Ernest H NDE

Experience Description

It was a cold night in 1991. I had been drinking with family. My wife and I were dropped off at our home. I was arguing. My uncle's anvil punched through my storm door. While pulling my arm back from the door, a large chunk of glass fell down on my arm. It cut me all the way to the bone at the elbow. Blood started gushing out of the wound while my wife tried to wrap it with a towel. Then she ran across street to my sister's house to get my aunt to come help. They got me into the car and headed to the hospital. About three miles down the road, I told my wife to tell my son that I love him. Then I slumped unconscious, down in seat. Upon arrival, a nurse pulled me out of the car. I had no heartbeat or pulse. I was told later that I had been dead for at least 5 minutes.

I watched them work on me from afar. The next thing I remember is watching the firefighters who were standing over me as they loaded me into an ambulance. No helicopters or planes could land in the foggy weather. I heard the EMT say, 'He'll never make it. He has no blood left.'

They rushed me 30 miles to another hospital in Indiana. They could not help me there, so the ambulance rushed to a hospital in Kentucky. I was rushed into surgery that lasted 11 hours.

This is the first time I have talked about this to anybody other than family or friends.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 1991

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Uncertain Accident CPR given. Cut arm. Clinical death (cessation of breathing or heart function)

How do you consider the content of your experience? Neither pleasant NOR distressing

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. Adrenaline

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? When I went through the window. But I also knew I was dying in the car on the way to the hospital.

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. Everything was slowed way down.

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. It was like watching myself on TV. And there was no pain or sound

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. Silent

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? No

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? No

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? No

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Very sad and lost.

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? No

Did you have a feeling of joy? No

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? 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- Other Christian

What is your religion now? Christian- Other Christian

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

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? 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? No

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? No

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

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? No

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes I've never really talked about it.

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

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Yes. In 2014. I believe I was able to astral project myself and had an out of body experience. But something in my mind told me I belonged in my body, so don't try it again.

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? I saw myself on the ground and knew I was dead.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? No

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. Because I would dream about it.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real. It's like a time capsule and everything is still there.

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

Did the questions asked and information that you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience? Uncertain. Hear different stories.