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NDERF 3739 Gary J NDE 7346
https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gary_j_nde_7346.html
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Gary was undergoing routine spinal reconstruction surgery in 1991 when he heard the surgeon saying "What happened? Why does he not have a pulse? Get him going again." He got up off the operating table, stepped around the surgeon to his left, and observed his draped body with the surgical opening. A nurse was handing adrenaline to the anesthesiologist who injected it into the IV. He saw the flatlined monitor and watched as they prepared the defibrillator.
At the operating room door, Gary felt overwhelming peace, warmth, love, and acceptance - better than morphine he'd been given. He was given a complete choice to stay or step through the door. He knew he had more to do, particularly raising and educating his children, plus something else important but unclear. The choice was pure and free with no pressure. Despite desperately wanting to go through the door into the light, he chose to return because someone needed him for this undone matter. He walked back to the table and lay back down into the body, knowing it would be unpleasant and involve suffering. After the experience, Gary confronted his surgeon who was surprised by what he knew. His life changed entirely - he went back to school, had children, created academic programs, made films, wrote books. He lost all fear of death but found living harder. His marriage suffered because his wife couldn't understand why he didn't get upset anymore.
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Cardiac arrest during spinal surgery with loss of pulse, defibrillator preparation
Detailed observations of surgical scene, adrenaline injection, monitor flatline
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