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I dove into the deep-end of public swimming bath on holiday, but I couldn't swim...
At a party, we joked that if anyone overdosed that they would get thrown in the back yard...
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My husband pushed me back and the chair fell backwards...
I was having a difficult labor and delivery of my son...
I was helping my Dad paint window exteriors at home, and jumped off of a high chair...
I remember being taken into the operating room for a cesarean section but remember nothing after being given medication...
I was 21 years old and 4 months pregnant...
In July 1977, I was 33 years old, I was at the beach in Porquerolles, and the water was 26° Celsius...
Patrice S Probable NDE Home Classification Probable NDE 3648 Patrice S Probable NDE 32302 Experience Description God told me to come back and that I was too young...
I was visiting relatives with my parents...
While I was pregnant, I kept having horrible, bloody dreams like I was getting a fishing hook stuck in my arm and pulling everything out...
Kate NDE Home Classification NDE 3651 Kate NDE 7198 Experience Description I had a vacuum-like feeling...
