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We had met with an accident and I hit my head and cut my forehead...
Maria N FDE Home Classification FDE 1593 Maria N FDE 3493 Experience Description It was on a morning in the month of November...
Cyndi G NDE Home Classification NDE 1596 Cyndi G NDE 21780 Experience Description I was at the hospital having a second heart valve replacement done in six months...
Harriet K NDE Home Classification NDE 1598 Harriet K NDE 3560 Experience Description I clearly remember watching the angiogram as it was taking place - a person was holding my hand, there was a large square machine above me, and several people at the foot o...
I was driving alone in a van down a loose gravel country road...
On passing out I felt a sudden rush past many people's faces...
Everything seemed to get real quiet and slow, kind of slow motion, almost like I had time to experience all of the feelings sounds and surroundings in less than real time...
While in the throes of a bad car accident, my deceased grandfather (that I was extremely close to) came to me...
Rogue River Rafting Scare, July 11, 2005...
I believe this occurred during the emergency, exploratory surgery to save my life...
When I gave birth to my second child, I was afraid of the pain and asked for anesthesia...
I looked up and thought to myself that I was sure that I had turned the light off, when I had gone to bed...
