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I was sixteen years old...
I felt the presence of my dead father in the theatre room when I realized that the anesthetic was not working on me...
I was late coming home from work...
Geri R NDE Home Classification NDE 2677 Geri R NDE 5142 Experience Description On March 7th, 2011, I went to see my endodontist for what was supposed to be my final root canal...
Well, it was the winter of 1977...
Cherie J Probable NDE Home Classification Probable NDE 2686 Cherie J Probable NDE 5040 Experience Description I am giving birth; much time goes by and the baby does not come out...
Marty M NDE Home Classification NDE 2694 Marty M NDE 5169 Experience Description I was in total blackness and wondered to myself 'What...
I was young – twenty years old...
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12/29/16 Click here to read Gregg's Newest Submission : The morning was rolling by without any major mishaps, but, the thermals (winds) were getting closer and the air was becoming more and more turbulent...
I was admitted for surgery on an ascending appendicitis, which means the appendix was lodged between the kidneys and the liver, and was difficult to see on a scan...
This happened to me at the time of my accident, and the experience consisted of three different parts...
Francisco J NDE Home Classification NDE 2703 Francisco J NDE 5128 Experience Description There was a wall next to a swing, and I jumped from this wall to grab the cross-bar of the swing...
