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I feel nothing but gratitude to Tom for saving my life, and my

family helping me stay or have the strength to live. I have never

come up with how I knew it would happen or how I managed to

walk away with my life, but I can tell you it was near death for

me. Nightmares followed for months afterward, and sometimes

they still surface near the anniversary of the experience. My

psychic powers have doubled since then. However, it is an

experience I do not wish to repeat. The lesson I did learn is not

to take life for granted because life is short. Having that near-

death experience made me aware of my life and how short it

can be.

by Rayna Buxman

Glossary

wedge : put or push into a narrow space
making it unable to move
impact : result / effect

parolee : The person who is released with

agreement before the punishment
period
premonition : a feeling that something bad is going

to happen

scary : frightening
deceased : dead
psychic : having a special mental ability

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