Susan T NDE

Experience Description

We drove to the hospital, which is only about 5 minutes from our house. We arrived, checked in, and were ready to enjoy the birth of our son. This was my third child, so childbirth was nothing new to me. We went to the room and awaited the birth. Our child didn't seem to wish to come out. The doctor then said I would have to have a c-section. I said, 'Okay, that's fine. Just please get him out so he's safe and okay!" I was so ready to see my boy! The c-section went well, I saw my boy when the doctor raised him up to show me he was beautiful. We then were moved to the recovery room. I was breast-feeding him when I began to see a gray dimming around the outside of my vision. I told the nurse that everything was looking a little gray around the edges. She look at me with a hurried importance as she took my blood pressure. It was very, very low.

They rushed me back into the surgery room to see what was wrong. I was bleeding internally. They fixed it all up and then I was in ICU for about a week to recover. During the time they were working on me, I was in what I thought was a dream-like state.

I was in a very large field of tall grass with flowers. There was a circle of trees all around. It was lovely! I could hear the sound of a tribal drum. It was not a heartbeat sound; nothing like that. I had this overwhelming feeling to find where the sound was coming from. I stood there just listening for a moment. I began to walk in the direction I thought I heard the sound. It was like the sound was calling me to come and find it. I kept walking, never finding where it was coming from.

I ended up back in my body. Although, it was beautiful place there, I also love being here too. I'm grateful for the experience I had but the only reason I could say it was a NDE is that when I went back to the doctors for a checkup, he told me that I lost a lot of blood. When they opened back up my stomach, the blood just all poured out. He told me I died on that table. After three births, the doctor and I were pretty close friends by then. I don't tell other people these kinds of things, but I knew you would want to know. He said these words with tears in his eyes, so I know he was telling the truth. I told him, 'Thank you so very much for saving me; you will never know how much I appreciate it.' I didn't see what others saw; no people, no past or future life flashes, etc. I just saw that beautiful field and heard the drumming. I believe the music brought me back. I have always love art, science and music. But, I would have to say that music tops the list.

I have also had many strange and unusual things happen during my lifetime that occurred when I was young and that still occur today. Whatever these are called, 'gods, spirits, aliens,' I know there are other things taking place. I'm not sure how to use the right word, if there is even a right word. I can only explain to the best of my ability what I saw, or what my mind thinks it saw.

As of the moment, I have two more chemo treatments left. I was diagnosed in December of 2023 with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma; it's been a long and amazing journey. The day before I was about to receive my first treatment, the nurse wrote 'Chemotherapy' on the schedule board for the next day. That night, I went to sleep. In the morning, when I woke up, there was that word on the board just looking at me. Then I saw a tiny light, right in the center. There was no light in the room at the time except for the TV which was on the same wall as the board. In that moment of seeing that little light, I noticed the word 'Mother.' How lovely, I thought. So, I call it mother earth's healing water. I love water more than music. That says a lot to me.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: 11-6-2003

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? No. Childbirth Life threatening event, but not clinical death

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

Did you feel separated from your body? No 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. Normally, my consciousness and alertness are normally high. It was actually the same.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? It was normal all of the time.

Were your thoughts speeded up? No

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? No

Were your senses More vivid than usual? No

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. All the same.

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

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

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Yes Gray around the edges of the eyes that felt like tunnel, but not really. Then I went under anesthesia.

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? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm. I was in a giant field of wild flowers. There was a ring of trees surrounding me. There were tribal drums playing and it was loud.

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Where is the drum sound coming from?

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Relief or calmness

Did you have a feeling of joy? Happiness

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? 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? Other or several faiths Open to all religions. I read about all religions. When I was little, I was raised Catholic. However, I do not attend church now.

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? Do not know. No religion; believe in the universal source.

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.

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

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? Uncertain. I believe in oneness.

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? No

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?

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 as accurately as other life events that occurred around the time of the experience. Very clearly

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Yes Mediumship abilities since a child. The NDE did not enhance this. I have also seen, heard, and smelled paranormal things. Smelling smells that are for no reason.

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? No

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Yes

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was probably real. I thought it was a dream, until the doctor said I had died on the table. A week after you did not feel your normal self.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was probably real. I don’t know. I know I wasn’t here but somewhere else.

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? None

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