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I had been in labor for 27 hours...
I'm at the boarding school, on an evening with the game 'calling souls', with 'true' stories and with the finger on a glass; a great fear from a girlfriend who is going to bed...
Sherry S NDE Home Classification NDE 3790 Sherry S NDE 7441 Experience Description I was 22 and had bronchitis so was given cough syrup with codeine to help with the coughing...
Vernon C NDE Home Classification NDE 3792 Vernon C NDE 7443 Experience Description I went swimming in Gold River with two friends and got swept out into a fast current...
Years age, I was giving natural childbirth to my third daughter...
I went to bed for the night...
I had been feeling unwell for a couple of days - something like a slight cold...
I've had several out of body experiences but this was my first and with the most impact...
Andrew G NDE Home Classification NDE 3801 Andrew G NDE 7453 Experience Description On October 28 1976, I, my brother, his wife and daughter went down to the lake with our kayak...
I had been leaving the window near my bed open and was listening to birdsong...
Sally S NDE Home Classification NDE 3804 Sally S NDE 7460 Experience Description I had undergone surgery to remove my tonsils and adenoids...
I was away from earth and could see it like small ball...
