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The doctor came in and talked to me...
A day before this happened to me, I was in a bookstore in Orlando, Florida where I was living at that time...
I had the morning before said to my husband that I loved him and if anything happened to me that he was to keep on doing things as he did...
I must have been recovering from the double pneumonia or perhaps was still ill; I know this because my mother was obviously watching me quite closely or she wouldn't have been alarmed when she looked at me sleeping that morning...
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Marie NDE Home Classification NDE 2849 Marie NDE 6029 Experience Description I remember me above my body floating...
I had drowned and found myself in a dark place where I felt I was being pushed and pulled...
Anna L NDE Home Classification NDE 2857 Anna L NDE 5373 Experience Description I lost my sensory connection with my surroundings...
Pamela M NDE Home Classification NDE 2858 Pamela M NDE 6032 Experience Description I have a story...
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I was 19 at the time of my 'near death' experience, which resulted from a fainting episode from receiving multiple injections of medication...
I was greeted by four guides on a well-worn path in a field of the most beautiful golden colors I had ever seen...
I remember this was the third time I attempted suicide...
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That morning I arrived at the hospital and had a C section to deliver my son...
