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This is the story of my near-death experience on April 10, 2023, after presumably being involved in an automobile vs bicycle accident on my commute home from work. I say presumably, because I do not remember the details of the accident nor were witnesses available to verify that I was hit by a car.
It was autumn 2014 and I was 22 years old. I was going through an MS (Multiple Sclerosis) relapse. I had severe motor issues, MS hug, trouble breathing, eating, walking, etc. I had to move to my parents’ room so that my Mum can keep an eye on me. I also had stopped going to university for a while. I was bed ridden.
One morning, I was in bed napping while my Mum went to church. I just remember lying on one side with my head on my arms. I could hear my heart beat. I must have nodded off, but still hearing my heart beat. I tried to count it, but it was ever so slow. Like one beat every ten seconds.
In late 1992, I went to a New Year's Eve rave in New York City. I was living in Brooklyn with my dad at the time. I had never used any drugs in my life. That night, someone offered me LSD, and I took it.
During my operation under anesthesia, I heard a woman say, “Her oxygen levels are dropping again,” and she leaned over me. I was above my body and was me without my body. I saw my daughter who was in a different part of the hospital, which I later discovered was accurate. I saw this beautiful orangey white light open up into the room. It was never-ending and felt infinite looking into it. It opened up and I felt so connected to it, like I belonged. I was not worrying about being in the operating theatre, I was not even worrying about my daughter, I just felt safe, loved and welcomed.
I was sitting on my hospital bed when the nurse asked me if I wanted the TV on, a white blocky TV hanging from the wall on my left. I politely declined. Moments later, however, a new TV appeared at the level of my legs, playing what seemed to be a science fiction movie. I understood that that screen was playing in my head and was somehow projected in front of me. I was however very surprised as I didn't recall watching any movies in the past days or weeks, much less a science fiction one.
All of a sudden, I was struck by the realization that the character in the movie was me and that I actually lived what was depicted on the screen. A huge chill traversed my body and sent me back to where I actually went moments earlier while being transported in the ambulance, apparently during a near-death experience. Everything swiftly returned to me.
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