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What is it like to have a near death experience...
I was attending an evening lecture at my son's high school concerning preparing your child for college...
In 2006, while undergoing a cardiac catheterization for an angioplasty, I was on the table and was able to hear the Doctor and nurse talking and every so often the doctor would ask me to cough or take a deep breath...
On 3/9/11 I entered the hospital for colon resection surgery [the surgical removal (resection) of a part or all of the large intestine (colon) and subsequent repair] and was discharged six days later...
In March 1993 I was living in Del Rio, Texas with my husband (we have since divorced)...
Before my experience I was more less an atheist...
I was in incredible pain during delivery and things were not progressing well so at around 17 hours of labor I asked for an epidural...
I was sitting by a campfire at a lake, talking with an older man about rodeos and horses...
I was headed to a dentist appointment at 9:30 am...
Before I tell my experience, I felt it was important to tell of what happened leading up to my experience...
Near Death Experience number one...
I don't remember how I got there, but I ended up in a room that was like a waiting room...
