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I was nearing my fourth year in the U...
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In 2016, I experimented with IV opiates for the first and last time...
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My swimming teacher instructed the class to swim to the other end of the pool with a kickboard and by holding it with one hand...
When I was about 4 or 5 years old, one of my favorite things to do was to go outside on 'trash day...
I was doing an intense, group cross-fit workout when my cardiac arrest occurred...
I was drowning in a rip current...
I have had an interest in the effects drugs/alcohol produce ever since I first tried them in 2011...
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I was struck by a yellow pick up truck...
I found myself at ceiling level, in a corner of the room...
When I was 4 years old, I was in the backyard with my grandpa, the neighbor, and her daughter who was my age...
This happened to me about 4 years ago, so my memory of the day leading up to the event is very foggy...
