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I was in bad pain, at ten on their scales...
I had had a difficult birth of our first daughter on September 23, 1970...
I was lying on an operation table and I can remember the doctor applying ether...
First Person Interview as told to Elaine Smith (NDERF Volunteer): Karen's near death experience was in the summer of 1975...
Writing this down is both exhilarating and difficult...
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I was sitting by a campfire at a lake, talking with an older man about rodeos and horses...
At this time in my life, I had recently lost my grandmother...
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My name is David; I live in Hawaii, I am 32 years old, and am a survivor of NDE...
Jeffer S NDE Home Classification NDE 495 Jeffer S NDE 20542 Experience Description I felt a couple of jolts through my body as if I was being shocked...
Benny G NDE Home Classification NDE 498 Benny G NDE 20543 Experience Description I did not float above my body or anything like that...
My parents took us to the beach for the weekend...
After running into the electricity pylon I only remember the black existing around my body...
