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I died when I was little, but can't accurately remember how old I was...
In the middle of my surgery I woke up, looked at the doctor and told him that what he was doing hurt...
I remember that I could no longer get any air in...
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I was working as a seamstress in a sportswear company...
Josefina M Mother NDE Home Classification Secondhand NDE 2259 Josefina M Mother NDE 4658 Experience Description This was my mother's experience, which from that time onwards she told us about as something quite natural, and she remembers it clearly even now...
Rick M NDE Home Classification NDE 2577 Rick M NDE 4994 Experience Description Being Native American, I don't have a view of your heaven...
Gavin C Probable NDE Home Classification Probable NDE 3599 Gavin C Probable NDE 7122 Experience Description On a rafting trip in the head waters of the Waioi River, our raft containing six people flipped over in a grade 4 rapid...
On January 12, 2019, my husband and I were travelling to a destination in the next state via a major highway...
I was raised in a conservative Jewish family in Philadelphia...
I was 3 years old when I suffered from severe pneumonia...
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...
In October of 2015, I had to undergo the removal of three lumps that were supposedly smaller than 2...
