by Cheryl Scheinin

Created on: January 17, 2011

When can we actually learn about experiencing death until it happens at the present moment to us? Some people who experience death can actually tell us what it was like to cross over and see the “Other Side” themselves. The experience of death itself can be a challenge to the person who decides to explain what it felt like to leave their bodies and then come back to the “Universe” at that present moment. Is this an actual blessing in life or not?

My first experience of death occurred on March 9, 1987. The experience itself made a huge impact on my life when it happened. I was three weeks overdue with my son. The doctors weren’t concerned at the time that there was anything actually wrong for carrying my son longer than expected. I remember the night before I went to bed that I had a premonition in a dream state that placed me into a fear of panic. The dream state I had was so real and my intuition was telling me that there was something wrong. I didn’t know or understand my spiritual gifts back then when the incident occurred. In the dream state itself, I woke up and found myself and the bedroom covered in blood. The fear of the “unknown” really brought me to a place feeling uncomfortable with the situation.

The next day I found myself very agitated and nervous the rest of the day. Later in the day I started to prepare dinner and then I hemorrhaged during the process. My second husband at the time rushed me to the hospital which was thirty five minutes away. I was unconscious by the time I arrived at the hospital. The doctors did an emergency C-Section which saved my son’s life. The placenta was wrapped around my son’s neck. I was in a coma for six months from the incident. My parents took my son home and cared for him while this happened.

During the time of the coma; I could hear my father talking to me when he visited the hospital. He was there everyday until I came out of the coma. I felt nothing but warmth and love while I was in the coma state. But when I came out of the coma, I didn’t know who I was or even recognized my father. As each day passed, I began to remember the pieces of the puzzle of what happened to me. My physical body was totally worn down and I had to learn how to walk, speak, and take care of myself gradually. My father brought my son to the hospital for the very first time when he was 10 months old. I was in such tears of joy to know that he was fine and safe. But I had problems sleeping at night for awhile until I was able to face the fears of the “unknown” for the longest time. My loved ones who have crossed over to the “other side” visited me in my dream states every night telling me that I was going to be fine.

 The experience of death itself taught me so very much about myself and that I was blessed by “God” giving me a second chance to life. I learned that life is very precious to me everyday that I live and this helped me to have a closer relationship with “God”. My spiritual gifts also have grown from the experience I went through and placed me in a space of learning to be more compassionate and loving to the ones who loved me. We all have many spiritual experiences in life when it comes to the experience of death through a loved one or as an example of what I went through myself. For myself, I never take life for granted ever since I have grown from my first experience of death to share those moments with you today!

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