I WAS ASLEEP AND SUDDENLY I HAD AN URGE TO TURN FROM MY DREAM AND INTO DARKNESS , SUDDENLY MY MOTHER CAME TO ME TELLING ME THAT SHE HAD DIED AND CAME TO SAY GOODBYE. I HUGGED HER AND THOUGHT TO MYSELF AS LONG AS I HOLD YOU WE WILL STAY IN THIS PLACE FOREVER. I NEVER WANTED TO BE AWAY FROM HER. I MUST HAVE FELT HER FADING AWAY.  I ASKED HER IF I WOULD REMEMBER THIS AND SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T KNOW, BUT THAT THE NURSE FROM THE HOSPITAL WOULD BE CALLING TO TELL ME OF HER PASSING.  SHE BEGIN TO FADE FASTER AND I WAS HEARING SOMETHING THAT SEEMED TO ASSIST HER DEPARTURE.  THE NEXT THING I KNEW,  I SAT UP IN BED THINKING SOMETHING VERY IMPORTATION JUST HAPPENED.  JUST THEN THE PHONE RANG , IT WAS THE NURSE...

AFTER THE FUNERAL ONE OF MY SISTERS ASKED WHAT HAPPENED THE  NIGHT SHE DIED AND THAT IS WHAT MADE ME REMEMBER

Any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience?     No      

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words? No      

What was your level of consciousness and alertness during the experience?           SLEEP

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   YES

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?     Yes    

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            GOOD

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?           PHONE

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?          No      

Did you notice how your 5 senses were working, and if so, how were they different?          Yes            TOUCH, MY FEET WERE NOT TOUCHING THE GROUND

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   No      

Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?    No      

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure?             Uncertain     

Did you become aware of future events?       No      

Were you involved in or aware of a decision regarding your return to the body?       No      

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?   Uncertain     

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?   Yes     I NO LONGER AM AFRAID TO DIE

How has the experience affected your relationships? Daily life? Religious practices? Career choices?       NONE

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?         No      

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes     TEARS, SMILES SOME SKEPTICS

What emotions did you experience following your experience?  NOTHING SPECIAL

What was the best and worst part of your experience?      I WAS HAPPY SHE CAME TO SEE ME BEFORE SHE LEFT AND SHE'S COME MANY TIMES AFTER AND I'VE GONE TO SEE HER

Is there anything else you would like to add concerning the experience?        NO

Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life, medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?         No      

Did the questions asked and information you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?               Yes