NDEs and God

A shared death experience.

Shared death experiences are when there is an especially close bond between two people. When one dies, the other is allowed to share through a dream or vision, or feeling something of what is happening to him or her. They are uncommon, but sufficient numbers have now been recorded for their acceptance.

A hospice nurse who’d become a close friend of a dying man.

On one of my visits, I could tell he was very close to death. I stood over his bed, closed my eyes and quietly said: ‘I love you, and thank you for all you’ve given me. I’ll miss you and hope you find all your answers.’

I left after that, went to my car and sat there for a minute, just taking a moment. I was sad, but also happy for him. I said one last prayer: ‘God, help our sweet friend die peacefully.’

Moments later, I heard his voice clear as day in my head. I suddenly felt this intense feeling of relief and freedom. It was the most exuberant feeling you could ever imagine! Just intense joy! I couldn’t help but weep.

As I sat in my car, I continued to hear his voice. He was saying: ‘Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, I can’t believe this. I can’t believe how good it is. If I had only known. I couldn’t have known how good it is. I can’t believe it.’

As I was hearing this, I could feel what he was feeling — the freedom, the peace, the joy. I was overwhelmed by the feeling of “home”. It was the most unbelievable, unimaginable experience.

All of this happened within 30 seconds and then stopped as quickly as it started. I heard my phone beep. The nurse inside his house had texted me: he had died.

I thought to myself, ‘I know. I think he just showed me.’

I didn’t tell anyone what had happened for a while because I was scared of sounding weird.

But this experience is one of the reasons I really don’t have a fear of dying. His visit was so real in that moment. It was so pure and so amazing!