Ricardo C Probable NDE

Experience Description

I was in the hospital and suffering from Covid-19, pneumonia, diabetic ketoacidosis, and sepsis.

The day of the event, my condition significantly worsened. I was lying in bed and on my back. I was struggling to breathe. Each breath I took was a long, harsh gasp. Each breath came in intervals of 10 to 15 seconds. I remember the moment when I realized I was going to die. I took my last breath and remembered feeling an overwhelming sense of peace that came over me. All of my pain and discomfort was gone. I cannot confirm for sure, but I felt myself smiling with relief as I had been struggling for so long.

As I was lying there, I saw a dark outline of a doorway. The opening soon began to shine with a bright, unearthly white light. Out of the doorway came three heads that glowed even brighter than the light in the doorway. The head in the middle was higher than the two on either side. The heads had a human shape to them but there were no visible facial features. The heads floated towards me and hoovered over my body as I lay in the bed. I could hear voices whispering all around me; many I could identify of family members who had passed on. Suddenly the heads started to descend towards me and disappeared into my body. I then heard this very loud voice whisper in my ear saying, 'No, not yet. Just keep breathing!'

Then, I felt two hands cradle both my sides similar to the way you would pick up a baby lying on its back. I could feel fingers caressing up and down my sides for about 5 seconds. I could feel sn ineffable tingling in my sides. The whispering of the loved ones continued during this time. Suddenly, all was quiet. The three heads began to ascend from my body in the same order they went in when they first approached me. They slowly floated back into the doorway and vanished.

As soon as the heads vanished, my body sat straight up. A big gulp of air filled my chest, and I fell back into the position in which I was initially lying. I started to breathe again, but it was very labored and intense. The pain and discomfort returned but I had just enough strength to reach over to grab my phone and dial 911. As soon as I gave the operator my information, I was in and out of consciousness until I awoke in the emergency room.

Once in the emergency room, I was immediately taken to a room and was informed that labs had been drawn and confirmed that I had a positive for Covid, pneumonia, and a severe case of ketoacidosis. The emergency room doctor initiated ICU procedures there in the emergency room. He told me that at the time I arrived, I had approximately 15 minutes of life left in me. He told me that while my other issues were also of concern, he said that the ketoacidosis was killing me the fastest and needed urgent reversal.

I remember the moment when I stopped breathing and questioned why I was brought back. I questioned why I was relieved of my suffering only to be returned to it. I relive the experience almost daily and still wonder who those heads were. When I tell the story to others, I do not expect them to believe me. What I can say is that I do not care if they do or don't believe me because my experience was real. It is something I will never forget. I felt that I was brought back to fulfill my purpose and I am still trying to figure out what that is to this day.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 01/30/2022

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Covid-19, Pneumonia, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Sepsis Clinical death (cessation of breathing or heart function). I had been ill for over a week and the day before the event, I tested positive for Covid-19. I spent entire week in bed and was progressively losing my strength. I had no appetite and was unable to keep any food or drink in my body. I am also a brittle diabetic requiring sliding scale insulin and due to me eventually losing my ability to walk and my vision starting to fade, I could not dial the insulin pen to inject myself with any insulin the entire week. I was literally stranded in the bed struggling to breathe and too weak to even reach for the phone to call for help.

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

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes When I was at the hospital, I clearly saw the same vision daily for nearly two weeks. There was a line of dead bodies standing in front of a trench and they were swaying back and forth. I could see them from the back. At the end was a girl and she would turn to me and tell me that they were all dead and were waiting for a doctor to give permission for them to be buried. I felt that the trench was meant to be a mass grave for them and could only speculate they may have died from covid but not here in the US. I asked the girl what her name was, and she said, 'I am called Emily.'

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. I was completely at peace. I knew my suffering had ended and that I was not among the living during this time. Hearing the voices and seeing the lights is something I never would have thought I would experience. I was completely aware of what had happened and that I was not alone. There was so much happening at one time, but I was aware of everything happening and it was not overwhelming to me at all.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? The moment after I took my last breath.

Were your thoughts speeded up? Faster than usual

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? No

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. Two totally different worlds. I was incoherent before the experience and could only focus on the pain and discomfort. I could not even reach or grab items in the immediate area let alone comprehend anything that was about to happen.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. I could hear the voices and whispers and was able to determine who some of those voices were. While I have no issues with my hearing, this is not something that I would have been able to do outside of that experience.

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere? No

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? No

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 I could identify the whispering voices of my grandparents and an uncle who passed earlier that month.

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? Yes The initial vision was a dark doorway. The doorway soon began to illuminate and was so bright that I can't even compare it to anything I have seen here on Earth.

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm. The realm of being surrounded by the light, the voices, and the heads were definitely not of this world.

What emotions did you feel during the experience? I was extremely sad and every time they would appear. I would call for the nurse to have the message from them sent to my doctor. This happened so often that they had the psychiatrist come and visit. I told him that what I was a real vision and I wanted to help. I told him that I was not crazy and that I only started seeing these people after my own experience. I really wanted to help them because I was helped by something or someone not of this world.

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? No

Did scenes from your past come back to you? My past flashed before me, out of my control. I recall what was like a slideshow of my life, but I could not pin-point any specific events that I remember seeing.

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? Jewish

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? Yes I am more fervent with my prayers and Torah study. I continue to seek out wisdom of any of my issues through prayer and meditation.

What is your religion now? Jewish

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. I have often wondered what a NDE would be like but struggled to make a connection. I couldn't imagine what they would consist of. But having all those things occur to me only strengthened my belief in my faith and what there is waiting for us when we depart this world. I was greeted by loved ones and was not alone during the entire 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? I encountered a definite being, or a voice clearly of mystical or unearthly origin. The voice that I could not identify came from the heads that floated toward me and into my body. It was the voice that said, 'No, not yet. Just keep breathing!'

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

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? Yes The heads that appeared with no facial features descending into my body and manipulating my sides to make breathe again.

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? Yes I felt that when I was told to keep breathing and that it was not yet time, that was an indication for me that there is life after death. All those people I saw were slotted for a specific time, and it was not my time to go in that moment.

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. I find myself connecting to nature more and looking for universal signs regarding the meaning of life and my purpose. I even find myself giving advice to others who are down and finding out afterwards that I didn't realize that some of the things I said, I had the knowledge to say.

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? No

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. I relive the experience on almost a daily basis; every detail, every word, every thought, and every emotion.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Yes I continue to sense others who have passed on. I even have dreams of future events and tragedies of others.

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? The arrival of the three heads coming out of the light. I often felt that this may have been a sign of the Holy Trinity.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes I have shared the experience almost immediately after tye experience and as recently as two weeks ago. Everyone seemed to take me seriously and were mesmerized by the experience.

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? No

Is there anything else that you would like to add about your experience? Not at this time.

Are there any other questions that we could ask to help you communicate your experience? Not at this time.

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