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In the summer of 1985 I was at a beach in California with my family...
I'm an old man...
One day when I was about 11 or 12 (this is my best estimate of my age at the time) I was swimming alone in our pool...
As a teacher, I was supervising students coming out two doors of the cafeteria for recess...
Belazreg H NDE Home Classification NDE 3069 Belazreg H NDE 6304 Experience Description I found myself floating in a universe of nothingness...
I was laying back in the dental chair with a nasal mask on through which I was receiving laughing gas...
Bill D NDE Home Classification NDE 3072 Bill D NDE 6316 Experience Description We were hunting about 20 miles out of town...
At 11 years old, I was rushed to the intensive care unit due to a case of septicemia [a dangerous blood infection], which was the result of a bad diagnosis made by a general doctor...
It was my very first delivery at age 31 yrs...
Georgia P NDE Home Classification NDE 3080 Georgia P NDE 6332 Experience Description I was pregnant with my first child; from my fourth month on I kept having problems...
Sarah Other STE Home Classification STE 3082 Sarah Other STE 6335 Experience Description Prior to my experience, I was in the hospital...
I was a very serious athlete all of my life and knew my body very intimately...
