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At age 7, I was taking swimming lessons in the very deep, dark Lake Michigan...
It was the early morning of March 1, 2014, following my divorce/mediation...
Kelly W FDE Home Classification FDE 4256 Kelly W FDE 8160 Experience Description I thought we were going to die in a head-on high-speed collision...
I had knee surgery, where the doctors replaced a small knee insert with a complete part...
I was 16 when I decided to take my own life through a drug overdose...
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Born to an unmarried mother, she left me in care of my grandparents...
I was in the hot tub when I got dizzy...
Dawn P FDE Home Classification FDE 4319 Dawn P FDE 8248 Experience Description What I tell you I haven't told many people because when I do tell someone, they look at me like I'm a nut...
Two days earlier I suffered a stroke and then had two more recurrences...
When I was six years old, my neighbor took me to Sunday school at church...
Ronald A NDE Home Classification NDE 2943 Ronald A NDE 6179 Experience Description My wife and I were getting ready to go and do some Christmas shopping...
In March 2003, I remember my son was 4 months old at the time...
