I was a high school senior studying for a final trigonometry exam in 1977. When I fell asleep that night, all that I remember was that I passed briefly through darkness and appeared in a bright place without boundaries of any type. In front of me was a bright Light that I thought would surely blind me if I looked into it. Telepathically, I was told that it was okay for me to look at the Light, but it was unclear to me who or what had given me that message. By this time, I had noticed that I was wearing a beige-white gown and kneeling in front of the Light. On the periphery to my right, there stood two tall Beings also dressed in the same beige-white gown as me, but I couldn't make out their faces.

Suddenly, I was in flight alongside these two tall Beings and travelling upward. Whilst ascending, I could feel the layers of heavy stress, worries, and pretense, that I had been carrying from life on earth, just peel away completely. And those heavy layers were replaced with a feeling of weightlessness and a strong sense of complete acceptance of who and what I was. It felt as if I had re-gained the "real me" which had left me feeling quite elated and at peace.

As we continued travelling upwards, we soon slowed in front of "a wall of cloud" that telepathically told me that I could go no further. I remember pleading with "Them" to let me go onward, but I was told that I had to go back. Feeling desperate, I remember telling them several times that I did not want to go back. I did not want to go back. I did NOT want to go back. I wanted to stay.

But, to no avail and I was heading back the way I came, still accompanied by the two tall Beings. During our descent, an indescribably deep and intense love enveloped my entire being, just moments before I was given the message, "YOU ARE ALREADY CARED FOR."

Upon my seamless return to my body, my eyes opened and I knew that what I had just gone through was very real because the intensity of the love that I had felt was still within me. I remember thinking that even the deepest human love would pale in comparison to the love that I had felt. And the message that was imparted to me that I was "already cared for" made me feel kind of "protected" and no longer afraid of death.

However with time, I thought less and less about my experience as my career and family responsibilities came to the forefront.

Decades later though, here I am repeatedly revisiting every single detail of that journey from almost 50 years ago because my only child has brain cancer. So, I tell him that the place "Beyond" is so full of love, peace, and complete acceptance. And, that it is the place where I once fought to stay.

Since my son's prognosis, I have tried to read as many books as possible about NDE cases and research. People in my situation certainly owe a great deal of thanks to researchers such as Dr. Bruce Greyson and others (who are following in his steps) for growing this field. Understanding what lies beyond our lives on earth gives parents like me much hope that we will be reunited with our loved ones. I'll be looking forward to finally finishing my journey onward to reconnect with my son again.