The recent death themed posts by Grapekoolaid got me thinking about my
own experiences with death and there was one that stood out. About ten
years ago in 1998 I lost my grandmother (my mum's mum) to stomach flu
which triggered her diabetes and she was gone in less than 24 hours
from when it started. I was 11 at the time. We were all upset by this
because it was so shocking and unexpected and she was just 60,
perfectly healthy. After her cremation ceremony and the initial
mourning period was over, we all flew back to our respective homes to
resume our lives. We didn't want to leave my Grandpa by himself so we
brought him to stay with us for a couple of weeks.
My younger sister was 6 at this time and she was finding it
difficult to comprehend everything. One thing that she understood was
that she wasn't gonna see her grandma again and that she was missing
her. Sometimes my grandma used to get my sister threads and lockets to
wear around her neck from this particular temple that was really far
from where we lived, she had a lot of faith in it. My sister used to
love these. For about 15 days after we got home my sister told my mum
every night before sleeping that she wanted that locket that grandma
used to get her. She whined and whined and just wouldn't quit. We tried
explaining to her that the temple was really far away and that we
couldn't get her that locket but she didn't want to listen to any of
it. This was always just before she slept because I think she would
feel vulnerable at that time. Other than that, for the rest of the day
she forgot all about it. Now I should tell you that my grandpa was
staying in the guest room which was quite far from my sister's bedroom.
So he had no idea about all this. We made sure that this didn't get to
him because obviously he was missing his wife enough as it was!
So after about 15 days of it, my grandpa woke up one morning
and told my mum that he had the strangest dream that night. He said
that he saw my grandma at the temple that she loved.. the same one that
was really far.. and that he saw her standing in line at the stall
outside the temple saying that she wanted to buy a thread and locket
for my sister for her to feel safe at night. He said he was really
surprised by this dream because the content seemed really out of the
blue. My mum called me in and told me what he had just said and we just
looked each other. We couldn't believe it! How could this be? We hadn't
even told him! So then we told him what my sister had been saying all
these days. He couldn't believe it either! He made a trip to the temple
after he went back to his home and sent my sister her thread and locket.
Now, I know that could just be a co-incidence. But it brought
us a lot of reassurance and helped us heal. We felt like somehow our
connection with her was still alive. To this day I wonder how this
happened. And to this day I'm grateful for it!
Can you help me come up with an explanation for this? Have you ever had any such experience?
diabolicdame posted on Mar 19, 2008
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Me-Myself&I said on Mar 19, 2008....
My great grandma came to me in a dream, to say Goodbye. When i woke-up i called my mom and she told me grandma passed away in her sleep last night.I believe!!!! take care ~see ya -
silverwhisper said on Mar 19, 2008....
that's one heck of a dream, diabolicdame! i'll confess i'm a bit of a skeptic on these things but i can't deny the beauty of 'em. :>
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diabolicdame said on Mar 19, 2008....
Me-myself&I: Whats really wonderful is that you got to say goodbye. I believe as well. Its hard not to when you experience these things personally.
Silverwhisper: I know what you mean Ed.. I used to be a skeptic as well. I still am about most things. See, I'm a science (biology/genetics) student so that makes it even more difficult to believe these things. But what happened kinda shut me up! 0.0
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Eilan said on Mar 19, 2008....
A month or two after my grandpa died in 1997, my grandma had a couple of experiences where the radio in her living room had been turned on--and she hadn't used it! She always said it was my grandpa just checking in.
Also--the morning he died, the antique clock in their living room stopped at 8:16 that morning. My grandma found my grandpa's body shortly before 9 am. She's always said the clock stopped at the moment that he died.
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diabolicdame said on Mar 19, 2008....
Eilan, that must have been very reassuring for your grandma.. The feeling that you're still connected to the person you've lost can really ease the pain.. -
GrapeKoolaid said on Mar 19, 2008....
The dead only fade once we stop remembering them.
That's what I'd been told, anyways. Hauntingly beautiful post(pardon the pun).
I got chills reading it.
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diabolicdame said on Mar 20, 2008....
Hi Grape.. I agree.. As long we remember them in our hearts.. they're still with us. Thanks for the comment and thanks for the inspiration! -
queenparanoia said on Mar 21, 2008....
two years ago when my friend i saw my friend's spirit saying good bye to me... it help me in the grieving process because it was difficult for me to accept his death. we may never explained whatever happened beyond the grave but rest assure that youre grandma is always there for you... =) -
diabolicdame said on Mar 21, 2008....
Hey queenparanoia.. Thanks for dropping in and sharing your own story.. I really do feel like my grandma is with me whenever I need her.. Its a very reassuring feeling.. And as long she's with my in my heart, she'll never be out of my life.. :-)
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beyondtheveil said on Mar 24, 2008....
diabolic- I really like stories like yours. I've never had anything like this happen to me, but I'm interested in paranormal and have heard many unexplained things from people. I'll tell you what my wife told me from a woman at work.
This woman's father had been taken to the hospital and her young daughter was left with a sitter. While she was at the hospital with her mother, her father died unexpectedly. They went home and noticed her daughter was in the kitchen alone and thought it strange because the kitchen was dark and she didn't like dark places.
All the little girl knew was that her grandfather had been in the hospital. When she went in to check on her, the daughter said grandpa was going to be alright. She asked her why she thought he would be alright her daughter said 'he told me, he was just here'.
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diabolicdame said on Mar 24, 2008....
Thats a really interesting story beyondtheveil.. Hearing stories like this from people and having experienced it myself I now believe that there is something more to this.. There cannot be so many coincidences.. But we'll never really know I guess.. Anyway thanks for the story and for the visit..!
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D6fer said on Mar 30, 2008....
I have heard many times of things like this happening....the closest to me is when my father passed away....my mom was always a religious woman, and he was...well...not....but was a deathbed convert I'm told......shortly after his death, my mom had a dream that he came to her and was so excited and happy....he told her "you were right, it is really nice here" talking about heaven.....I'm sure that made her feel very good. -
diabolicdame said on Mar 31, 2008....
Wow.. Yeah I'm sure that helped her..
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