My Near Death Story part II 6/19/2026

Ephesians 6:4 (King James Version)

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

The nurses were shocked I was awake and not still in a coma after they woke me up and could keep up a conversation. One axed if I would like to try walking and I looked at her like she was kidding and started getting out of the bed. As I was walking around the empty room with the tree one of them asked if it was Gary and when they said yes she said, “I don’t believe it, that’s why we do this job.”

I explained to the Physicians Assistant I had Sudden Death Syndrome which they normally just find the body in around 95% of the cases and if not the same number are brain damaged since you have to start CPR within 10 mins and CPR only works a third of the time. They went completely through my heart and circulatory system with no issues at all.

She was mesmerized in what I was saying with her just staring at me like she was locked in so it was obvious what she wanted to know. I said all the doctors then ask if I saw the Golden Staircase, saw the bright light, smelled smoke? She laughed but was hanging on every word, she was obviously a cult member who was doing all the things society told her to do to be a good person. Probably Gay, tattoos, likely vegan or some version, earth worship, etc.

I told her I talked to my brother who had been dead for a year and a half and a strange conversation while we were eating something. He was always a careless eater and I said you cannot eat like that and I had to go back.

Then I was with Jesus who was more real than anyone I had ever been with. I told her he was more real than you right now and he said, “Well done my good and faithful servant.”

I said I had no idea what he meant by that since my life was a mess financially, not the greatest husband, and not the greatest person in reality. After a year of consideration I realized he meant I asked him for Salvation and gave him my life. That is all we have that he wants since he owns the universe. Not for his benefit but for ours.

I told her we measure ourselves on man’s measurement which is not his perfection. I told her everyone who is not saved believe in the 51-49 plan where my good outweighs my bad. It is a great system except you are the one doing the measuring so of course you are going to reach 51%, what if you are not even reaching 1% or in reality at 0% since all the best we have to offer is filthy rags. Everyone hopes God grades on a curve, but he doesn’t, perfection or nothing. Even someone like Mother Theresa does not reach 1% so there better be a plan B.

I figured I lost her there but she was wide eyed and listening to every word. I told her there was nothing I had to offer with helping abused and abandoned kids, giving to charities, or whatever I considered good, but I gave my life to God which is the ultimate act of humility and the one thing he did not have and wanted. There is nothing more we can do to add to it or achieve his presence.

I have never seen anyone watch with that much interest and I went on to say how can anyone dismiss God when you are surrounded by miracles every minute of your day. Like when I was talking with the doctor she replaced who agreed with the more you know about the heart the less you understand how it actually works. Every heartbeat is a miracle and nobody knows exactly how it does what it does for a lifetime without rest etc. The human body is a miraculous creation nobody can understand.

She nodded in agreement and thanked me for explaining what happens after you die. I told her it is not frightening and very comforting. It was one of those God moments where you can talk to someone about real things and how wonderful God is in an unexpected place.

Everyone has these types of stories of how God and Jesus became real. Mine may be more miraculous than most with the odds of dying without any negative affects and being a walking miracle but everyone has a story of death or near death experiences which God becomes real.

When asked while I was in the hospital she would always answer the people of how I was since most thought I would be a vegetable the rest of my life rather than playing golf and writing this brain candy. She would simply say, “He never got any worse, but he never got any better!” Guess she thought it was going to be a reboot and an upgrade.

This girl was starving for the truth. She likely had not heard it let alone think about being around God’s creation all day and surrounded by his miracles. I was so surprised by her attention she was giving while listening to the story and especially being with Jesus. It is hard to question someone who was in the room with Christ at such a peaceful place.

It is amazing where you can go if you allow the Holy Spirit to lead you and put you in places which you don’t expect to share what Jesus has to offer and the world does not..

Pray for Portland’s Revival