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Before my experience I was more less an atheist...
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 headed to a dentist appointment at 9:30 am...
I suffered from treatment-resistant depression and had followed a strict regimen of psychiatric care and numerous medications for two years...
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I arrived at the hospital to have my child...
During the surgery I knew I was at risk of dying because of hemorrhage and eclampsia...
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After eighteen hours of labor, the delivery was not going well at all, and it was too late for a c'sarean...
Ancient Iranian NDEs Home Classification NDEs 3269 Ancient Iranian NDEs 16021 Experience Description The Ardā Vīrāz Nāmag,An Ancient Mazdean Journey into the HereafterContributed by JonathanThe Ardā Vīrāz Nāmag, an old Mazdean eschatological narrative, prob...
Uma A FDE Home Classification FDE 3270 Uma A FDE 6603 Experience Description Time seemed to stretch...
Sheryl NDE Home Classification NDE 3278 Sheryl NDE 6615 Experience Description At the time I was twenty-two years old and was struggling to forge my way through college...
I broke my back about six years ago in a skydiving accident...
