Then the doctor walked away and I became aware of another presence nearby.

Suddenly I wasn’t lying on the bed but found myself in someone’s arms. I looked

up and saw a man with a beautiful white beard looking at me. His beard fascinated

me. It seemed to sparkle with a bright light, a light that came from within the

beard. I giggled and ran my hands through the beard and twirled it on my fingers.

I felt perfectly calm and happy with him. He gently rocked me, cradling me in his

arms, and although I didn’t know who he was, I never wanted to leave him (Eadie

This quote, from Betty J Eadie’s book about her near-death experiences, Embraced by the

Light, is just a typical recollection of one’s near-death experience. “Polls taken in the last two

decades indicate that anywhere from eight million to fifteen million Americans have had a near-

death experience. These people recall experiencing a vivid personal journey or have a vague

sensation that ‘something happened’ when t

I was always looking over my back, screwing the next guy. I had acquaintances

then taking a sail through the darkness...”(Hayes 54).

experience...finally once having encountered the light, one yearns to be with it

But as one begins to study these cases around the world, one soon realizes that they vary from

We remember the incredible speed and sense of acceleration as one approaches the

Does the near-death experience explain this? No one can say for sure. Science does not accept

sudden I realized it was me–I mean, my body. I thought it was kind of silly they

However, it is still important to know the differences to develop a better understanding. It is in

remembered. Another very intriguing question is why the similarities? If an unconscious brain

into that light, but something or somebody–it felt like my dad, who died when I

Powell, Cheryl. “Near Death: A Nurse Reflects.” Rn Apr. 1999: 43-44.

were working so hard. My family was waiting down the hall, and I wished my kids

than the sun, but it didn’t hurt my eyes. I never wanted anything as much as to go

ones. “ ‘Please, God, don’t let my children grow up without a mother.’ I was back and I never

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