Man Who Lost His Mom & Little Brother Sees Them in Heaven
While Mark McDonough was in surgery to repair the burns he sustained during a house fire, He saw both his mother and brother who had both died as a result of the fire.
Other people’s NDE experiences have included very accurate descriptions of loved ones and their features.
I don’t remember seeing Mom or my brother the way I saw them here on earth, but I saw them and I was comfortable in the dynamic and the relationship. It’s like they’re there and they’re with me in every decision I’m making and they’re equally present and I had no problem with it. It wasn’t like I’m sitting there going, “Wait, I don’t see them like I did yesterday in the swimming pool.” That just wasn’t an issue. I kind of liken it to how my wife often wonders if those close to us who claim to be atheists, will they have the opportunity to change their mind at a certain time, or will we miss them if they’re not in Heaven?
I know that won’t be a concern. I feel that those things that we think we will miss here on earth just won’t be issues. That’s kind of the way it felt. Whether I see my mom again, ever face to face. In Randy Kay’s book, he talks about playing golf in Heaven. Will my golf clubs look the same? I don’t know if they will, but I won’t have a problem if they’re not Titleist or if they’re not Arnie Palmer. It’s just those kinds of issues weren’t there. But the overwhelming feeling and sense was that everything is the way it’s always been, and it is just the way it’s supposed to be, and it’s always going to be the way it’s supposed to be. God has it all covered, and yet everything’s so simple. As He said, it’s just as we’ve been told from day one. And I’ve also said it felt as if every question that could possibly come to mind, I didn’t even have to ask. The answers came as fast as I could think.
It’s so hard to put into words—just the security, the secure, safe, certain, nurturing, loving, forgiving. It’s all there in one, but a euphoria that I can’t put into words. When John Burke interviewed me, he pointed out a quote, and I must have said somewhere in another interview, “It’s really difficult to put into words.” And then right after that, “Almost indescribable”—as if it wasn’t redundant, but I can’t be redundant enough on that one.
Reflections on Mark McDonough’s Experience
While Mark McDonough didn’t see his mom and brother face to face in Heaven, he is confident that they were there with him while he was in Heaven. He goes on to talk about how our worries over whether we’ll see this family member or that friend in Heaven will not be an issue. That fits perfectly with what so many of our Heaven experiencers have shared. You’re so overwhelmed by God’s presence and love and the sheer awe of what you’re experiencing, all the questions and worries simply fade away.
Mark also touches briefly on being able to get answers to every question that came to his mind while he was in Heaven. These answers sound like they came instantaneously and fit with the spirit-to-spirit communication many others have described throughout this book.
Similar to pretty much all of NDEers we’ve interviewed, Mark notes that what he experienced is so indescribable, it’s difficult to put into words. Although it’s difficult, we’re so glad our friends who’ve been to the other side give it their best shot, because their stories give us so much hope and insight into the future that waits for each of us in the afterlife.
