“I Saw My Sister After She Passed” Near Death Experience (NDE)
What Researchers Found
The Story
Annie Stewart experienced a near-death event during anaphylaxis from a cat scratch while caring for her sister Katie in hospice with terminal cancer. In the hospital, she refused intubation and lost consciousness. She floated out of her body near the ceiling, looking down at Katie sleeping peacefully in her hospice bed and a friend sitting unusually on the couch watching over her. A question arose in her mind about what would happen to Katie if she died, and a non-singular voice assured her that Katie would be fine and everything would work out. The scene faded, replaced by visions of her four cats and dog, then her three adult children, all gazing at her, with the same reassurance. She realized she was not ready to leave her children, ending the experience. Upon waking and leaving the hospital, Annie felt detached, unable to hear ambient sounds like cars and people, wondering if she was dead. She tested reality by touching a brick wall, confirming she was alive as sensations returned. Later, her friend validated the unusual sitting position seen in the vision. This event prompted Annie to recognize suppressed past spiritual experiences and opened her to ongoing telepathic communications with Katie after her death, enhancing her perception of the spiritual realm and providing comfort amid grief.
“I knew I just knew that I was here and I knew what I needed to do so Katie”
The account features strong veridical elements, including a verified remote perception of a friend's unusual seating position at home while the experiencer was unconscious in the hospital, and an exact precognitive vision of the time (842) matching the clock upon return. These are limited by the small number of claims, lack of third-party pre-verification witnesses, and mostly visionary content otherwise.
Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.
Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.
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What Researchers Found
The account features strong veridical elements, including a verified remote perception of a friend's unusual seating position at home while the experiencer was unconscious in the hospital, and an exact precognitive vision of the time (842) matching the clock upon return. These are limited by the small number of claims, lack of third-party pre-verification witnesses, and mostly visionary content otherwise.
Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.
Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.