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On May 7, 1978 at about 10:20 p...
The day had been an emotionally difficult one, as my mother had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer...
I was 19 at the time of my 'near death' experience, which resulted from a fainting episode from receiving multiple injections of medication...
Rebecca B FDE Home Classification FDE 2873 Rebecca B FDE 6049 Experience Description My father had passed away almost one year at the time of my car accident...
Jack M NDE Home Classification NDE 2934 Jack M NDE 6168 Experience Description My first sensation was being in an environment I didn't recognize...
Bonnie Z NDE Home Classification NDE 2971 Bonnie Z NDE 32085 Experience Description I was bleeding a lot, and then I became weak...
During an echocardiogram of my heart subsequent to an MI, I became quite tired...
I had been in the hospital for two weeks and my cardiologist told me and my parents that my heart was not compatible with living (verbatim)...
Lisa K NDE Home Classification NDE 3046 Lisa K NDE 6283 Experience Description I had a cardiac procedure to stop atrial fibrillation; I was under general anesthesia for 9 hours...
My near death experience: It had been a strange day...
Connie N Probable NDE Home Classification Probable NDE 3123 Connie N Probable NDE 6386 Experience Description Birth of youngest child...
Enrique NDE Home Classification NDE 3129 Enrique NDE 6394 Experience Description On 5/31/12, I recall being very distressed because I had relapsed on cocaine after having had a substantial amount of clean time...
