I had been up most of the night before because my blood pressure was above 170. I called my sister in the morning and we went to the local hospital. They took me to a room, hooked me up to blood pressure machine and maybe other things, but I don't remember. I was so tired. The bed I was in was lifted up so that I was almost sitting up. The doctor left. My sister was sitting at the foot of the bed. I closed my eyes and nodded only to quickly jerk up.  I did that three more times. The last time I found myself in a different place. It was calm and peaceful and loving. I was a part of this wonderful amber/yellow light that was everything. I was alone, without a body. I didn't hear any sound. I heard my voice thinking, 'I Love it here, I'm staying.' I felt like I was moving but didn't have a body. I didn't care about not having a body. I just felt so loved and at peace I couldn't imagine going back. Then in my mother's voice I heard her thoughts 'I love you.' (My mother passed in 2008).  I thought 'it's so wonderful to be here, I love you, I'm so happy to be with you.' I just continued moving in the amber/yellowness. Mother thought to me, ' you cannot stay here, I just wanted you to know I was okay and that you're okay, but you need to go back.' I did not respond, I just kept moving. I then thought 'I want to stay, it's so lovely.' Mom thought 'it's time for you to return, I love you.' I thought, 'I love you too.' Then I was sucked from the beautiful amber/yellow light and awakened in my body, shaking and looking right at my sister. I said asked her, 'did you see that?' She said, 'yes, now try to get some sleep.' I fell asleep. We never spoke about it.

At the time of your experience was there an associated life-threatening event?   Yes  I had blood pressure over 200 and was given something to bring it down.

Was the experience difficult to express in words?  Yes     To a certain extent. The amber/yellow light seemed to be wavy and sort of made up of balls, but not defined balls.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?      While I was unconscious to the hospital room.

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   Normal consciousness has so much detail, my unconsciousness just had love and peace and amber/yellow light.

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience.   All I saw was the amber/yellow light. It was very vivid.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience.   There was no sound at all, just thoughts.

Did you see or hear any earthly events that were occurring during a time that your consciousness / awareness was apart from your physical / earthly body?   No  

What emotions did you feel during the experience?   Love and peace and happiness.  

Did you pass into or through a tunnel?   No  

Did you see an unearthly light?   Yes   Amber/yellow light

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice?   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  

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings?   Yes   My deceased mother.

Did you become aware of past events in your life during your experience?   No  

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world?   A clearly mystical or unearthly realm
Surrounded and part of an amber/yellow light

Did time seem to speed up or slow down?   Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning
Time didn't seem to exist.

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything?   No

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure?   No

Did you come to a border or point of no return?   I came to a barrier that I was not permitted to cross; or was sent back against my will
I was sent back against my will.

Did scenes from the future come to you?  No

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness suggesting that there either is (or is not) continued existence after earthly life (“life after death”)?   Yes   I was not of the earth during this experience, I did not have a body, nor did I see anything that looked human, animal, no elements from the earth, no sound.

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness that God or a supreme being either does (or does not) exist?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness that you either did (or did not) exist prior to this lifetime?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness that a mystical universal connection or unity/oneness either does (or does not) exist?   Yes   I was aware that I was part of the amber/yellow light, which was love and peace.

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness regarding earthly life’s meaning or purpose?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness regarding earthly life’s difficulties, challenges, or hardships?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness regarding love?   Yes   I was totally aware of existing as love.

During your experience, did you encounter any other specific information / awareness that you have not shared in other questions that is relevant to living our earthly lives?   No  

Did you have a sense of knowing special knowledge or purpose?   Yes   I felt that I had only just touched this existence for a short timed that there was more to come if I hadn't been sent back.

What occurred during your experience included:   Content that was both consistent and not consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience   Before this experience I expected that there would be love present, but the amber/yellow color was unexpected.

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   It came as a complete surprise. It's now a memory and I'm longing to return. In this life there issue much physical pain, and comparable emotional pain. Where ever I went it was loving and peaceful, and accepting. No judgments.

Discuss any changes that might have occurred in your life after your experience:   I continue to want to go back to that feeling of love and peace. I try to meditate, but I have a lot of pain in my body that distracts me from peace and love. I became less concerned with trying to be perfect, less concerned with making people happy, wanting to stay alive so my son and I have more time together.

My experience directly resulted in:   Moderate changes in my life

Did you have any changes in your values or beliefs after the experience that occurred as a result of the experience?   No  

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience?   No  

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you?     The love and peace, just being immersed in it, existing as it.

Have you ever shared this experience with others?   Yes  I do not go into detail. Just tell them about the love and peace.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience?   Yes   I've watched people talk about it on TV. I had a friend who drowned and came back. No NDE that I heard of before my experience affected my experience.

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened:   Experience was definitely real   Definitely real.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience at the current time:   Experience was definitely real   It was real, I'm ready to go back, I want to go back, but I will not take my own life in order to go back.

Have your relationships changed specifically as a result of your experience?      No

Have your religious beliefs/spiritual practices changed specifically as a result of your experience?   No  

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, thank you.

Did the questions asked and information that you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?   Yes   This is a very good way for people to think through their NDE.