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In March 1993 I was living in Del Rio, Texas with my husband (we have since divorced)...
Before my experience I was more less an atheist...
David G ADC Home Classification ADC 3233 David G ADC 6559 Experience Description The morning of her death (she was killed overnight), I took the call at home and had to track down my wife as she had already left for work...
I was sitting by a campfire at a lake, talking with an older man about rodeos and horses...
When it happened, I was watching television...
I suffered from treatment-resistant depression and had followed a strict regimen of psychiatric care and numerous medications for two years...
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Portia NDE Home Classification NDE 3250 Portia NDE 5434 Experience Description I woke up and found myself standing to the right of the operating table...
Before I tell my experience, I felt it was important to tell of what happened leading up to my experience...
While giving birth, I had a reaction to the gas (oxygen) used to alleviate some of the labor pain...
I was passing through a bright light...
It's been 16 years since my experience and for many years I wasn't able to talk about it out of fear of judgment...
I do not remember what led up to my drowning, but I saw my life flash before my eyes...
