Marie

This happened in August 1941, in France, a few days after my fathers birth. My grandmother had been assisted by a midwife for her delivery. The midwife unfortunately left a part of the placenta in the uterus. This caused an infection, followed by a sudden and strong bleeding, sending my grandmother into a coma. She … Read more

Bonnie

When I was about 11, I came down with chicken pox. I was very ill for a very long time. I would say I was deathly ill for about a month. I was running a very high fever, not eating, and had many lesions on my body that were very itchy and painful. The doctor … Read more

Sheri F.

It was 4 am and I had just given birth to my fifth child but the placenta was stuck. The midwife pulled and the cord broke. I started to bleed profusely. The medical staff was trying to get blood into me and calling for more blood. They didn’t seem to be able to keep up … Read more

Zac S.

After I was being rushed to the hospital, my perspective seemed to split between my body and a third-person, bird’s eye view. As time went on, my own consciousness began to drift further and further from my body. I saw the ambulance driving down the highway, and I felt as though my consciousness was leaving … Read more

Marina

I was having a yoga vacation. The people offering the vacation package had invited a Colombian woman. She told us that she had met a Native American man who had discovered a way to experience ‘the other side’ of life. She told us that you bring your body to a state of syncope or pre-death … Read more

Jim M.

I was suffering from the croup for several hours throughout the late afternoon and into the early evening. My breathing was very labored. After calling the doctor the first time and using the suggested steamy shower to clear my airway, my parents called again around 10 PM. The doctor came to the house to get … Read more

Randy G.

It was late September in 1997. I was 7 years old. I had a pedal bike with handlebar brakes. I was on hyperactive medication and was woken up out of a nap. We went to get my aunt, at a friend’s house, to go to karate lessons. I went down a hill and hit the … Read more

Mustafa

The experience happened in 1999 or 2000. I felt a severe impact on my right ribs, as I was hit from behind. First, I felt a severe pain but it only lasted for a short moment, maybe one second. I entered a tunnel that was almost completely dark. I was travelling upward with a great … Read more

Ali I.

It was winter time with heavy rain and wet streets. As I was busy fixing a power line in the street, I was suddenly hit with a 360 volt electric shock. I lost consciousness. Fortunately, my brother happened to be around and he pulled away the live wires from my hands. As I regained consciousness, … Read more

Scott P.

I was 2 years 7 months old at the time. What I remember is fairly simple; but was almost embedded in my brain. This was more than a typical memory. For instance, when I would try to think of my earliest memory over the years, I never thought of this one because it was so … Read more