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I knew what I was doing because I had been up all night...
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I was on the surgery table and so my eyes were closed, and I was in the state of general anesthesia...
I fought with all my strength to stay conscious as I suffocated, because I thought if I passed out, he wouldn't stop and I would die...
Hailey M NDE Home Classification NDE 3884 Hailey M NDE 7575 Experience Description I was going into surgery, for the third summer in a row, to try and correct a failed spinal fusion...
Sydney L NDE Home Classification NDE 3896 Sydney L NDE 7600 Experience Description We were at the top of the stairs, my older brother, my older sister, and me...
My husband and I were headed for a divorce...
When I fell to the floor, I heard a voice say, 'They are here for you, James...
When I was in my 30s, I became very depressed...
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I had a profound near death experience 41 years ago when I was age 19...
I liked running at the YMCA in downtown and did so every chance I could...
I was having a heart attack after shoveling snow...
It was winter during school holidays...
