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I arrived home and found my partner dead...
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The following experience description was written in 2004...
Kelly C NDEs Home Classification NDE 3274 Kelly C NDEs 6611 Experience Description The first experience was in 1995...
I was a young street racer...
Sunday evening my wife and I were getting ready to watch a video when she said I slumped over and my heart stopped...
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...
It's been 16 years since my experience and for many years I wasn't able to talk about it out of fear of judgment...
Probable NDE due to auto accident at age 17 in Singapore...
I do not remember what led up to my drowning, but I saw my life flash before my eyes...
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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