Damon H NDE

Experience Description

I was taken ill on 01/31/2021 and wound up in hospital. I was diagnosed with atrail fibrillation (irregular heartbeat) and dilated cardiomyopathy. I was admitted to hospital because my blood pressure was so high 197/149 with a resting heartbeat of 248. The doctors said that if I had left my condition untreated another hour I probably would not be here now. I was given a blood-thinning injection and various medications to bring everything down to a safe level.

Once I was released from hospital, I had many follow up appointments and was told that some of the medications were not working for the atrail. After further consultation, we discussed about me having a DC cardioversion procedure, stopping and restarting my heart to get the rhythm to where it should be.

On 9/21/2021 I was admitted into hospital again to have the procedure done. I was waiting in the hospital bed waiting to be taken away. I was nervous, but other than that, pretty normal. The hospital porter came, got me and wheeled me down to the room where I was going to have the procedure done. The anaesthetist introduced himself and talked me through what he was going to do, and how he was going to administer the anaesthetic which would put me to sleep. When this was done, he told me to breathe in through the mask while he gave me an injection. I remember him counting down from 10. He got to six and I lost consciousness.

I do not know just how long I was out. I woke to being in a black void, just like space but without any stars. It was just pure blackness. I was wondering where I was. Before I had time to think, a jackpot machine-wheel appeared on my left hand side. It was turning slowly with around 7 pictures on it. I could not quite make them out. Then the wheel stopped on what looked like a beautiful summer sky, full of deep blue and with fluffy, pure white clouds.

Instantly, I was there. There was no transition, no tunnels, or lights. I was just there in an instant. I found myself in a desert of pure blue sky, and fluffy, white clouds all around me. I found myself drifting forward, being wrapped in such a feeling of love that I have never felt before. There was also a golden light around me; a lot like sunshine. As I was drifting forward, I could see a semi-circle of people coming closer to me. They did not have any features. I saw just white silhouettes in long, white robes. As I was drifting towards them, I felt an overwhelming sense of purpose and pure love. I knew in myself that I was there to find something out, but just as I was about to find out whatever it was, I was snatched back into the hospital bed. It felt like jumping off a 500-foot cliff on a bungee cord and reaching the end then being pulled back.

I woke instantly; feeling like I had been recharged. I had a go at the poor anaesthetist saying, 'What have you done? Why have you brought me back?' I told him what had happened and he said that under general anesthesia it is impossible to dream. I asked if my heart had stopped or if anything happened. But I did not get any reply to that.

Since this has happened, it has changed my whole life. I pray every day, and thank god every morning that I wake. I think twice before I do, or say anything now. I spent 4 weekends recreating what I saw that day. My mum has recently passed and I know in my heart that she is now in a beautiful place. We are only here briefly to learn some kind of lesson. Since this has happened to me, I am compelled to tell everyone that wishes to listen to reassure them that life does go on after death.

I spent a fair few weekends recreating what I had seen. The black background with the single spinning jackpot wheel are in the bottom left. I added those in when I created this image. The black background represents the initial black void that I was in. And the jackpot wheel was the one with 7 pictures in it as mentioned in my story.


Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 09/21/2021

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Surgery-related Life threatening event, but not clinical death. I had been diagnosed with atrail fibrillation and dilated cardiomyopathy

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

Did you feel separated from your body? No 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 felt as though I was connected to other people. It was nothing like here on earth, so it is hard to describe.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? I was alert all the way through the whole experience

Were your thoughts speeded up? No

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning. I had no sense of time at all.

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 was like in UHD, very clear

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. This one is hard, as I did not hear anything. There were no exchange of words, only feelings

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 sensed their presence

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? No

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 It was like a golden glow, a bit like the summer sun rising first thing in the morning.

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm. It was a desert of pure, blue skies with fluffy white clouds above, below, and in front of me.

What emotions did you feel during the experience? I felt pure love and Happiness

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 that we are all connected

Did scenes from your past come back to you? No

Did scenes from the future come to you? 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- Protestant At the time I believed in God but did not take anything too seriously.

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? Christian- Protestant I am a lot closer to God than I ever was before.

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. It was consistent because I sort of knew there may be an afterlife, but that love and peace was so much more intense. All I can say is 'wow!'

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes I value life a lot more. I do not take things for granted. As for my beliefs, my experience has only reinforced them.

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 saw around 15 to 20 white silhouettes of what looked like people in long white robes

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? I sensed their presence

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.)? Uncertain This figure could of been amongst the silhouettes that I saw

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 felt totally at one with everything. There was no sense of being on my own but I felt total belonging.

During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? Yes A god must have existed for me to feel the love and connection that I felt where I went.

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion:

During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? Yes I knew there was a special knowledge, but I was pulled away just before I got to it.

During your experience, did you gain information about the meaning of life? No

During your experience, did you gain information about an afterlife? Yes I was in an unearthy place with unearthy beings that was part of the after-life.

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 I was aware of a totally true love but honestly, no words could ever describe that feeling.

What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Large changes in my life. My whole attitude towards life, and other people has totally changed. I can say that if everyone alive experienced what I did, it would be a much better place.

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? I am more caring to the people around me. I want to help people in need, even if I do not know them as that is the thing to do.

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. My remembrance is 100 percent accurate because I can never forget an experience like that.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Yes When my mum was diagnose as terminally ill, I could see a bright, blue light that was shining down above me. It was a bit like a spotlight. I could see the shadows that it cast on my legs. This happened on and off for about 15 minutes while with my mum. I also see shadows in my peripheral vision sometimes.

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? The whole experience to me was meaningful and very significant.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes I tell everyone who want to take the time to hear about it. I try to slip it into conversations a lot of the time. People need to know that the afterlife exists and perhaps adjust their own lives accordingly

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Yes I have seen this on some documentaries

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definately not rea.l The experience that I had is as real to me now as I am typing, as it was the day that it happened. Nothing will ever sway my thoughts on this. I know where I went and what happened. This is the reason why I want to share it.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real. The experience is as real to me now that it ever was.

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

Are there any other questions that we could ask to help you communicate your experience? I do not think that I can add anything here as your questions covered everything with my experience.

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