Ohio woman describes meeting God during near-death experience after ectopic pregnancy

Pegi Robinson of Ohio says she survived two near-death experiences, the second of which she describes as a visit to a bright room where she met God and Jesus while she was two months pregnant with twins.

Robinson, now 64, told reporters she first came close to death at age 5 when she drowned in a local pond. She said the more vivid episode occurred at 25, when severe pelvic pain and heavy bleeding sent her to a hospital and she later learned she had suffered an ectopic pregnancy that ruptured her fallopian tube.

Robinson said that while she was being wheeled into an exam room she felt a jolt and “lost contact” with her body. She described a sensation of being shot through space into a white room, where she said she pleaded with God to allow her to return to life. Robinson said the figure she identified as God called her a “spoiled child” and used a scene of a child throwing a tantrum in a grocery store to illustrate that rebuke.

She told the account of seeing a man she identified as Jesus standing and waiting for her, and that as she stood beside him she and the figure dropped back toward Earth. Robinson said she hovered above her trailer and saw her sons inside discussing her death; her youngest son reportedly said, “I want mom back and I want her back right now,” which she said convinced her to return. She said she regained sensations in her body and woke back in the hospital.

Doctors diagnosed Robinson with an ectopic pregnancy, a condition in which a fertilized egg implants outside the uterus, most often in a fallopian tube. When an ectopic pregnancy ruptures it can cause life-threatening internal bleeding; Robinson said she lost both fetuses but survived the hemorrhage.

In recounting the experience, Robinson said she left the hospital with changed beliefs. She said there is “no such thing as dying” and that memories shown by God are stored in the soul to teach and protect. She described being filled with gratitude for being allowed to return and raise her children and said the events taught her that people are not alone if they learn to listen.

Ectopic pregnancy is a recognized medical emergency that requires prompt treatment. Medical literature notes that while most pregnancies are intrauterine, ectopic implantation occurs in a small percentage of cases and can be life-threatening if not treated quickly.

Accounts of near-death experiences vary, but many survivors report vivid sensory phenomena, perceptions of bright light or scenes, and strong emotional impressions. Researchers who study those reports treat them as important data about consciousness and the psychology and physiology of extreme medical events.

Robinson has spoken publicly about both of her near-death episodes in interviews, emphasizing the effect the experiences had on her faith and daily life. She has described herself as an “expert in cheating my own demise” and said she is filled with gratitude for having been allowed to return to raise her sons.