I very nearly drowned when I was 14 - during a church youth group whitewater rafting trip. I don't recommend it - drowning or church youth groups.
In late 2011, I had a bilateral pulmonary embolism. Nothing says "you're dying" quite like being unable to get sufficient blood into your lungs.
January 2013, pneumonia (complication from influenza) - bad enough that I had to be intubated and put into an induced coma for the better part of a week. That was the closest one - had I not sought medical care, AF would have needed a new moderator. Incidentally, this experience is what hammered home to me the idea that death is not necessarily something to be afraid of.
Never had an "experience", though.
In late 2011, I had a bilateral pulmonary embolism. Nothing says "you're dying" quite like being unable to get sufficient blood into your lungs.
January 2013, pneumonia (complication from influenza) - bad enough that I had to be intubated and put into an induced coma for the better part of a week. That was the closest one - had I not sought medical care, AF would have needed a new moderator. Incidentally, this experience is what hammered home to me the idea that death is not necessarily something to be afraid of.
Never had an "experience", though.
