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I was in a three-day summer camp with my older brother (the one that died)...
Kelly W FDE Home Classification FDE 4256 Kelly W FDE 8160 Experience Description I thought we were going to die in a head-on high-speed collision...
It was like any other day...
I was having a routine out-patient surgery on my sinuses...
My two friends and I had been camping for about five or six days...
I was on my way home while riding my bicycle...
Born to an unmarried mother, she left me in care of my grandparents...
I went to the bank near my house...
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I had been depressed most of my life, but my parents did not recognize it...
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Ruei H NDEs Home Classification NDEs 4307 Ruei H NDEs 8208 Experience Description I was diagnosed with narcolepsy in 2014...
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Francisco D NDEs Home Classification NDEs 4312 Francisco D NDEs 8241 Experience Description During my infancy, I suffered frequently from asthma attacks...
Casey W Possible NDE Home Classification Possible NDE 4314 Casey W Possible NDE 8228 Experience Description I broke the L4&L5 vertebra while on duty with the Sheriff's Office causing me to have major back surgery...
