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I was slowly aware of a light ahead of me...
I always told my mother about this when I was a little girl, and at that time I had no idea that this might happen to other people too...
I was travelling by car from Alicante to Valencia with some friends; we had not slept for two days...
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I had gone in for surgery on my left ear...
David J NDE Home Classification NDE 1947 David J NDE 4050 Experience Description I found myself in a dark void...
It was three months into being diagnosed with Burkitt's Lymphoma...
I was driving from Corpus Christi, Texas to my home in San Antonio on a wet and rainy Sunday afternoon...
I went to a cave and saw my long lost relatives...
The most vivid part of the experience was at one point I could see my mother holding me in her arms...
Jason NDE Home Classification NDE 1962 Jason NDE 4082 Experience Description I was not drawn to a light or a life review or even a tunnel of light...
Blester PW NDE Home Classification NDE 1966 Blester PW NDE 4091 Experience Description I was in contact with a woman who I was supporting in Glasgow...
Raina J NDE Home Classification NDE 1967 Raina J NDE 4092 Experience Description Much of the auto accident is blurry...
