Not to be insensitive, but [here are a couple thousand similar accounts](http://www.nderf.org/NDERF_NDEs.htm) indicating a continued consciousness.  
And [here's the science](http://www.nderf.org/vonlommel_consciousness.htm) - long, worthwhile read  
tl;dr is in the conclusion  
mmmmm, that's some good denial going on down there...classic 