NDE Submissions: Your Stories
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Last week, we put out a call for submissions, and within minutes our inbox started to ping. We consider it an incredible honor to share stories of near-death experiences, but having you share your experiences is an entirely new kind of reward.
We’ve received dozens of submissions since last week alone—not counting the hundreds in our comments and conversations with you all—but we can only share so many at a time. We’re thankful for the opportunity to highlight your experiences and help create this community of understanding and support.
This is only the first of many—we look forward to sharing more of your stories in this latest series.
Story Highlight: Ciara Rhoades
“I have had multiple NDEs in my life, approximately 4-5 but perhaps more. I will talk about two in particular.
I was 7 when I nearly drowned. Once my lungs became all water, I saw a flash of light and felt a love and peace so immense, it’s indescribable. Time stopped meaning anything. I was home.
When I was 28 I had a severe asthma attack and nearly died. I was told I had maybe 1-2 mins left. I barely arrived to the ER in time. I was on life support for about 8 days. I floated out of my body and went into this other realm. I saw my grandmother and dog. And I felt the same love and peace. But I also saw so many other souls going into a type of portal. The souls looked dark and heavy and defeated, and once going through they came out clean and fresh and light. Truly a rejoining with Source. Everything made sense about everything, everywhere, all at the same time, forever. I had unlimited access to knowledge. I had no connection to “myself”/ego. Yet I had access to all the lives I’ve had as this infinite soul that I am. I am not scared of death 1 bit. There is only love and peace on the other side. There is nothing to fear.” — Ciara Rhoades
Story Highlight: Leslie Boren
“I do not know if this is a NDE or OOB (out of body) experience, however, in 2014, I had a heart attack. Ambulance dropped me off at the Hospital. They put me to sleep. Now, during this heart attack I suddenly realized I was hovering around the ceiling, looking at myself in the bed. I had absolutely no pain, no worries, just watching myself being swarmed by doctors and nurses. When I came to 5 days later, I told my husband what I saw. His face turned very pale and stated everything I saw was real. I remember the nurses hair colors, how many were there, how many doctors and what they were doing, but I was knocked out so I shouldn't have known.
I saw no white light, no tunnel nor music. All I saw was all of the action going on in that room. My side view was like I was looking at them straight ahead. When I was released from the Hospital, I have a new found respect for life after life.” — Leslie Boren
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Story Highlight: Gayle Blumberg
“I hope this story fits in with your near death experience. I did not almost die, but my mother did and I was with her at the end. Two weeks before her death, she asked me to go to the synagogue and tell God that she was ready to go. Apparently, this is standard in the Jewish religion. BUT I don’t know. I did go to the synagogue and make her request.
Not quite two weeks later, I was getting ready to go to class. I was enrolled in Texas A&M in Arlington. And I had an overwhelming feeling that I had to go to my family’s home as I was heading to class. So instead of going to class, I immediately went to my professors office, and I told the secretaries that my mother was on hospice and that I had to drop the class. Before this time I had no thought to doing that. I rushed to my mother’s house and her caretaker and the hospice nurse was there. She was in a great distress. She was sweating and very uncomfortable. I got a damp cool cloth and I was wiping her face. She yelled “God why are you making it so difficult for me to die?” I looked at her and I said mom now it’s not the time to be yelling at God. She laughed a little and settled down a bit. The nurses went out of the room. I think to discuss whether to call an ambulance. I set with her and talk to her holding her hand. She was looking at me.
She then took a deep, shattering breath and closed her eyes only a minute past. She opened them up suddenly she looked to the upper right corner of the room. Her face was so excited so hopeful, glowing, and it look like she was looking at someone there in the corner and she had the expression of a child watching something incredibly wonderful, incredibly exciting and beautiful. She watched this, whatever it was, in the corner of room and then she tracked it with her eyes to the other side of the room and then directly through me and she closed her eyes and she started her death rattle. I started crying, holding her hand l I told her I didn’t want her to go. But I could remember the joy in her face at what she saw. I knew it was what she wanted. called the nurses they were in the living room. She died just after that.
I had always feared death, but after seeing my mother die, I’m no longer afraid I feel there is something there that came to her and gave her such peace such joy and understanding.”— Gayle Blumberg
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I don’t have an NDE story, but I do indeed have something special to share. I lead the fundraising team for the 2nd largest nonprofit hospice in New York State and have done so for 23 years. I retire in December 2025.
About 5 years ago I began a self study in: cosmology, physics, quantum mechanics, string theory, consciousness and finally NDE’s.
What The Source/God/Creator has poured into me has blown my average IQ mind. I began contacting individuals who had an NDE and have spoken with 7 people thus far in this order: Bill Dolan, Janet Thurgood, Susan Dyer, Heidi Craig, Jacob Cooper, Randall Smith and Rob Gentile. All of their stories are online and incredible.
During my initial conversation with Heidi, she said “my mother died on hospice, I have a vision for a program to help others who are dying, and my spirit guides told me you would arrive”. I was stunned and had a knowing she was absolutely right.
Heidi, Jacob and I are working to establish a program called “SUSURUSS” (to whisper in Latin). It is being designed to offer conversations between someone actively dying and a SUSURUSS team member who has had an NDE. Simple and powerful.
There is a gargantuan awaking of humanity happening and I’m delighted to be part of the advance force.
Manz