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We’d arrived with all of my new friends...
Sandra B NDE Home Classification NDE 2068 Sandra B NDE 4235 Experience Description My brain surgeon had warned me that I had only minutes to live if the brain aneurysm went off before he operated and to get to the hospital as soon as possible and he would b...
I was sitting around talking with friends when I felt my heart speed up faster and faster and then stop...
We had a party for a friend...
It all started seconds before the crash occurred I got this really scared feeling then a feeling of complete peace, like everything was going to be alright...
Debbie NDE Home Classification NDE 2081 Debbie NDE 4253 Experience Description I was staying at a hotel in Florida on holiday with my family...
I suffered a miscarriage after being pregnant for just three months...
I had a near death experience during the heat wave of 2003...
Miguel RP NDE Home Classification NDE 2084 Miguel RP NDE 4133 Experience Description My name is Miguel...
I had delivered my son, who weighed 10lbs 3oz, naturally with no medical intervention, specifically no prostaglandin in the third stage which can prevent post-partum hemorrhage...
I had been in a lot of pain after almost four hours of surgery...
I was visiting my brother at his home...
