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I was swimming in a pool, with a friend...
I woke up with a feeling like heart burn in the middle of my chest at 6 am...
I had to go into hospital for an operation on an abdominal hernia which was quite severe as it was several years old and was quite bad...
My ulcer literally exploded as soon as the cauterizing needle touched it...
I went to the dentist's office for some cavities that needed to be filled...
I was supposed to be under sedation for heart surgery, I was, according to the team working on my physical body...
My first thought was that I was looking up at the bluest sky and fluffiest white clouds I had ever seen...
I was drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes all morning...
In 1992 I had lung surgery...
My mother at the time was away at a camp with her special education class...
Ten days after the birth of our second child, my husband and I had a planned evening for just the two of us...
I lost consciousness in the hospital emergency room, stopped breathing...
