I died and came face to face with Jesus - NDE
What Researchers Found
The Story
Deanna, a 58-year-old woman in good health, experienced her NDE due to sudden heart failure. She had stomach discomfort for a week, then struggled to breathe and went to the emergency room gasping for air. Her heart, kidneys, and lungs began failing. In the ER, surrounded by medical staff, she left her body. She entered a stone room like a medieval hall with a long wooden table set with plates, utensils, and goblets lit by sconces. She faced Jesus Christ at the head of the table in a white robe with dark hair, beard, and kind eyes. She could see perfectly, breathe easily, and felt no pain. Her deceased father entered through a door, glowing and healthy, filling her with immense love. She glimpsed a bright light behind him. As she moved to embrace her father, Jesus telepathically said, 'Not now. Go back.' She returned to her body during a CAT scan and passed out. She woke in cardiac ICU after over a day, diagnosed with heart failure, left bundle branch block, and pulmonary hypertension. She received an ICD pacemaker and recovered well. After the NDE, Deanna felt deep peace for eight months, quit smoking without effort, and saw a vision of a dying man in her room whose obituary she later found. She now feels a strong connection to the other side, stays calm in stress, avoids foolishness, and has vivid dreams with deceased relatives providing information.
“I have NEVER felt that kind of love on Earth from anyone. I felt love wash over me, and over every single cell in my body all at once.”
The account provides strong evidential value through a highly specific description of an intruding man's appearance, biker attire, and exact death timing three days later, verified by matching obituary photo and details, with the room's use also confirmed by staff. The perception was reported to her son prior to checking the obituary. However, it occurred while she was conscious in the ICU with potential for ordinary sensory access from her bed, limiting access impossibility and medical severity scores.
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What Researchers Found
The account provides strong evidential value through a highly specific description of an intruding man's appearance, biker attire, and exact death timing three days later, verified by matching obituary photo and details, with the room's use also confirmed by staff. The perception was reported to her son prior to checking the obituary. However, it occurred while she was conscious in the ICU with potential for ordinary sensory access from her bed, limiting access impossibility and medical severity scores.
Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.
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Was this Experience Depth score useful?
Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.
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