For the last couple of hours have been watching a Dateline old program about after death experiences.
Only person I ever knew was my dad that told family about his after heart stopped, but he never told me. So I wonder if his story was a --SEA STORY-- to benefit the religious in the family. Was one of his last acts on earth to encourage his loved ones to BELIEVE.
I do so remember that day, I had Mom in the waiting room, I took the 8 year old great grand son to visit Dad.
When we approached the door, the curtains were drawn about his bed, the voice of a young woman called out frantically " I Don't know what to do." The mumble of a Male voice and at that time I knew dad was in distress.
Why or how I managed to tell the boy, GrandDad was being giving a bath, turned in complete tunnel vision and went to the waiting room where Mom had no idea what was going on. Shock comes in many forms.
Dad survived the paddle, heart began to beat again. He lived another 3 months after and told everyone that walked in the door about his after death experience.
Like an old Chief Bosun's Mate each telling had a bit of an add on. One day he asked if he had told ME about his experience, I lied and said yes. I had heard from family and friends his story and afraid this was just another Sea Story. You see I have a scepticism about these story's. I did not want to hear from my Dad the last thing he told me to be the result of chemical changes in his mind.
Today I wonder if his Sea Story was in fact real, his story to others had no tunnel or white light, no family to meet him, he said he awoke to be in a field of flowers and saw a baby lamb. He somehow went over but before he could pat the lamb he heard a voice telling him to return. Then in the wink of an eye he found himself back in the hospital in agonizing pain.
Dad seemed happy with his dream or hallucination, but the fact stands his heart had stopped for minutes, some how he knew I had told his beloved great grand son he was being bathed.
How on earth did he know that, the boy was confused not really remembering this later, I asked a number of times but the boy, now a man blocked all out of his memory.
Some things in life and near death are inexplicable.