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I had an attack of pancreatitis while at work...
One day when I was about 11 or 12 (this is my best estimate of my age at the time) I was swimming alone in our pool...
I was laying back in the dental chair with a nasal mask on through which I was receiving laughing gas...
Bill D NDE Home Classification NDE 3072 Bill D NDE 6316 Experience Description We were hunting about 20 miles out of town...
At 11 years old, I was rushed to the intensive care unit due to a case of septicemia [a dangerous blood infection], which was the result of a bad diagnosis made by a general doctor...
Georgia P NDE Home Classification NDE 3080 Georgia P NDE 6332 Experience Description I was pregnant with my first child; from my fourth month on I kept having problems...
Edwin G Probable NDE Home Classification Probable NDE 3089 Edwin G Probable NDE 6341 Experience Description I went to a friend’s house, at the time I was unaware that her boyfriend suspected we had more than just a friendship (but we did not)...
Jenny C NDE Home Classification NDEs 3094 Jenny C NDE 6345 Experience Description FIRST TIME: I was about five when my first NDE happened...
Glenda G Father's NDE (Sherman G) Home Classification Secondhand NDE 3097 Glenda G Father's NDE (Sherman G) 6350 Experience Description My dad, Sherman G, had been diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma and had his right kidney removed...
Ramon Probable NDE Home Classification NDE 3099 Ramon Probable NDE 6320 Experience Description It was around 5 pm on that day in October 2004 that I felt very tired...
It may be useful to note that there has been no history of heart problems in my family and I myself have always been reasonably healthy, enjoying a regular swim...
Erika R NDE Home Classification NDE 3104 Erika R NDE 6354 Experience Description I was 11 weeks pregnant and started feeling bad the previous day...
