Patricia Z NDE

Experience Description

I was at work I had a very hot flash then nausea then I couldn't breathe. I called for relief because I was at work but I collapsed. I had a massive heart attack. We live in a small town so I knew the people that were working on me, I guess I coded in the ambulance.

I saw my friends working on me. I heard their voices but only saw the female paramedics face. Then I woke up at the hospital but I was out of my body this time and, as I explain later in this survey, I saw my doctor and I could hear them say his name. All the other doctors had hospital shoes on but my doctor had these real cool tennis shoes on. That's what I remember most. Then I was in a type of tunnel and that's where this guy like in shadow form told me it wasn't my time yet.

The guy had long hair. My husband and me talked about who it may have been. The only answer we could come up with was my cousin Scotty, he died of AIDS back in the 1980s and we were very close. Anyway I was in a coma for three weeks.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: January 22 2010

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Heart attack Clinical death (cessation of breathing or heart function or brain function) I died twice, once in the ambulance and once in the hospital. I had a massive heart attack.

How do you consider the content of your experience? Mixed

The experience included: Out of body experience

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes 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 As above.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? I guess during surgery I was in a tunnel and there was a person who I don't remember knowing. He told me I had other things I must do before I go. From then on I was in a medicated coma so I don't remember anything else.

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 Looking down on my body was really a strange thing so I guess it's altered space.

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. I could adjust my vision I saw the doctors' shoes for some reason . I also knew who my heart doctor was when he came into my room with different doctors, I knew who he was and the shoes were just part of it. I knew his face.

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere? Yes, and the facts have been checked out

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Yes It was a tunnel but it was not with the light, it's very hard to describe.

The experience included: Presence of deceased persons

Did you see any beings in your experience? I actually saw them

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? Yes A man in dark shadow he had long hair and he told me I had something important to do so he wouldn't let me go.

The experience included: Darkness

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? No

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience? The 'Oh shit' emotion.

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? My past flashed before me, out of my control

Did scenes from the future come to you? Scenes from the world's future

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

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Moderate

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? Liberal

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? No

The experience included: Presence of unearthly beings

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

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? I actually saw them

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion:

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

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes I am very closer to my husband.

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? No

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? No, because I really didn't want to die.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes Only with my husband and the events were verified. It was so weird it made my doctor cry.

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 don't think about it. But I am not afraid to die now.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real I try not to think and dwell on it like I said I am not afraid to die now. Surprisingly it doesn't hurt at all.

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? I am more open minded than I was before.

Are there any other questions that we could ask to help you communicate your experience? Have you read 'Evidence of the Afterlife' yet? It is an amazing book!