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I'm not exactly sure what happened to me...
It was a hot summer day in South Texas...
I was in labor...
I had to go into hospital for an operation on an abdominal hernia which was quite severe as it was several years old and was quite bad...
I remember opening my eyes and seeing a lot of smoke and the room was dark...
Mike K NDE Home Classification NDE 2157 Mike K NDE 4356 Experience Description In early 1969 I had an out of body experience...
It was as if I was seeing through a kaleidoscope (again, not precisely what really happened, but as close as I can get with words)...
Marietta S NDE Home Classification NDE 696 Marietta S NDE 21000 Experience Description I was very young and my brothers and sisters (of which I have seven), all went up into the hayloft to play...
Mary NDE Home Classification NDE 1751 Mary NDE 3731 Experience Description Personally I do not believe in these things at all...
Debbie P NDE Home Classification NDE 2107 Debbie P NDE 4280 Experience Description During emergency surgery to correct prolonged bleeding from a spontaneous abortion (unknown early stage pregnancy) my heart stopped and electric shock to my heart was applied...
Let's get one thing straight...
I was in surgery for a cervical fusion from a broken neck several months prior...
