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Linda D NDE Home Classification NDE 2738 Linda D NDE 5238 Experience Description I was walking with a friend after school...
Edward S NDE Home Classification NDE 2739 Edward S NDE 5239 Experience Description I knew I was in a great deal of trouble, and that something had to be done...
It has occurred to me that this is probably a fairly ordinary experience and I feel pretty sure that many people have gone through something like it; but as time goes by, I am more and more convinced that what I experienced is of great importance to me...
After the accident occurred, I was trapped under a Toyota Tundra truck...
My girlfriend and I had not been getting along so I moved out and got a condominium...
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I was walking to the first football game of my Senior Year from on-base housing where I lived because my father was a Colonel in the Air Force...
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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...
Matt H NDEs Home Classification NDE 2757 Matt H NDEs 5248 Experience Description My best friend and I were at a family reunion on a ranch a hundred and fifty miles from Sacramento, California...
Gina J NDE Home Classification NDE 2759 Gina J NDE 5266 Experience Description At first, I was afraid...
Susan C Probable NDE Home Classification Probable NDE 2761 Susan C Probable NDE 5268 Experience Description I remember having a hard time breathing, like there was a heavy weight on my chest...
I had been sick for six weeks and was in a lot of emotional pain...
