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While I was at work...
I can remember the emergency medical technicians saying I was dead, and discussing the use of charcoal...
As I inhaled water, I felt enormous pressure in my lungs...
Robert T Possible NDE Home Classification Possible NDE 2004 Robert T Possible NDE 4182 Experience Description My experience happened during the night...
Maria G NDE Home Classification NDE 2005 Maria G NDE 4148 Experience Description I had my first pregnancy at twenty-three, and when my doctor was aware of this he prescribed a lot of rest, and I followed his advice...
Herb B NDE 4184 Home Classification NDE 2077 Herb B NDE 4184 Experience Description On February 5, 2005, I was involved in a very bad motorcycle accident...
I was a silhouette of dark grey with light grey surrounding the whole area, except for the bright light that seemed to be heading up...
My entire day leading up until the accident felt strange...
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Gina D NDE Home Classification NDE 2016 Gina D NDE 4123 Experience Description I bled out (twice) after childbirth, flat-lined...
All of this happened during my camping trip, in the camping cabin surrounded by four of my friends in Vladivostok, Russia...
Ricardo FV NDE Home Classification NDE 2023 Ricardo FV NDE 4170 Experience Description On 28th April, 1984, which was a Sunday, I awoke early, feeling very relaxed...
I was very unhappy in my family and social life, a gay teenager brought up in a very restrictive and rigidly conservative family where most of my needs for safety and care were not being met...
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