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I flipped, hit my head and landed in the water...
I'll try to recall this as accurately possible...
I was sitting on my couch and my breathing was cut off...
It was May 5th and I was in my private room on the ninth floor of the University of Cincinnati Hospital recovering from a surgery to remove my first and second rib...
James F NDE Home Classification NDE 1480 James F NDE 118 Experience Description Shortly after eating a large dinner three days before Thanksgiving Day, 1996, I had experienced pains to my chest that was so sharp that it dropped me to my knees...
My First Near Death Experience I remember this one time when I was about two and a half years old (1974-1975, somewhere in Texas), it was my first death experience...
In July of 2019 I was in a car accident...
Edwin NDE Home Classification NDE 1514 Edwin NDE 10 Experience Description It was accidental...
I was just there...
In 1980, I was riding in a car which was involved in a tragic accident...
I don't have my medical records in front of me so I will have to wing the dates and spellings...
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Chris H Probable REM Intrusion Home Classification Probable REM Intrusion 1553 Chris H Probable REM Intrusion 3494 Experience Description I was exhausted and hit the bed intent on getting some sleep...
