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NDERF 850 Donna M NDE 2615/3196
https://nderf.org/Experiences/1donna_m_nde.html
1968
1968-06-30
2006
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During childbirth on June 30, 1968, Donna experienced cardiac arrest after turning gray. Multiple doctors rushed to the delivery room as nurses struggled to find a vein for injection. During this crisis, she encountered her deceased father who had passed away the previous month. He appeared on the left side of her doctor, showing deep concern. Donna felt incredible peace and wanted to go with him. She experienced an instantaneous life review where she understood everything about her life - all the good and not-so-good she had done and how it affected others. She felt she was doing "pretty good" in her self-judgment. She then received a clear message that it was not her time and she was needed to raise her children. When nurses told her to hold her baby, her father was gone. The experience left her without any fear of death, knowing there is no such thing as death but rather continuation. Twenty-two years later in 1990, she had another near-death experience during an arrhythmia episode where she again received a message that it wasn't her time and her husband needed her.
--- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts of the afterlife. The encounter with her deceased father aligns with biblical descriptions of consciousness after death and reunion with loved ones. The life review with moral self-judgment reflects biblical concepts of accountability for one's actions and their effects on others. The sense of incredible peace and joy matches descriptions of divine presence. The clear message about having a purpose and being needed reflects the biblical concept of God's sovereign timing and purpose for each life. The complete absence of fear of death afterward aligns with biblical promises about believers having victory over death. Unbiblical elements: The experience lacks explicit Christian references such as encountering Jesus, angels, or seeing heaven/hell. The self-judgment aspect, while containing moral evaluation, doesn't involve God or Christ as judge, which differs from biblical descriptions of divine judgment. The message about returning for her children, while purposeful, came from an unidentified source rather than explicitly from God or Jesus. The automatic nature of the life review without divine mediation is more aligned with near-death experience common elements than specific biblical accounts.
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Clear cardiac arrest during childbirth with multiple medical personnel present
Encounter with recently deceased father, life review with specific insights about effects on others
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