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It was Saturday, January 11, 1986, and winter in Chicago, Illinois...
About a few weeks prior to the near-death experience, I had this feeling that I would die soon...
The first thing I remember was seeing a huge, round, and colorful opening or pathway...
Although, I don't remember the exact date of my NDE, I remember that I was 21, and I had a 1-1/2 year old little boy...
The experience is hard to convey into words, so I'll do my best to describe...
Lower back surgery was sceduled for the morning of February 23, 2015...
On 12/04/2020, I underwent surgery to repair an injury to the tendons of my rotator cuff...
I was at the hospital having a sodium blocker test to see what was wrong with my heart...
I had 2 NDEs a few days apart in early August of 1997...
It should be noted that I have been diagnosed with sleep apnea many years after this experience since the experience...
I do not remember getting hit or two weeks before the experience...
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I was having unusual pains in my chest, so I called for an ambulance...
