Submitted by: Tye
About 10 years ago I was having some pretty severe health issues. My doctor sent me straight for cardiac testing. It wasn’t good. They knew I was in trouble. I was in the “cath” lab in a blink of an eye. I was in my mid-forties, still in decent shape. I was a little overweight, but not bad for a guy that spent the last 25 years behind a desk. My mom went with me to the hospital that Friday. I was still in bed in recovery from the procedure when they came in with my results. I was 100% blocked, everywhere. They couldn’t believe I walked in on my own two feet. I needed a quadruple heart bi-pass. They already scheduled the procedure for the following Monday.
I couldn’t believe it. I was literally a heart attack waiting to happen. I was in disbelief. I was expressing that to my mom. I just couldn’t wrap my head around it. I was mid-sentence, then I was just gone. It was instant. I didn’t feel anything. It was like I just blinked, then I was looking down at myself. I was just floating above my head. There was no sound, no bright light, just peace. There wasn’t anyone otherworldly there, and no bright light. I had no worries, I just didn’t care about anything. I have never felt so free in my life.
I looked over at my left hand. My arms were outstretched. I looked at my left hand. I was enthralled. I was just energy. I moved my fingers and was just absolutely mesmerized. It was the most amazing experience I ever had. There really aren’t even words to accurately describe it. I looked at my right hand and, it was the same as the left. I wasn’t worried or, concerned at all. I wasn’t even thinking about how or if I was going to get back in my body. Then I realized I was flowing back into my head. It felt fluid as I just slipped back into my body.
When I opened my eyes, I was still in a state if awe. There were about 50 people standing around me. The doctor was standing over me holding defibrillator paddles in his hands. He smiled and said “Welcome back! We lost you for 14 seconds there. You just had a heart attack.” I looked at my mom who was crying, and I started crying. It was like someone hit the reset button. A nurse came in the room and told the doctor, “They’re ready”. I was life flighted by helicopter to a major hospital and rushed in for emergency by-pass surgery.
I have made a full recovery and stay pretty vigilant to my health regimen. I have no fear of dying but, I’m not ready to go yet. I’m treasuring every moment I can with my family. I can’t say that I died and went to heaven. I don’t think it was my time to go. I can fully embrace that we energy beings, and I know that we have a soul and it doesn’t stop living when our bodies do.
