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I was starting to have a panic attack, going in and out of consciousness...
I had been really sick...
Before the surgery, I was taken to the operating room where my gown was removed and my arms were stretched out as the IVs were inserted...
Jack M NDE Home Classification NDE 2934 Jack M NDE 6168 Experience Description My first sensation was being in an environment I didn't recognize...
I was sitting in class at university with my leg wrapped around the leg of my chair, and when I got up for a break, I had a strange sensation in my left calf...
I was in an infrared frequency, where everything was sepia tone...
I was at the dentist with my mother...
After being at home for a few days following surgery in 2007, I developed a wound infection that required a daily visit from the District Nurse to clean this and apply new dressings...
Riding my bike past the golf course, I watch as the van runs the stop sign; however, I'm unable to swerve out of his way...
My friend and I were excited and making decisions for her upcoming wedding, when my laughter was silenced by a sudden, unrelenting pain that sent sheer terror through my body...
The moment I lost consciousness, I found myself in an unknown dimension, one that opposes the material world we live down here on planet Earth...
I was playing tag with friends on the playground in second grade...
