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NDERF 3257 Keith M NDE 6589
https://nderf.org/Experiences/1keith_m_nde.html
2012
Feb 6 2012
2013
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Keith underwent what was expected to be routine triple coronary bypass surgery (CABG) on February 6, 2012, at a medical center in California. Following the surgery, he was returned to the critical care unit where it was discovered the surgery had not been successful. He bled out massively, requiring nineteen units of blood and four units of plasma before stabilization. His lungs filled with blood and fluid, his kidneys failed, his heart stopped, and he flatlined - experiencing clinical death. He remained on a ventilator in critical care for a month and required seven months of rehabilitation.
During his clinical death, Keith found himself slowly swimming in the clearest, blue-tinged warm water he had ever seen. He felt totally relaxed, free of any care or anxiety, and strangely had no need to breathe. He then realized he was accompanied by four manatees - two ahead and two at his sides - gently guiding him downward at about a forty-five degree angle toward a large black wall. He observed that the manatees, like himself, were not rising to the surface to breathe, which seemed natural in this state. As they approached the wall, an aperture resembling a camera iris began to open, slowly revealing a bright, warm white light that grew brighter and warmer as they approached. The light began to engulf Keith and his gentle manatee companions, making him feel increasingly comfortable and relaxed. Just before reaching the opening, the aperture began to slowly and deliberately close. The manatees then gathered below him and guided him to the surface, lifting him as mammals lift their newborn for their first breath. When Keith broke the surface and tried to take a breath, he heard the noises and activity of the surgery where he had been resuscitated. He was back in his body. The peculiar aspect of this experience was his lack of any previous experience or familiarity with manatees beyond casual magazine reading. Despite the severe medical trauma and extended recovery including five months of dialysis before his kidneys recovered thirty percent functionality, the experience left him with reduced fear of death and increased compassion for others. He expressed a desire to return to that peaceful realm.
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Clinical death with cardiac arrest (flatlined) in ICU with monitoring, massive bleeding requiring 19 units blood
Unique observation of four manatees as guides, camera iris aperture opening to light, specific swimming details
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