By Laurie Lowe I have a mother whom I have been estranged from for 20 years. She is 98 years old, and I have been wondering how it is that she is still living and in good health while my husband is not. My husband had crippling arthritis pain and long covid chronic...
Near-Death and Related Experiences Stories
Sharing a Sacred Love
By Sherri Porter How could death lead to love?  I had just learned my boyfriend’s father died. As I lay in bed exhausted from a busy workday and long commute, I pondered the question, What is death? I wondered. What happened next touched my heart and changed my life....
You Don’t Have To Die To Get To Heaven
By Sue Pearson My whole life changed when I followed my father to heaven and experienced a glimpse of the divine. Up to this point in my life I had not been a believer in God. Neither was I an unbeliever. I was content living my life without any kind of faith in a...
Juicy Fruit Gum
by SP My mother hated the smell of Juicy Fruit chewing gum. It had a sickly-sweet, fruity aroma. As a young girl, my sister Margie loved it, but not so much for the flavor or smell. Chewing it was a playful way to get revenge on our mother. Now in our 60s, Margie and...
Aneurysm Emergency
by Sue Pearson I had been having the worst headaches of my life. My neurologist husband told me the headaches were likely hormone-related, and if I was really concerned, I should make an appointment with my primary care doctor. Fortunately, I had already made the...
A Gift of Grace
by Debra Kaiser Click here to listen to a reading of this NDE on the International Association of Near Death Studies (IANDS) podcast. As a young girl of 10, I became ill with strep throat and pneumonia, with a relentless high fever. I had been very sick for a couple...
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