Lynda, now in mid-life, was 31 when she and her 3-year-old son were involved in a head-on car crash in Northland caused by a drunk driver.
Report of experience: Choosing to Return
I went straight from the impact into a place of intense white light. There was no tunnel.
There was no pain or fear, just silence, but I had the sense that I was not alone. There was an intuitive sense of another loving “presence.” I knew I had a choice whether to return or not to my life. I don’t remember making a conscious decision, just a strong knowing that it was necessary to go back. Then I was instantaneously back in the car.
I suffered serious multiple fractures, and spent a week in hospital. My son was there for a month.
During the week before the accident, I had a strange feeling like a hand pressing onto the front of my body in the chest area. It stopped five minutes before the accident. After the accident, I could not breathe well, and I remember thinking, “Oh God! So this is what was going to happen!” and then I had the n-d-e. Three years later, when I left my home to return to the city, I could feel that “hand” on my back, pushing me forward!
Prior to this I had had a recurring dream for six years of a car accident, in which I was simply an observer. After the accident happened, I remember recalling the dream with amazement that I was the one involved. It was very similar to what actually happened.
This experience left me with an overwhelming sense of love and compassion for everyone, that has never left me. Although I always had a strong belief in a Higher Power, and that life is eternal, this experience took away all doubt. I share this with others facing life-and-death issues, eg when my father was dying, and when my sister developed breast cancer. I no longer judge others, or their way of handling their lives. I have empathy for others, and deeper understanding of my own life-experiences.