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My husband and I were separated...
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I must have been three or four years old when I underwent an eye surgery to correct the vision in one of my eyes...
In the middle of the night, I awoke with a severe migraine...
I had a profound NDE as a toddler when I drowned in the ocean at Stinson Beach...
I got bacterial pneumonia...
I was 5 years old riding my black pony, named Fireball, with my twin sister, dad, mom and their friend who were watching...
It happened when I was working at a construction site carrying bricks, as I was financially responsible for my family at a young age...
On June 13, 2020, my father passed away in a nursing care center...
I am driving home from work on a snow-covered highway...
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On Sunday, July 17, 2022, I was out and about with my bearded-dragon lizard, Lemmy...
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Shared Death Experience at Grandmother's Death Bed My grandmother ("Nanny", 91 years old) was bedridden for days leading up to this encounter...
At the time of this experience, I was in a very depressed period of my life...
