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I went through prostate surgery and was recovering in my room...
Joan S FDE Home Classification FDE 3786 Joan S FDE 7435 Experience Description I had been on a trip to Hawaii for a couple months, waiting for my sister to arrive...
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I was home alone...
Sherry S NDE Home Classification NDE 3790 Sherry S NDE 7441 Experience Description I was 22 and had bronchitis so was given cough syrup with codeine to help with the coughing...
I floated above in the room, I could see everything that was going on, but not afraid or concerned with it...
Vernon C NDE Home Classification NDE 3792 Vernon C NDE 7443 Experience Description I went swimming in Gold River with two friends and got swept out into a fast current...
Annelise W Probable NDEs Home Classification Probable NDE 3793 Annelise W Probable NDEs 7445 Experience Description On the three occasions I was very tired or severely unwell prior to the experience...
They had performed a Cesarean on me and had given me general anesthesia...
Everything started two days before my experience...
March 10, 2014, I was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital by my husband because I was very sick...
Andrew G NDE Home Classification NDE 3801 Andrew G NDE 7453 Experience Description On October 28 1976, I, my brother, his wife and daughter went down to the lake with our kayak...
Marc M NDE Home Classification NDE 3802 Marc M NDE 7454 Experience Description After a great loss of blood due to internal bleeding, I left my body...
