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I had been struggling to breathe for about 24 hours...
I had had a severe diverticular blood loss about an hour earlier and was very unsteady on my feet...
I was born with a rare heart disease (Tricuspid Atresia)...
V NDE Home Classification NDE 1866 V NDE 3928 Experience Description I remember it being a lovely day, weather-wise, and I was very happy that my mother was allowing me to take a nap in my parent's bed, rather than my own, which was on the floor and hard...
I went in for a scheduled surgery on July 10th, 2008...
On December 16, 1996, I was driving to work with my sister...
Paeata BC NDE Home Classification NDE 1898 Paeata BC NDE 3971 Experience Description No Description Given Background Information: Gender: Female Date NDE Occurred: various over many years NDE Elements: At the time of your experience, was there an associated...
When I decided to give up trying to reach the shore and just let myself drown, suddenly everything seemed to stand totally still...
Carmel B NDE Home Classification NDE 1920 Carmel B NDE 4055/4006 Experience Description 4055 I will talk first about my first experience of an NDE at four years of age...
I felt as if I was squeezed through a dark tube of some kind...
It was New Year's Eve 2002 (and I was completely content) and we suddenly received a call from the wife of one of my closest friends...
I was slowly aware of a light ahead of me...
