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On passing out I felt a sudden rush past many people's faces...
Everything seemed to get real quiet and slow, kind of slow motion, almost like I had time to experience all of the feelings sounds and surroundings in less than real time...
As a family we had gone for a swim in the pool...
I was shot on May 8th, 1982 at the age of twelve...
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Ryland D FDE Home Classification FDE 1608 Ryland D FDE 3576 Experience Description When I got sucked into the drainpipe, the instant I knew I was in trouble, my life flashed before my eyes not like a movie with scenes in it...
When I gave birth to my second child, I was afraid of the pain and asked for anesthesia...
I looked up and thought to myself that I was sure that I had turned the light off, when I had gone to bed...
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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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...
I want to tell you my experience with a Near Death Experience...
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