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my eyes, and that second I thought it was all over. I would be

leaving my boys behind for good. At that second, we hit the tree.

My head went forward and Tom braced himself in front of me

and the dashboard.

I felt like guardian

angels or my

deceased relatives

were there to save

my life. I had seen

them with my own

eyes. I thought that

was it when we hit

the tree. I saw my

cousin Rae Jean, my

great grandfather,

Julius Stevens,

whom I never met,

and many more.

I felt their energy

around me. I was

close to seeing the

light we all see before we die. I thought of my boys -- and that

brought me back to reality. Everything missed the dashboard

but my left knee.

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