My family went to a city pool and I’m almost sure it was the 4th of July. I was 5 or 6 years old at the time. I distinctly recall Mom telling me to stay in the kiddy pool because I didn’t know how to swim. The kiddy pool was full of babies and toddlers … Read more

One day in July, I felt ill with cramps and could not walk or urinate. I told my sister. A friend took us to the hospital and I was put into an oxygen tent. However, I did not know what an oxygen tent was until a few days later when the nurses told me. My … Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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