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I was in so much pain...
This is my amazing NDE...
I had already had severe asphyxiation episodes which had led to unconsciousness...
I was five years old...
As I was fighting to stay afloat in the freezing temperature of the water, I could feel the weight of my boats pulling me under...
Debbie B NDE Home Classification NDE 2672 Debbie B NDE 5134 Experience Description In my first experience, I remember opening my eyes and seeing my husband standing a distance from me...
Geri R NDE Home Classification NDE 2677 Geri R NDE 5142 Experience Description On March 7th, 2011, I went to see my endodontist for what was supposed to be my final root canal...
I was in the hospital for outpatient surgery on my toe...
My mother, brother and I were staying in a guest house next to the hospital where they were treating me, and every day I'd go over there and would have my blood taken and my condition monitored...
Niel L NDE Home Classification NDE 2711 Niel L NDE 5191 Experience Description When I was four, I went to the swimming pool alone to get some coins I had seen at the bottom...
On October 31, 2010, I was at friend's home with other friends to celebrate Halloween...
Vera G NDE Home Classification NDE 2717 Vera G NDE 5201 Experience Description My friend and I went out for a run in the morning, but we only ran one block - just up to her house...
