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I was sitting down, leaning over, with my arms on the table and my head resting in my arms...
I had my first NDE, or maybe just a miracle, when I was around the age of 7...
During childbirth I was given an epidural and immediately afterwards I felt more comfortable but not pain free...
I was slicing a bagel and cut the tender area between the thumb and forefinger...
At the time of the story I was an agent of the State Police chosen to be in service to the Department of the Postal Police...
I was struck in the head with a pistol; the blow immediately forced me to the ground...
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Bonnie Z NDE Home Classification NDE 2971 Bonnie Z NDE 32085 Experience Description I was bleeding a lot, and then I became weak...
Ron B Probable NDE Home Classification Probable NDE 2972 Ron B Probable NDE 6208 Experience Description I was crushed under an elevator at work...
I felt more tired than usual as I had worked a lot for a few years, and had worked on the house we were building during my vacation...
I went swimming when my older sister asked me to go swimming with her...
I was told I looked as if I was having a seizure and as if I was really about to die...
This experience happened to me more than 60 years ago...
