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I was in an IBM sales class when I experienced heart failure...
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...
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...
My husband and children went to church but I stayed home to rest since I wasn't feeling very well...
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...
Margie A NDE Home Classification NDE 2297 Margie A NDE 4561 Experience Description I had been bleeding heavily because of a placenta Previa...
Julian D NDE Home Classification NDE 2317 Julian D NDE 4592 Experience Description I was forlorn in my life and had wanted to die...
I remember opening my eyes and seeing a lot of smoke and the room was dark...
Julia J NDE Home Classification NDE 2322 Julia J NDE 4599 Experience Description I fell onto a playground area...
We got to the hotel and I told the boys I didn't feel good, but I didn't want to scare them...
I was a passenger in a car when we hit black ice...
