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I was involved in a car accident while working my police job...
As our guests were leaving, I ran ahead to open their car door...
I was suicidal; I wanted to die...
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I was about six years old, and my mom and I were at a small, local beach near our home...
I was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago in the Englewood district...
I closed my eyes as my essence left my body...
We were all training on combative techniques...
I had my third open-heart surgery and was in recovery in the intensive care unit (ICU)...
My NDE is different because I experienced it even though I was not the one dying...
Excerpt from my personal essay on the subject published on openeyes1031...
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At that time, I had an inflamed liver because my body did not process red meat well...
I was in a dark area, like in a room...
