Ewa Sister DBV

Experience Description

My mother witnessed a two-day period of agony watching my 7 year-old daughter Elżbieta (Elizabeth) die. This was back in 1949 when her appendix had ruptured. She had no medical help in the hospital; she didn't get any drugs such as pain medicatoin or antibiotics. While Elizabeth was running a fever and suffering from infection, she told my mom what she was seeing. She described herself as being in a great beautiful garden that was in a meadow full of flowers and plants. It was so beautiful. A man, who radiated light and who was dressed in a white gown/robe, was smiling at her and calling her to come closer. She was running towards him, full of joy at the sight of those unearthly views of paradise. She was happy, but also noticed her mom. Elisabeth warned mom that she could not go to this place yet because she had to stay among the living.

I was born three years later and my mum told me that story over and over. I was brought up with that narrative of a heavenly future. I was brought up by my mum and could pray to my guardian angel at the age of 7. I used to go to church sometimes. I didn’t know any other stories about God, just the fact that HE IS THERE.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date Experience Occurred: 1949

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Two days in agony from ruptured appendix. I’m writing on behalf of my mum who witnessed my sister’s agony.

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

Did you feel separated from your body? No

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? Normal consciousness and alertness. Unknown.

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

Were your thoughts speeded up? No

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? No

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. Unknown.

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

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? An unusually bright light

Did you see an unearthly light? Yes all that unearthly landscape of light

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience? She felt happiness, joy, and no worries except that mum who had to stay here so I could be born.

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 the universe

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/Roman-Catholic. Going towards a white-light figure of a man - God-Boga

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? Yes Mum became a firmer believer and prayed more

What is your religion now? Christian/Roman-Catholic same as it used to be

Did your experience include features consistent with your earthly beliefs? Unknown. A 7 year old is too young to have developed beliefs like that.

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes that eternal life exists

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. A benevolent, bright Lord, who was calling her and was smiling

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? No

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.)? 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? Yes A God in the form of goodness, Happiness, and love

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 Life continues, as according to my mum, My sister said she was going to see the beautiful lord. I have no fear and know that it’ll be a good place even without my mum, who has to stay on earth

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 no message

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? No

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes a description of God, a garden, and a path towards him

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. After the death of Elizabeth, my mum had recurrent dreams where she she kept asking for something – not accurately specified what. My mum had two sons. I came when she turned 42, and my mom understood. She would have another daughter; at my sister’s request I was born – EWA.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? No

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? I have described everything

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes of course, I have shared it. It’s like a drop that drills a rock, it drills your consciousness all the time

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. Described as very real, ecstatic, good, and infinite

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real as described above

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

Is there anything else that you would like to add about your experience? No

Are there any other questions that we could ask to help you communicate your experience? maybe you could add some vocabulary that could help Express the feelings to better describe the experience