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Ellen K NDE

It was May 5th and I was in my private room on the ninth floor of the University of Cincinnati Hospital recovering from a surgery to remove my first and second rib...

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Kimberly HA NDE

Kimberly HA NDE Home Classification NDE 1455 Kimberly HA NDE 133 Experience Description The seizure could've been fatal...

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Tara B NDE

I had been severely depressed for some time after the birth of my youngest child...

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Mother-in-Law NDE

My name is George and I narrate the experience of my mother-in-law, whom I didn't know...

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Doina Probable NDE

Doina Probable NDE Home Classification Probable NDE 1463 Doina Probable NDE 3379 Experience Description I was on the operation table; the last event I have in my memory was when I received the anesthesia in my hand...

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Francesco D Possible NDE

Conditions around the time of the experience: Brief interludes of asphyxiation/apnea due to violent episodes of heavy coughing probably caused by allergic reactions to pollen that spring, reactions which were much stronger than at any other time...

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