability from a young age—my life has been extremely difficult. I was involved in an abusive relationship at the time the accidents occurred.

I actually had a series of accidents within one year. The first, in April of 2015, occurred when a deer jumped through my windshield and hit me in the face and head, causing a break in my spine and a traumatic brain injury. Within months of enduring spinal fusions and speech therapy, on the first day I tried to return to my job, I was struck by a hauling truck when the rear axle detached from the truck and crossed the median into my car. This accident forced me to undergo additional spine surgeries. I experienced all this while going through domestic violence at home, raising two small children on my own with no family and no support system.

I had always had a difficult life since childhood, and I always sensed that something higher than myself walked with me because I survived the most horrific circumstances. I once tried to end my life after my father died by suicide when I was twelve—I had given up on life and myself.

Prior to the first two wrecks, people were trying to take me to all kinds of churches. Everywhere I went, I would encounter strangers who invited me to church. I now see that these were warning shots; God wanted to give me a chance to see before the last wreck happened.

In July of 2016, I was run off the road by someone; I rolled 216 ft, hit a culvert, then rolled another 216 ft. I remember that when my car landed upside down in the culvert, water was coming in, and the windshield was tapping me on my cheek. It didn't break fully—it turned into a big piece of broken glass. Then I was somewhere else. I was looking down on my body, trapped inside the vehicle, and in front of me was an illuminating light in the shape of a person, but it had no human features. I could see my deceased grandmother and my deceased father on each side of this being. I could also see what looked like a wheel displaying my life events in slow motion, like a movie projector. I could telepathically hear this light being speaking to me, repeatedly asking, "Do you see now?"

I felt warm and peaceful, and I expressed to the light being that I did not want to return to my body, as I had felt peace for the first time in my entire life. After my father died and the people around me died, I chased and invited death; however, I never managed to end my life when I wanted to. I received the thing I both feared and craved when I no longer wanted it—as I was someone's mother at this point. It showed me my children, and then I felt a rush and woke up in the hospital with a doctor in front of me, saying he was a man of science, not religion, yet he had no explanation as to how I survived.

I felt different as soon as I awoke in the hospital; my life made sense, and I knew I had a greater purpose. People could immediately notice the change in me—I have never been the same. However, it remains a process of shedding layers and trying to understand what happened to me, and I sometimes feel as though I didn't deserve for Jesus to choose me to come back. I realized my pain has always been my purpose, and I spend every minute of my life helping others—even those who have wronged me. My intuition is heightened. I was ultimately left with an incomplete spinal cord injury and have overcome all of the odds against me. I am left with the pain and injury to remind me how much God loves me, even if it comes in the form of suffering.

I always knew pain since childhood; my pain was always my purpose, and I see that now. That's why I kept hearing "Do you see now?"—it was to show me that pain was always purposeful and that through suffering I was given strength. I see that when I thought I was alone all my life, I never was; He was always there carrying me when I could go on no more.

I have been given the most beautiful life through immense suffering. I spend my days helping others, even though I am on permanent disability and have no family. I only have God and my story, which I use to help others know they can endure through Him, no matter what suffering they go through. This experience changed me, and I wake up with gratitude every day for the second chance I was given. Despite all the medical predictions, I have overcome all the odds because of Him. I tried to die my whole life because I thought I was cursed from a young age, but my curse was really my blessing and my purpose.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: 07/26/16

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Accident Clinical death (cessation of breathing or heart function) involved in a rollover, serious life-threatening car accident

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

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes I clearly saw my body in the wreckage below me and the people trying to cut me out of the car. 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? More consciousness and alertness than normal. I was fully aware that I had transcended to another realm. I could see my body in the car below me. I was fully aware that I had left my body

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? a few moments after my car landed in the ditch after rolling hundreds of feet

Were your thoughts speeded up? Incredibly fast

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning. It was existing on a different timeline, some events shown rapidly and others slowly

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. I was blind prior to this; thinking I was cursed. After my vision was clear, I saw that my pain was my purpose

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. I could hear the light being telepathically and could not hear in this this way prior to my experience

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 encountered Jesus

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 I saw the most beautifu,l bright-golden light that seemed to surround the figure of a human. I could not see a human face. I could hear this being speaking to me in my mind telepathically. I was expressing that I did not wish to return to my body because I was peaceful.

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm I was in heaven, another realm where I felt at home and felt peaceful. I had never felt peace in my earthly life and begged that the being does not send me back to my body

What emotions did you feel during the experience? I felt peace, warmth, happiness, and freedom

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 seem to understand everything? Everything about myself or others. I understood my entire life, and can see every bit of how it was designed. I immediately understood my purpose

Did scenes from your past come back to you? I remembered many past events. I was shown the most difficult times in my life and shown that Jesus was always there. I could see that my suffering was my purpose all along.

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. I begged the light being, which I came to know as Jesus Christ, to not be returned to my body. I was shown my children and told I must return with new sight and to trust this was necessary

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Unaffiliated- Nothing in particular- Secular unaffiliated

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? Yes I am a Christian and believer in Jesus Christ with unshakable faith

What is your religion now? Christian- Other Christian come from generations of trauma with no religious affiliation

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

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes I am a Christian and believer in Jesus. I use and share my experience to help others. I speak to kids in high school on suicide prevention. I am in college getting a degree in theology. I had no belief in God prior to these accidents

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. Again, I saw a blinding light that seemed to take the outer line of a human being. I felt at peace and I was communicating with this being telepathically. I saw Jesus Christ in this light. It was the most amazing experience that was peace I had never known

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.)? Yes I was shown the light in human form I was encountering was Jesus

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 kept hearing 'Do you see now?' over and over again. I was being shown that we are all connected and in suffering and pain is a purpose

During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? Yes I saw clearly a light being in the shape of a human form which was revealed to me to be Jesus. I could telepathically communicate with it, and felt a peace like no other

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion:

During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? Yes I was shown that the reason I lost a parent to suicide and my other parent was abusive. I was shown that my entire life was suffering because it was preparing me for my purpose to guide others out of darkness

During your experience, did you gain information about the meaning of life? Yes I was shown that I had suffered as a child to use my experiences to help guide others. That is what my mission on earth in this life is for

During your experience, did you gain information about an afterlife? Yes I was shown that our souls are energetic and after death we leave our physical bodies, yet our soul remains intact and that there absolutely is life beyond the mortal 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? Yes I was shown that I was to help guide others from their suffering and to use my own suffering to bring light into their darkness

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. I am permanently disabled physically from the result of these accidents; however my life is blessed and peaceful. I spend my time volunteering and sharing my story to inspire and help others. I live with physical disabilities, but I live with purpose. I have a sense of peace that has never left me since this event occurred. It changed everything about me, and my entire view on life

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes I was able to get out of domestic violence and all the toxic, abusive people in my life. They have passed away in rapid succession. I have no family left here on earth. However, I take the most peace knowing where I shall return

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? Yes I always had a sense of intuition throughout my life; however it is heightened tremendously after the accident. I can sense emotions and struggles of others, I have visions and lucid dreams of events and people that come to fruition.

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? I was never so peaceful in understanding my life. I used to think I was cursed because my life had always been so difficult. Now, I truly do see that pain was my purpose and I have a peace I never thought attainable

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes it took me a couple years to share comfortably, people are affected by it in a positive way

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. It has always been vivid, and the memory has never left me since the experience. I can recall it over any other event in my life as if I can relive it anytime

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real. It has never left me; the recall of this experience is always with me as if guiding me

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? Yes I can recall the experience at any time it has stained me and I have never forgotten it. Anytime something difficult arises, I recall the peace I felt

Is there anything else that you would like to add about your experience? life changing, medically recorded, the truth sets us free and my experience despite having left me physically crippled, it set me free emotionally

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