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I awakened from anesthesia but didn't remember nothing about it...
In June 2005 I had a normal day - went to work, got sicker as the day proceeded...
I was so excited, it was my first concert and date as a sixteen year old...
I was on vacation with my mother, father, a friend of mine and her mother in Kentucky...
I couldn't catch my breath, I heard the doctor say, 'Let's get that baby out of there...
I was in a car, with my friend...
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Chris H Probable REM Intrusion Home Classification Probable REM Intrusion 1553 Chris H Probable REM Intrusion 3494 Experience Description I was exhausted and hit the bed intent on getting some sleep...
Mouse NDE Home Classification NDE 1556 Mouse NDE 3498 Experience Description I was doing a tilt table test to see how my heart would react...
I was standing on a pier four inches above a body of water...
Cyndi G NDE Home Classification NDE 1596 Cyndi G NDE 21780 Experience Description I was at the hospital having a second heart valve replacement done in six months...
Harriet K NDE Home Classification NDE 1598 Harriet K NDE 3560 Experience Description I clearly remember watching the angiogram as it was taking place - a person was holding my hand, there was a large square machine above me, and several people at the foot o...
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...
