Eventually the paramedics deemed me well enough to walk out to the ambulance. They did not feel it was necessary to allow me to put on a shirt and a belt, so while walking out it was imperative that a paramedic held an IV bag, while they asked me to keep the oxygen over my [...]

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Black Then… Eternal darkness Then… Black, empty consciousness Then… Warmth? Then… Recognition of self. Then… A presence Behind me Then… Development of sense of self Then… Red, red, red, RED, RED, RED, RED!!!! I explode from the womb of rebirth into the light of my bedroom. I’m on my back with the bright light of [...]

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