Thursday, November 19, 2015

Gone and Back Again

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There have been many accounts written and told about near-death and/or death experiences. I recently had a discussion with someone who experienced such an event. I will withhold their name for privacy reasons and will refer to her as Jane Doe. 

The event occurred in 1978 at the now UPMC Altoona Hospital. The day prior, Jane had been bathing in her upstairs apartment, also located in Altoona. Suffering from a bout with the flu, she was definitely not feeling well, as anyone who has experienced the flu can relate to. Finishing her bath, wrapped in a drying towel, she stepped from the tub and apparently fainted, falling to the floor with a loud thump. Her downstairs neighbor, hearing the noise, quickly ran to her aid and called for an ambulance immediately. She reclaimed consciousness as she was transported to the local hospital where she was diagnosed with dehydration and low-level of electrolytes. She was admitted to the hospital and ordered scomplete bed rest.                                                                                                                                 
Hooked up to IVs , she rested, sleeping on and off overnight. The following day, she felt a bit better but still weak. As she was talking to her mother on the phone she didn't feel any better or worse. Mid-sentence something happened. According to her hospital roommates (wards in those days, no semi-private rooms), they all heard a loud crash and saw Jane slumped over. Between the noise of the phone falling and the yelling of the patients for help, the nurses and staff came running. While this was happening, Jane found herself in a black hole. She recalls a sensation of floating, akin to the feeling of floating on water. She floated deeper into the black hole. A feeling of peace, contentment overcame her. As she floated, she heard murmur-like sounds from below. Her floating continued to take her further into the black hole. As she did, she noticed the blackness, darkness was getting lighter, less dense.
Her next recollection is that of CPR being done on her and a heavy feeling in her chest area. The doctor was talking to her only for the whole process she had just experienced to be repeated. Finally, this time while talking to the doctor she returned fully to her surroundings. She still felt weak, a bit confused and that her nurses were giving her "funny" looks and their short conversation exchanges were in bits and pieces. She started to put those pieces together as to what she had just experienced. Her heart had stopped, breathing had stopped, both twice. She remained in the hospital 7-10 days before being released home to fully recover her strength.
The review of what she experienced began and the after results. She recalls a calming effect during the event and afterwards a lack of fear when contemplating death. While her religious beliefs did not change as a result, she still believed in life after death for example, her paranormal awareness was heightened. While had experienced certain gifts since childhood, she seemed to be a stronger conduit and more attuned to the paranormal world.
As we all experience life in our own unique way, so too, do we experience the dying experience. All who survive to tell of the process refer to events and feelings as they experienced. They may differ from others but that does not make it less accurate. Some more detailed than others, some longer in length of time, some contrary to their previously held religious beliefs, but all life impacting events.
What are your thoughts? Have you, or do you know someone who has had a near-death experience?








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