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My NDE took place three days after the birth of my son...
First experience: I was in a car accident while driving with my four children...
CL Possible NDE Home Classification Possible NDE 2654 CL Possible NDE 5120 Experience Description I did not have the full experience that others report, but it was definitely a life changing event for me...
I felt the presence of my dead father in the theatre room when I realized that the anesthetic was not working on me...
Geri R NDE Home Classification NDE 2677 Geri R NDE 5142 Experience Description On March 7th, 2011, I went to see my endodontist for what was supposed to be my final root canal...
I was in extreme pain and feeling very weak, so my wife called my personal doctor, who instructed her (with the help of my priest-friend) to take me to the hospital emergency room immediately...
I was admitted for surgery on an ascending appendicitis, which means the appendix was lodged between the kidneys and the liver, and was difficult to see on a scan...
I was in the hospital for outpatient surgery on my toe...
Charles N NDE Home Classification NDE 2731 Charles N NDE 5223 Experience Description My Visit to HeavenI had a back surgery in which the anesthesiologist gave me too much anesthesia and I died on the operating table...
Denise B Probable NDE Home Classification Probable NDE 2736 Denise B Probable NDE 5234 Experience Description I was rushed to the hospital for what was determined to be an emergency appendectomy...
After the accident occurred, I was trapped under a Toyota Tundra truck...
Brenda I NDEs Home Classification NDEs 2753 Brenda I NDEs 5259/6202 Experience Description 6202 I come from a family with a history of heart attacks...
