Barbara- While playing with my daughter I telepathically heard her voice say "Miss Jodi", which was what she always called me. I looked up at the ceiling because that is in way where it came from. I knew on some level what that meant but went to denial as my first response. I immediately tried to call her on the phone. After that didn't work I drove to her house. Ended up breaking in with the help of her daughter in law and granddaughter to find her on the floor passed on.

Dale-Just knew he had crossed started playing him a dirge on the piano.

Dustin- Received a phone call from his wife stating that he hadn't made it home yet, she asked me if I had heard from him and if I could call the police to see if they knew. I thought/spoke "Dustin where are you?" he responded "With the cops" I called the police and was put on hold. But I hung up to call his wife and let her know he was with them. She answered and screamed "Dustin's Dead" I yelled at him to get back in his body. I called the pastor and told him what was happening. I showed up at his house and got to work doing what needed to be done.

Pauline- I was at work in boulder CO. I received a phone call that she was not going to wake up. I stooped in Colorado Springs to get her DNR papers. In the hospital in Pueblo she was brain dead and being kept alive artificially against her wishes. In the of the matter I made sure her final wishes were respected. During a very difficult time in my life I communicated with her for advice and she helped me.

Mickey- Mickey was my mother's dog. He was very thin and after trying several medications it was determined he was not going to get better, I stayed in the room while he was given "the shot" I heard Wind Chimes. At his house there were many wind chimes but the one I heard was the only one on the front porch.

Was this experience difficult to express in words?  No

Did you ONLY sense an awareness of presence of the deceased without actually seeing, hearing, feeling or smelling them?        No

Did you hear the deceased or hear something associated with the deceased?          Yes

            Describe what you heard, how clearly you heard it and what was communicated:    I hear them in their voice as clear as a bell. Their personality shines through too. Even Mickey the dog.

            Did the voice or sound seem to originate externally or outside of you, inside you, or did you not hear a voice or sound, but had a sense of knowing what was communicated?      The sounds are both external and internal.

            If you heard a voice or sound, was it similar or dissimilar from the voice or sound the deceased made when they were alive?           Completely unchanged.

            Is there any possibility what you heard was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?           None what so ever. In every instance physical distance would make it impossible.

            Was there any possible impairment to your hearing at the time of the experience?            None

Did you feel a touch or experience any physical contact from the deceased? Uncertain

When I am particularly sad or frightened I feel like I am getting a hug.

            Was the touch familiar or unfamiliar?   It is reassuring.

            Was anything communicated by the touch?  Peace and calm, like its ok and that I ma loved.

            Is there any possibility what you felt was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?           No, completely alone at the time.

Did you see the deceased?         Yes

Did you smell a distinct smell, scent, fragrance or odor associated with the deceased?      No

How long did the experience last?        Very short.

Was the beginning and end of the experience gradual or more sudden?         always sudden.

Could you sense the emotions or mood of the deceased?           Yes

Barbra had a smile to her tone

Dustin at the time of his passing had a "this sucks" tone. Last time it was more of a you need to "grow up" tone.

Did the deceased give you information you did not previously know?  no

How do you currently view the reality of your experience?           Experience was definitely real

            Please explain why you view the reality of your experience as real or not real:           Well since it keeps happening I haven't much choice.

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   No

Describe in detail your feelings/emotions during the experience:           During the communication I stop feeling.

Was there any emotional healing in any way following the experience?           Yes

I know we are going to see the ones we lose here because this is not the end.

What was the best and worst part of your experience?      The best part is knowing that we don't end here. That animals have souls too.

The worst part is always the tears that the loved ones cry at the loss. It is frustrating to see their pain and not be able to do more for them.

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?         Yes                 Describe:            Feel like I am here for a purpose, no idea what it is but certain I am.

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?   Yes     I no longer fear death. All life is valuable.

Did the experience give you any spiritual understandings such as life, death, afterlife, God, etc.?   Yes     I am a spiritual being.

Death Compacts are when two or more living people promise among themselves that whoever dies first will try to contact the other(s).  Have you ever made such a compact?   No

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?     No
What emotions did you feel during the experience?            Stages of grief.

Was the experience witnessed or experienced by others?           No comment

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   Yes

Time stops while I am listening

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

Did you become aware of future events?       No

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

Pre NDE was infrequent.

Post NDE...more connected to the spirit world. Varying degrees of abilities with which any luck will go away.

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?     No

Did you meet or see any other beings other than the deceased?            No

Did you see a light?           No

Did any part of your experience seem to occur in a place other than the location described above?          No

Have you shared this experience with others?        

Yes     I have become more comfortable about telling others. Two primary reactions. Disbelief, or me too.

Have you shared this experience formally or informally with any other researcher or web site?            Yes

Wrote about NDE on NDERF

 Is there anything else you would like to add regarding your experience?       Yes, I have learned that this existence is temporary.

Were there any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience? Uncertain

Whether prescription or recreational or sober hasn't mattered.

Did you ever in your life have a near-death experience, out of body experience or other spiritual event?       Yes 

Deep NDE 2010

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

There is not much really to say. You can't tell a fish what its like to ride a bicycle. You can tell them you did. 

Please offer any suggestions you may have to improve this questionnaire.    NONE