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When I gave birth to my second child, I was afraid of the pain and asked for anesthesia...
George T NDE Home Classification NDE 1619 George T NDE 3594 Experience Description When I had my NDE experience, I was at home as I had just taken some pills...
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I was around sixteen years old and my parents had made an appointment with a local dentist...
That night I entered into the emergency room, I almost don't remember because I passed out in the ambulance with very high blood pressure...
On April 20 2002, while at work hosting a cribbage tournament with 85 people in the room, including my daughter, I suffered a brain aneurysm ('subarachnoid hemorrhage'), fell to the ground, ceased breathing and my heart stopped...
I have had three near death experiences in my life...
Vicky M NDE Home Classification NDE 1636 Vicky M NDE 3627 Experience Description I was six years old, diagnosed with meningitis and pneumonia and a collapsed lung...
Wendy M NDE Home Classification NDE 1637 Wendy M NDE 21822 Experience Description No Experience given...
Pat R Probable NDE Home Classification NDE 1638 Pat R Probable NDE 3631 Experience Description I found myself inside a tube that was like a bank deposit chute...
B Death Bed Vision Home Classification B DBV 1639 B Death Bed Vision 3632 Experience Description On January 5, 1993 my husband to be 'T' slipped into a coma and high fever on the way to a doctor's appointment...
The first time: I was a little over four years old at the time...
Antonio C NDE Home Classification NDE 1643 Antonio C NDE 3638 Experience Description I cannot remember why I lost control of my motorbike...
