What It Felt Like to Almost Die
My near-death experience taught me not to fear those final moments
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7 min readJan 18, 2019
I remember the very instant the blood clot careened into my heart.
The palpitations were like nothing I’d ever felt, and the taste of blood filled my mouth. Milliseconds later, like a ricochet of bullets, the clot exploded in my lungs. I fell to the ground, gasping for air…
