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It was in the days of Hippies, drugs, free sex, and rebellion...
James F NDE Home Classification NDE 1480 James F NDE 118 Experience Description Shortly after eating a large dinner three days before Thanksgiving Day, 1996, I had experienced pains to my chest that was so sharp that it dropped me to my knees...
I have two memories growing up that I've never been able to understand or put together until now...
Lee FDE Home Classification FDE 1527 Lee FDE 3458 Experience Description I had an out of body experience right before the impact...
In 1980, I was riding in a car which was involved in a tragic accident...
Molly M NDE Home Classification NDE 2415 Molly M NDE 4762 Experience Description 4762: I saw so many people I knew throughout my life...
We had met with an accident and I hit my head and cut my forehead...
Cyndi G NDE Home Classification NDE 1596 Cyndi G NDE 21780 Experience Description I was at the hospital having a second heart valve replacement done in six months...
Harriet K NDE Home Classification NDE 1598 Harriet K NDE 3560 Experience Description I clearly remember watching the angiogram as it was taking place - a person was holding my hand, there was a large square machine above me, and several people at the foot o...
I looked up and thought to myself that I was sure that I had turned the light off, when I had gone to bed...
Vicky M NDE Home Classification NDE 1636 Vicky M NDE 3627 Experience Description I was six years old, diagnosed with meningitis and pneumonia and a collapsed lung...
Wendy M NDE Home Classification NDE 1637 Wendy M NDE 21822 Experience Description No Experience given...
