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Apr 2021
39m 58s

When I Almost Died

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About this episode

A few years ago, I asked you to share your near-death experiences. You told us about car accidents...plane crashes...illness...suicide. And, you told us what happened after, when you didn't die. Today: your stories about life after near death. 

You can hear more of my conversation with Elizabeth Caplice, who died in July 2016, here

We're still collecting your stories about the hardest conversations you've ever had. Send us a voice memo or an email: deathsexmoney@wnyc.org

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