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I was driving alone in a van down a loose gravel country road...
On passing out I felt a sudden rush past many people's faces...
Everything seemed to get real quiet and slow, kind of slow motion, almost like I had time to experience all of the feelings sounds and surroundings in less than real time...
As a family we had gone for a swim in the pool...
Ryland D FDE Home Classification FDE 1608 Ryland D FDE 3576 Experience Description When I got sucked into the drainpipe, the instant I knew I was in trouble, my life flashed before my eyes not like a movie with scenes in it...
I believe this occurred during the emergency, exploratory surgery to save my life...
When I gave birth to my second child, I was afraid of the pain and asked for anesthesia...
I looked up and thought to myself that I was sure that I had turned the light off, when I had gone to bed...
I'm going to have to describe 'scenes' that I can recall - since I was cheated out of a full and complete memory of it...
An acquaintance who was using drugs at the time flipped and turned on me...
I went to the maternity hospital for the birth of my child and I was ready for it mentally and physically...
That night I entered into the emergency room, I almost don't remember because I passed out in the ambulance with very high blood pressure...
