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On May 15 1991, I felt extreme pain in my abdomen...
I briefly 'saw' both what would be considered Heaven and its counterpart...
I came home from Thanksgiving evening and took a few shots of vodka...
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Tammie W NDE Home Classification NDE And Probable NDE 3167 Tammie W NDE 6452 Experience Description At first I did not leave this realm...
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From the brain injury, I was in a coma...
I fell during gym class and fractured my skull...
I was being prepped to go in to a routine hernia repair outpatient surgery...
I overdosed on purpose...
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Poppy Probable NDE Home Classification Probable NDE 3198 Poppy Probable NDE 6500 Experience Description While I was undergoing neurosurgery, I experienced a period of darkness and then I saw grey and pink lights...
Roland B NDE Home Classification NDE 3200 Roland B NDE 6503 Experience Description I unknowingly grabbed a 2300 volt power cable...
Sandi R NDE Home Classification NDE 3202 Sandi R NDE 6505 Experience Description It was a rainy afternoon when we were driving home from my grandmother's after a visit...
A friend and I were walking through a field and nearby woods...
