Dr. Sahar S NDE

Experience Description

My second son was about to be born. We went to the hospital and the staff prepared me for surgery with a spinal injection. Shortly thereafter, I had trouble breathing so I told the anesthesiologist that was standing beside my bed. He said that this would get better after he put the oxygen mask on my mouth.

Then, I saw myself in a clinic near our house. I was a child and my mom used to take me there whenever I got sick. At first, I saw myself near the door of our house. There was no need to walk through the clinic, because in a blink, I was there. I was sitting on a chair or a bench, waiting for my turn. There were many people standing in line who were wearing gray suits and others who were wearing dresses. I couldn't see their faces or even see if they were men or women.

I turned my face and thought, 'Wow, they have changed the decorations.' I didn't understand how I could have missed this beautiful garden in background as I looked through a big glass window . The ground was covered with green grass. But the color of green is hard to explain because I had never seen it before. I couldn't see the sun, but it was a beautiful day over there. Far away, there were green trees that were not like the garden. Rather it was more like a magic jungle. I felt so good and wanted to go there.

So, I went to the check-in counter to find out why I hadn't been called for such a long time. I asked, 'Why don't you let me in?' The man in front of me said, 'Look at all these people that have been standing here for hours. It is not your turn yet. Go, sit down, and they will call you.' This conversation between me and him was not like usual conversations. It is hard to explain. It was like an emotional understanding without saying any words.

As I turned back and looked at the bench, I saw that my 5 year old child was not there. I thought I had brought him, but he wasn't there. I got so nervous and shouted with all my power. I called his name loudly and suddenly; I heard my physician calling my name. They were all happy and I felt a severe pain in my chest that was maybe from the CPR they gave me. My second gift of god, my son was born. I did not say anything about what I saw to anyone. I thought it was a dream. But the day afterwards, the matron of nurses told me that I was nearly dead because I had no blood pressure or pulse. She told me it was god's will that I was now alive.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: 6/23/2012

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? No. Surgery-related CPR given Clinical death (cessation of breathing or heart function)

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

Did you feel separated from your body? No. 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? Normal consciousness and alertness. It was the same

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? In the middle of my experience.

Were your thoughts speeded up? Faster than usual

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning. Everything happened so fast, in a flash. I turned back as soon as I called my son. This all happened in less than a second.

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. I saw a beautiful green view through the window, with rest and peace

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. I heard nothing but a background buzz.

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere, as if by ESP? No

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? No

Did you see any beings in your experience? Yes

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

Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light? No

Did you see an unearthly light? Uncertain It was a daylight all around

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm. There was a mystical view on the other side of that window. It was like I have to wait until my turn to get there.

What emotions did you feel during the experience? I felt great. I was bored to stand a long time in line. I was excited to be let in

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? No

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything? No

Did scenes from your past come back to you? I remembered many past events I saw my house in childhood, the streets, and that clinic

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 son.

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Muslim

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? I believe I will leave this earth when the right time comes, just like the man in my experience said. I hope that day I will be ready.

What is your religion now? Muslim

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 believed that I will die some day. I believed in life after deah. I was so depressed at that time because my marriage was not satisfactory. I thought of death so many times during my pregnancy. I was hoping for god to save me. The only reason that could have keep me alive was my children.

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes I became more and more popular in my job field of dentistry because I looked at people not just as my patients but as human beings. They became a part of me. My marital life became much better. I look after my life and children. I think if my life had ended that early, I would definitely have missed this kind of education in earthly living. I would have missed experiencing this much joy and this much experience to help people from their dental pain

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice? No

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? No

During your experience, did you gain information about premortal existence? No

During your experience, did you gain information about universal connection or oneness? Uncertain The people that were there. The beautiful place I saw behind that window. All were unique.

During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? No

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? An afterlife definitely exists

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 came back because of my son.

What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Large changes in my life. I became more and more popular in my job field of dentistry because I looked at people not just as my patients but as human beings. They became a part of me. My marital life became much better. I look after my life and children. I think if my life had ended that early, I would definitely have missed this kind of education in earthly living. I would have missed experiencing this much joy and this much experience to help people from their dental pain

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes I cannot explain the light or the green color because it was so different from anything we know on earth.

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 less accurately than other life events that occurred around the time of the experience. I just know it was a very sweet experience that was so much easier that I thought.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Yes. First gift was my little son. The second gift was saving my marriage. And the third gift was a change in my career life.

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? The best of it was its sweetness and ease

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes After 6 months maybe. They were shocked...

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 was told that I almost died from my physician and nurses who were present during my surgery

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real I have read others stories and I found some similarities. Before that experience, I had never read anything about this before

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? Uncertain

Is there anything else that you would like to add about your experience? Yes

Are there any other questions that we could ask to help you communicate your experience? No.