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20. A friend reads about near death experiences told by Eben Alexander, MD.

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 06:17 PM

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He had bacterial meningitis and was placed in a coma. He remembered his NDE and so do others. Neurosurgeon, so he did get intense care by other neurosurgeons, who kept hands off the plug.

I am content to read about this and skip the lab.

Dear Floyd, everything in your link after and including the question mark is an unnecessary tracker that may contain PII, or not. Just saying.

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