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I was in the room, but not in the bed...
Possible NDE from sleep apnea...
Before the surgery, I was taken to the operating room where my gown was removed and my arms were stretched out as the IVs were inserted...
I was completely outside time, so I can't say how long the experience lasted...
I had attempted suicide by an overdose of drugs...
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One day when I was about 11 or 12 (this is my best estimate of my age at the time) I was swimming alone in our pool...
It was my very first delivery at age 31 yrs...
I was a passenger in a car traveling along a very twisty mountain road with a beautiful fiord on the right...
It was just a week after a cesarean at age 23...
My mother was getting me ready or school...
As an avid mountain bike enthusiast, I participated in a racing circuit and was preparing for an intense and long-distance race completing the season...
I had been to the dentist with my wife for the extraction of my wisdom tooth...
