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I overdosed on pain meds and was dead for several minutes...
Charles N NDE Home Classification NDE 2731 Charles N NDE 5223 Experience Description My Visit to HeavenI had a back surgery in which the anesthesiologist gave me too much anesthesia and I died on the operating table...
I was a life guard in New Jersey...
Linda D NDE Home Classification NDE 2738 Linda D NDE 5238 Experience Description I was walking with a friend after school...
Edward S NDE Home Classification NDE 2739 Edward S NDE 5239 Experience Description I knew I was in a great deal of trouble, and that something had to be done...
It has occurred to me that this is probably a fairly ordinary experience and I feel pretty sure that many people have gone through something like it; but as time goes by, I am more and more convinced that what I experienced is of great importance to me...
After the accident occurred, I was trapped under a Toyota Tundra truck...
Around 4:00 p...
Brenda I NDEs Home Classification NDEs 2753 Brenda I NDEs 5259/6202 Experience Description 6202 I come from a family with a history of heart attacks...
I was giving birth to my first child...
Matt H NDEs Home Classification NDE 2757 Matt H NDEs 5248 Experience Description My best friend and I were at a family reunion on a ranch a hundred and fifty miles from Sacramento, California...
I had been seeing a doctor for sickness and weight gain...
