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NDERF 1367 Goldie J NDE 328
https://nderf.org/Experiences/1goldie_j_nde.html
1964
1964-03-25
2007
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Goldie J was in a hospital delivery room on March 25, 1964, surrounded by doctors and nurses during childbirth. She was in extreme distress, thrashing around, and was tied down. She began to panic and told the doctors "I can't breathe; don't you understand me? I can't breathe!" but they just stared at her doing nothing.
She then felt herself slipping backwards into a black, warm tunnel that felt like falling into a nice, cushiony warm place. It was comfortable with an "Ahhh!" feeling, like all problems and pain were forever gone. This was different from fainting - it was a good feeling. The tunnel was muffled, soft, and black - not suffocating but a soft warmth effusion of peace. She awoke in another room with her primary doctor saying "You stopped breathing; you nearly died. We had to bring you back." The next day another doctor visited and asked if she remembered the delivery room, to which she said no as she didn't want to discuss it. The experience left her with no fear of death, viewing it as a release from earthly misery and pain. She changed from Roman Catholic to no organized religion. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The peaceful transition through death and the removal of all pain and suffering align with biblical promises about the afterlife. The experience of being brought back suggests divine timing. The lasting impact removing fear of death reflects biblical transformation. Unbiblical elements: The experience led to abandoning organized religion entirely rather than deepening faith. The purely dark/void experience without encountering divine light or beings differs from many biblical accounts of divine encounters.
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Stopped breathing during childbirth, told she nearly died
Tunnel experience with relief from pain, no specific verifiable observations
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