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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...
In December of 2009, my gall bladder began to feel bad; because of this my doctor decided on surgical intervention as soon as possible, so in a matter of days they prepared me for the surgery...
It may be useful to note that there has been no history of heart problems in my family and I myself have always been reasonably healthy, enjoying a regular swim...
I was a passenger in a car traveling along a very twisty mountain road with a beautiful fiord on the right...
My actual NDE occurred after having an air embolism trigger a cardiopulmonary arrest...
It was just a week after a cesarean at age 23...
I can say without hesitation that peer pressure, even at the youthful age of nine years placed me in a situation well over my head...
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 broke three bones in the lower part of right leg on July 5, 2012...
