For those waiting for the heart of the story, this is where it begins! Footnotes read aloud. Sources I pulled from listed here for ease of independent research:
For death via drowning:
Sandra H NDE 3578. (n.d.) NDERF. Retrieved from https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1sandra_h_nde.html
Jennifer W NDE 7516. (n.d.) NDERF. Retrieved from
http://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1jennifer_w_nde_7516.html
Mary C Neal, M.D. (2017). 7 Lessons from Heaven: How Dying Taught Me to Live a Joy-Filled Life. Convergent Books.
For the details on the “popping” sound and the non-attachment to the body:
Juliet N NDE 10077 (n.d.) NDERF Retrieved from:
https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1juliet_n_nde.html
Roger C NDE 744 (n.d.) NDERF Retrieved from:
https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1roger_c_nde.html
For the different sense of time’s passing:
Anelia G NDE 9108 (n.d.) NDERF Retrieved from:
https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1anelia_g_nde.html
For the vibrancy of consciousness outside of the body:
Barbara D. NDE 8419 (n.d.) NDERF Retrieved from
https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1barbara_d_nde.html
For the comingling of senses:
Bill W. NDE 180 (n.d.) NDERF Retrieved from
https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1bill_w_nde.html
For 360 degree vision:
Leonard NDE 4046 (n.d.) NDERF Retrieved from
https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1leonard_nde.html
For telepathic information transmission and the way the spirit body moves on the heavenly plain:
Gary D. NDE 2428 (n.d.) NDERF Retrieved from
https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1gary_d_nde.html
For youthful appearance:
Penny C. NDE 7234 (n.d.) NDERF Retrieved from
https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1penny_c_nde.html
Sharon M. NDE 7925 (n.d.) NDERF Retrieved from
https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1sharon_m_nde_7925.html
For the heavenly city:
John F. NDE 61 (n.d). NDERF Retrieved from
https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1john_f_nde.html
For the individualization of each soul’s experience:
Storm, Howard. My Descent into Death: A Second Chance at Life
