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I woke up early on August 19, 2020...
Anne M NDE Home Classification NDE 2469 Anne M NDE 4861 Experience Description I had been riding with friends and we had crossed a main boulevard and were approaching a gravel side road...
I was ten years old crossing a street heading home for dinner from a friend's house...
Rose D NDE Home Classification NDE 2472 Rose D NDE 4867 Experience Description I was having an asthma attack but this one seemed much worse than any I'd had before...
This experience I have been keeping to myself for almost last fifty years...
I sat on my bike, in front of the car that was about to run me over for what felt like hours, having a little conversation with myself...
Ricky W Probable NDE Home Classification Probable NDE 2494 Ricky W Probable NDE 4892 Experience Description I tried to rescue an eight year old friend of mine from drowning, and he took me down under the water...
Ken M Possible NDE Home Classification Possible NDE 2497 Ken M Possible NDE 4896 Experience Description I was surfing in Carlsbad, California in the early morning before work...
First of all I will NEVER fear death...
I observed the body surrounded by a surgical team, then the hospital from above, then the hospital surrounded by wintering cornfields...
On January 27th I had an appointment with my cardiologist at 2:00 pm...
I was in a near head on (45 degree angle) car collision, each of us traveling about 60 mph...
