For those who believe in this type of thing...

[luvwinnie]

Has anyone had someone else experience something like this? WHen my dad left the hosp. the night before my mom passed on, my mom said to him "You have to answer the door, the bell is ringing." Now my mom was fine mentally all day, she was not incoherent, in a coma or anything like that. SHe was reading and doing crossword puzzles. My dad said "You're in the hospital" and she didn't mention it again and was fine. Of course, I'm thinking things like "she heard the angels calling her"...just curious if anyone knows of similar experiences.

THanks.

 

[workinggal]

When my aunt died of cancer a few years ago, she said "two babies in two days" the night she died. My two cousins gave birth a couple of days later. One on July 26 an one on July 27. That's 2 babys 2 days later in 2 days. (make sense? lol)

 

[snoopy]

I believe she heard the angels calling, luvwinnine, I really do.

How are you doing today? I know its always hardest in the first weeks immediately following the funeral. I lost my mom (and dad) too so if you ever need a shoulder to lean on, I'm just a PM away.

 

[luvwinnie]

Thank you both.
Snoopy, I have moments where I am ok and then I'm just sobbing and can't stop. Thank you.

 

[KristiKelly]

I do believe things like that.

My Mom's Mother (my grandmother, but I never knew her) died when my mom was 18, she had cancer & was very sick & weak. My mom was holding her hand & she told my mom that she could "see Jesus coming down to take her home". That gives me goose bumps.

My Grandfather has a friend, and his friend's wife was in a nursing home & not doing well. He got dressed to go see her one morning, he told us that she smiled, held his hand and told him "hey Honey, I've been waiting for you" and then she died. He said "she waited so we could see each other one last time.

 

[luvwinnie]

Thank you. We've also had some "happenings" that seem like signs from my mom. I'll write about them I have the time and energy.

 

[tkyes]

The night before my great-grandma passed away she went asked everyone at the nursing home if they were coming to the wedding. They asked her "what wedding" she said "I'm marrying Jesus tonight" She passed that evening.

She also always told us she would live to be 90 and that's it. She lived only 2 months past her 90th birthday.

 

[septbride2002]

My Mom has a cellular phone with an obviously unlisted number. Not many people had it - when her boyfriend would call her for whatever reason it always showed as Unavailable on her caller id - he was the only one this happened to. The night he died her phone rang and when she looked down at it, it said "Unavailable" she answered it and no one was there. She swears that it was Dave letting her know he was okay.

Also, and this is really creepy to us. My grandfather died back in 1977 and to this day when people have been sick and in the hospital they swear they have had a visit from my Grandpa. They usually pass on not long after that. We always joke that my Grandpa is the Grim Reeper for the family.

~Amanda

 

[Rajah]

I've heard of people hearing bells or chimes when the time comes or shortly after a loved ones' death. I can easily believe it was angels ringing.



You've been in my thoughts.

 

[kejoda]

Lots of hugs luvwinnie. I lost my Mom 4 years ago and I know how hard it is. Mom would always squint at me as an I love you sign. Shortly after she died my 21/2 year old started doing it. He had never done it before so I always thought it was Mom getting him to do it. Now its my signal to the boys. the circle of life I guess.

Many, many hugs your Mom is always with you in every heartbeat.

 

[KimR]

I do believe in those kinds of things, but unfortunately I've never witnessed anything personally. However, the week before last we saw a rainbow in my parents backyard. Not in the sky, mind you....it was a huge rainbow that went from one end of the yard to the other. I'd never seen that before and my sister said it happened a couple of weeks before as well. I like to think that it was some sort of sign from my mother.

 

[FroggyinArk]

First off a reminder that you are still in my prayers after the loss hope things are going as well as they can, As for the sightings etc,, see www link below for my accident story, and even though 5 drs and 6 emts said i should die i am still here, i apparentlky told the emt and dw that i would be home in about 3 or 4 days,, 4 days after wreck i was home from hospital and up walking around.

 

[Blondie]

A friend of mine lost her DH to cancer. He was only 33 years old.

On his last day, he was heavily drugged on Morphine and in and out of consciousness. When he would be awake, he would talk incoherently at times, and other times she could understand him with no problem.

The last few things he said to her were "get my suitcase, where's my suitcase" and "the tickets are falling out of my mouth."

She later found out that these are things people in their last moments often say as they are about to leave us. She wished she had known or she wouldn't have left the room, because that's when he died.

 

[Cindy B]

I've not told anyone this.. but I do believe they do know.

My MIL passed on this past September. We brought my FIL to the hospital so he could see her.

He came by and she said "I'm going to go see Charlie S." (we first thought she said Charlie Rose!)

My FIL said to her "But he's in the graveyard, dear!"

She died later that day (like two hours later). None of the kids know who Charlie S. is ! It may have been a private thing between the two of them.

 

[LScot]

A few days before my grandfather passed away he was propped up in bed (at home--he had cancer) and he was asking us if we could see it. See what?? We asked and he said he was on the mountaintop and couldn't get off. Couldn't go up or down but he could see the most beautiful place--couldn't we? He wanted to go to it but couldn't get there. He then said he saw Stanley B. Stanley B. Was his Sunday School teacher for many years after we moved to TN. He was an older man who went to take an afternoon nap and never woke up. But now, Stanley B. was there coaxing my Pop-pop to come with him. A few days later he died.

Between the time of this and his death, he also saw Dr. N. standing in the doorway. Pop-pop kept talking about it but Dr. N (a very close family friend) had died in January of that same year.

Of course, I also believe in smalll gifts like the cell phone story. Experience them and treasure them.

Hugs to you, Luvwinnie.

 

[crazyforgoofy]

My brother died of melanoma almost a year ago today. Our mother is getting on in years but as his illness progressed she spent every minute she could with him - probably more than she was physically able to but he was so comforted by her presence. She became so exhausted she asked me to take her home (she lived 100 miles away near me) as I was leaving - she simply had to get a break. I knew from previous experience that he wouldn't last much longer (physical symptoms) but didn't pressure her because she was so worn out. He died early the next day. She was so very upset that she wasn't with him, it nearly tore her heart out. The day after he died we were sitting on her front porch when a remarkably beautiful hummingbird flew up to her, hovered a minute and then landed on a small American flag she had sticking out of a big flowerpot. It sat turned toward her for nearly 15 minutes! It returned when she was on the porch many times in the next few days but we only noticed it when Mother was sitting in her favorite chair. It would sit on that flag and look at her - I mean really look at her - for several minutes and then fly away. I didn't mention how unusual I thought it was to Mother as I didn't want to cause her any further upset but a week or so later I asked her if she'd seen the hummingbird who sat on the flag lately. She smiled at me and said "No, the last time I saw him was just before your brother's funeral. I know this sounds odd but somehow I felt he was there to comfort me and let me know Dennis is okay."

This made sense to me because Dennis was an Army Colonel and had a flag decal on his vehicle, a flag flying over his home. He even wore a flag cap when he came to do chores at her house. And he knew Mother's great love of hummingbirds.

 

[Stepharoonie!]

The night my Dad passed away, we really didn't know how little time we had left. He was diagnosed with cancer and died three weeks to the day that they told us what it was. It turned out he had carcinoma, one of the worst cancers out there.

Apparently while my Mom and I left to get my sister, he started going downhill. The nurses said that he struggled horribly that hour and a half we were gone (they didn't have my Mom's cell number for some odd reason to call...they called at home and we weren't there) but when we got there with my sister, his signs leveled out for a few minutes while we said our goodbyes. After the priest came in to give him his last rites, something was said to the effect that my father could go now and rest in peace, and that is when he took his last breath.

To this day I can't type or say what happened with out crying (I am now). It tore me apart to be in the room when that happened, and my Mom didn't discuss the DNR with my sister or I, so we didn't know what was going on.

I do take comfort in the fact that he waited until we were all there to pass on. I'm not sure if he was coherant enough to know we were there or not, but at least we got to say our goodbyes.

BTW, Big Fish tore me up. My bf and I watched that about a month ago and he sort of knew how the ending was going to be, but had no idea what a mental crying mess I would become when I watched it. It took me a few days to get back to normal.

 

[piratesmate]

When my great-great aunt was about 90, she was in really good health. While we were visiting one day, she called my father to come help her get "a bird out of the bathroom." My Dad went, but couldn't find the bird. My aunt didn't really get upset, but said "I'm going to die soon."

My mother kept telling to stop being silly, but she insisted for a while & then dropped the subject. She went to the hospital a few days later (to have a mole removed or something) & then night before she was to come home she passed away.

 

[Mish19]

I feel silly posting about a pet but I would like to share my experience too. I had a kitten who loved to play with "pipe cleaner babies" all the time. He had a favorite box that he would toss these toys in. I picked up the box one day and saw about 7 of those toys in there. A few months later the kitten was diagnosed with FIP and took a turn for the worse. We had to have him put to sleep

Well, I put away a lot of his toys and stuff. I picked up that box that DEFINITELY had those pipe cleaner toys in it, closed it up tightly (it was one of those computer software double closed boxes) and put it in my walk-in closet. A couple weeks later I found something I wanted to put in his box, I picked up the box and the box was empty!!! I KNOW there were things in there, the box was still securely closed and that closet door has to be tugged real hard to open. Well I put the new thing in the box and searched the closet from top to bottom, nothing was found.
I truly believe he came back to get his cherished pipe cleaner babies.

 

[square pond]

My sister has a friend who was in that horrible Rhode Island night club fire. He was one of the people that was all piled up and stuck at the door exit. He said he had just about given up when he looked up into the parking lot and swears he saw his to late Grandmothers in lawn chairs waving him out the door. He says this gave him the strength to pull himself up over the people and out the door. He was burned pretty bad but is doing o.k. He said he stills feels guilty about all those people he climbed over that didn't make it out. Weird huh. I like to think my Grandmothers are watching over me too.