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I had already taken my prescribed Adderall earlier in the day...
What is it like to have a near death experience...
On 3/9/11 I entered the hospital for colon resection surgery [the surgical removal (resection) of a part or all of the large intestine (colon) and subsequent repair] and was discharged six days later...
I was in incredible pain during delivery and things were not progressing well so at around 17 hours of labor I asked for an epidural...
I was sitting by a campfire at a lake, talking with an older man about rodeos and horses...
I was passing through a bright light...
I have no direct recall of the death during the surgery, but afterwards while recovering in the hospital ward I was haunted by an image and memory that I tried to capture in a drawing with color crayons...
I broke my back about six years ago in a skydiving accident...
At the time, my wife was suffering from liver failure, but I knew nothing about it...
Probable NDE due to auto accident at age 17 in Singapore...
Dharam S NDE Home Classification NDE 3296 Dharam S NDE 6645 Experience Description I was a disk jockey (DJ) at the time and worked spinning at Hollywood after-hours parties until 6am in the morning and stayed up much later to party with roommates, friends, ...
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Helen E NDE Home Classification NDE 3305 Helen E NDE 6664 Experience Description I had been hemorrhaging due to a contraceptive (which soon after was pulled off the market)...
