My mother also communicated in a dream.  I was sitting and she was behind me and somewhat to my right side brushing my hair.  I never saw her directly.  She suddenly stopped and put her hand on my right arm.  I felt a deep sensation of love from her that I hadn't felt since I was a child.  This dream was also brief but comforting.

Did you sense an awareness or presence of the deceased without actually seeing, hearing, feeling or smelling them ?  Yes
      Describe:  I feel my husband present at various times.  One particular time I felt he entered the bedroom, came over and sat on the corner of the bed as I sat in a chair next to the bed.

Did you hear the deceased or hear something associated with the deceased?  Yes
      Describe:  my husband - music, communication but in my voice in my mind

my grandmother - her voice
      Did the voice or sound seem to originate externally, or outside of you, inside of you, or did you not hear a voice or sound but had a knowing of what was communicated?  communication is telepathic , the music is external and synchronistic

      If you heard a voice or sound, was it similar or dissimilar to the voice or sound the deceased made when they were alive?  I don't hear my husband's voice per se.

My grandmother's voice was clear as a bell.

      Is there any possibility that what you heard was from any other source in the surroundings at the time of your experience?  no

      Was there any possible impairment to your hearing at the time of the experience?  no

Did you feel a touch or experience any physical contact from the deceased?  Yes

      Where and how were you touched?  ref question #3

      Was the touch familiar?  husband & mother -  reference the dreams in question #3

Also shortly after my husband died, I would feel tingling in my hands that came upwards from my fingers & a tingling on my mouth as if I was being kissed.

      Was anything communicated by the touch?  love in all cases

      Is there any possibility what you felt was from any other source present in your surroundings at the time of your experience?  no

Did you see the deceased?  Yes

      Describe the appearance of the deceased:  husband  -  reference the dream in #3

      How clearly did the deceased appear?  solid

      How much of the deceased did you see?  from the chest up

      Did the deceased appear or not appear to be the age at which they died?  I would say he looked younger, but not dramatically so.

      How healthy did the deceased appear to be?  husband  -  reference the dream #3

      Is there any possibility what you saw was from any other source present in your surroundings at the time of your experience?  no

Did you smell a distinct smell, fragrance or odor associated with the deceased?  Yes

      Describe:  cigar smoke, and once aftershave

      Was the smell, scent, fragrance or odor familiar?  they were synonymous with him

      Was anything communicated by the smell?  I'm here

      Is there any possibility the smell, scent, fragrance or odor was from any other source present in your surroundings at the time of your experience?  no

How long did the experience last?  sometimes brief, sometimes quite awhile

Was the beginning and end of the experience gradual or more sudden?  it might begin suddenly, but then fade gradually

Did the deceased give you information you did not previously know?  no

How do you currently view the reality of your experience:  Experience was definitely real

Describe in detail your feelings/emotions during the experience:  I was amazed and thankful.

Was there any emotional healing in any way following the experience?  Yes
      Describe:  It helped me deal with my grieving, gave me comfort.

Did the experience give you any spiritual understandings such as life, death, afterlife, God, etc.?  Yes
      Describe:  I experienced a communication that is otherworldly and gives a hint of something more than the here and now.

Have you ever made a death compact?  Yes
      Describe:  My husband told me if there was any way to do it he would stay to help.  However, there was no communication pact per se.

To the best of your knowledge, did the deceased, during their life, ever have a near-death experience, out of body experience or other spiritual experience?  Yes
      Describe:  During his life he experienced past life flashbacks.  In his early 30's he had an NDE due to a plane crash.