Teri H.

At some point after open-heart surgery on Sept. 15, 2011, there were some ‘big bleeds.’ I’m not sure but I think it was in my nose and throat. When I ‘crashed’ on Sunday, Sept. 18 and had to be resuscitated, it was determined that my lungs had filled with aspirated blood, I was told. On … Read more

Birgit S.

At the age of eight, I was having a vacation in Austria with my family. On that day, we were walking a steep walkway in the ‘Watzmannmassiv’, which means ‘High Mountain’ in German. Like the adults, I got a walking stick. I was very proud, as I got a new stick for every hike. Arriving … Read more

Dixie N.

At age 7, I was taking swimming lessons in the very deep, dark Lake Michigan. The swimming instructor was a teenage boy. It was our last lesson. He told us to swim out as far as you can, then stop, turn around in the water, and come back to shore. I was a good swimmer, … Read more

Richard

I was leaving a learning center for adults, when I was hit by this bus. This happened some 40 kilometers from my home. Instantly, at unbelievable speed I was at my father’s place. I was floating while roaming through the rooms of the house. Then I was back in my body within a few seconds. … Read more

Valeria

I was in the passenger seat of a car that my boyfriend was driving. It was nighttime and raining heavily. There was a lot of traffic because we were on a busy route from the beach to the capital, São Paulo. There was a dog in the back seat. The last move I remember making … Read more

Georgina

On October 1, my second daughter was born by C-section and everything went well. Fifteen days later, on October 16, I was sitting by my 2 daughters. My newbown was ready to sleep in my lap. I began to suffer a terrible headache that was so intense that I put the newborn into her cot … Read more

Mwila G.

After getting the result of the pap smear, I went to see my pastor. I was telling him, ‘Father I’m not going to die’. He answered ‘Who said you will die?’ I gave him the result. He was exhorting me and praying. I had to do the biopsy; I got the result of the biopsy … Read more

Catura J.

It was late that night when my friend called her mom to come pick us up from the movie theater. I remember waving goodbye to my friends as we were pulling away. My friend’s mom told me to put on my seat belt. Prior to that night, I had hardly worn my seatbelt. That is … Read more

Tammy R.

When I turned age 16 in September 1974, my parents gave me a car for Christmas. I was stupid and allowed someone else drive my car. The car was totaled in the accident in March 1975. The details of the accident are: We were on one of the many country roads outside of our town … Read more

Dale H.

I awoke early in the morning with severe chest pain and asked my wife to call 911. I got up to go to the bathroom and passed out on the toilet, falling to the floor. My wife said that I was out for about a minute. Before awakening, I experienced the presence of unrecognized beings … Read more