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I was the passenger in a car...
After observing a frightening injury of a loved one, I ran as fast as I could to summon help...
Courtney NDE Home Classification NDE 2236 Courtney NDE 4459 Experience Description When my son was born I lost a lot of blood and I felt my heart stop...
I was shot in the abdomen with a 22...
I woke up above my body, and I was still having electrical thoughts...
Adeline N NDE Home Classification NDE 2251 Adeline N NDE 4481 Experience Description When I came to after tonsil surgery, I felt sick and vomited blood...
The first thing I recall is seeing my 'fiancé' beside my bed and then doctors/nurses surrounding the bed in a 'flurry of activity' and then seeing myself lying in the bed and being shocked by that...
I don't remember anything before the accident, as me and my ex-boyfriend were drinking heavily...
My father was stationed at Camp Lejune, North Carolina and we were living on the base in the military housing...
Margie A NDE Home Classification NDE 2297 Margie A NDE 4561 Experience Description I had been bleeding heavily because of a placenta Previa...
Contacted doctor because of swelling in upper leg which would not shrink nor go away - examined by internist and surgeon - diagnosed femoral hernia - surgery 2:00 pm...
Julian D NDE Home Classification NDE 2317 Julian D NDE 4592 Experience Description I was forlorn in my life and had wanted to die...
