Debbie C.

I was under anesthesia for laproscopy surgery. I remember being in what I can only describe as ‘the Universe.’ I did not feel like I was out of my body and I do not believe I was dreaming. I felt that I was with God and that God was conveying to me the meaning of … Read more

Caren J.

I was in the hospital for a cardiac catheterization procedure to determine if I have pulmonary hypertension. This was done under local anesthesia and there were no complications. I was to stay in the hospital for 2-3 hours to make sure there were no complications and then I would be released to go home. Everything … Read more

Bernard

It was Thanksgiving night and I was walking to a party. A car pull up along the side of me and a mask guy got out. The only thing I could see was his blue eyes as he put the gun to my head for about thirty seconds. I told him, ‘if you’re gonna shoot, … Read more

Anke E.

It was in September 2009, when I arrived at home from a jogging run. I was completely frozen because it was so cold outside. I was in the process of starting a fire in our fireplace, when my baggy jogging pants caught fire. With a slight trace of irritation for my inattention, I tried to … Read more

Graca P.

I saw and heard my husband cry and did not understand the reason. For me, everything was going to pass and I was well. I said to him: ‘Manuel, I’m well! It’s over!’ He didn’t hear me. I insisted. He went to grab the device to measure the blood pressure, put it on my arm … Read more

Ty L.

It was a warm summer day around 3:00 PM. My cousin Troy and I were goofing off as kids usually do. We took our grandmother’s four-wheeler out for a ride on her farm. For a couple hours we were having fun, but it took a turn for the worse when we became reckless. At the … Read more

Jennifer B.

I was bike riding with my sister and a friend. I fell off the bike and fractured my skull. I died several times on the way to the hospital and was in a coma for a week. The experience does not translate into language. It is an experience that we will all get to in … Read more

Dy-Wen

When I was six years old, my neighbor took me to Sunday school at church. I could not understand what the teacher was saying because she had a heavy accent and I did not know how to read yet. But the brightly colored learning material caught my attention. I remembered in class that when I … Read more

Sergei S.

After high school, I went to work in a coal mine in Chukotka, Russia. [Chukotka is a province in Russia that is furthest East and North, actually in the Western Hemisphere, located along the Bering Strait.] In the coal mine there was a lot of dust from the rock and a lot of heavy lifting … Read more

Halil T.

I was picking up my daughter from school. While I was walking there, I dropped to the floor. I was having a heart attack! I was walking in a pretty populous area, so there were many people around. However, no one seemed to do anything. A few younger boys walked by, and just watched as … Read more