Denise M NDE

Experience Description:

Seven years ago I was ten years old. I went into a diabetic coma. My parents rushed me to the hospital where they told them I had also had a stroke on the left side of my brain, destroying most of it. They said that I would die within the next twenty-four hours. All of my organs were shutting down.

I didn't die. When I went into the coma at my home, Jesus appeared at the side of my bed and asked me to go with him. I did. He took me to the spirit world or what you call heaven and showed me many things. I have to see all of His life. He showed me hell, where the evil people have gone.

Jesus took me to see my grandpa, sister, aunt and many others while there. I met many other people too. I was taken to a field where I skipped stones on the lake with Jesus. We also swam in the water and had a water fight. We swam with dolphins. Later Jesus let me fly with an eagle. It was fun.

At the end, I was told that I must return. I told him no, that I wanted to stay with him. Then God came and talked to me about it. I couldn't tell him no, so I said I would go back. I hugged him and Jesus.

Jesus took me to my body and told me to lie down on it and I'd be back in. He said I would be in a lot of pain. I lay down and I woke up from my coma. I saw my dad looking at me. I told him I was hungry. The nurse asked if I had actually spoke. My dad told her that I had.

I had been in the coma for three days. I spent those three days with Jesus. I can even begin to tell you the things I saw and experienced while there. I am glad I came back but will be glad to go once again to live with Jesus and God.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: 'November 5, 1999'

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Illness Direct head injury 'Went into a diabetic coma, had a stroke that affected the left brain.' 'Life threatening event, but not clinical death' Diabetic coma and then a stroke. My parents were told that it was medically impossible for me to live.

How do you consider the content of your experience? Wonderful

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes 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 During all of it.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? During all of it.

Were your thoughts speeded up? Incredibly fast

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Neither There was no time there. You could travel through space at the speed of thought.

Were your senses more vivid than usual? Incredibly more so

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. I could see better there. I could see through buildings and people. The colors are brighter.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. You could hear everything everyone said clearly since they spoke with their minds and not their mouths. I could hear flowers sing, the angels sing.

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere? Neither

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? No

Did you see any beings in your experience? Saw them

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? Yes Jesus, God, my grandfather, my Sunday School teacher, my aunt, my sister and many, many others. I knew most of them. Many things were communicated. I was told at the end that I needed to return, but that it was my choice.

Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light? Neither

Did you see an unearthly light? No

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? Clearly mystical or unearthly realm I saw the Celestial City. I was taken to a field at the end of my NDE with waterfalls, flowers, birds and many other animals. Many people came there to see me.

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Happiness, love, peace. I wanted to stay there and not come back.

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? Neither

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything? Everything about the universe

Did scenes from your past come back to you? Neither

Did scenes from the future come to you? From personal future Some personal things that I'd rather not talk about.

Did you come to a border or point of no return? A conscious decision to 'return' to life

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Conservative/fundamentalist

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? Conservative/fundamentalist

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? Definite being, or voice clearly of mystical or other-worldly origin

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? Saw them

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion

During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? Yes No comment.

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes Everything, we don't have the vocabulary to express what is over there.

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 auras and spirits. Also other things I'd rather not talk about.

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? All of it.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes I shared with my father one month later. He believed me. It changed his life and my family's life.

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? Yes I went into a low blood coma and had another NDE.