Woke up early couldn't sleep at 5am day of burial didn't want to wake my friend so I grabbed my cell phone and I recently to play words with friends with my sisters and letters that appeared for me to use were Elias my fathers name.

Was this experience difficult to express in words?  No

Did you ONLY sense an awareness of presence of the deceased without actually seeing, hearing, feeling or smelling them?            Yes

Did you hear the deceased or hear something associated with the deceased?          No

Did you feel a touch or experience any physical contact from the deceased?            No

How do you currently view the reality of your experience?           Experience was probably real

            Please explain why you view the reality of your experience as real or not real:           Would be a great coincidence because wasn't expecting my dad's name to appear

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   No

Describe in detail your feelings/emotions during the experience:           Sad but very relaxed

Was there any emotional healing in any way following the experience?           Yes

The day before I couldn't stop crying

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?         No      

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?   Yes     Relief

Did the experience give you any spiritual understandings such as life, death, afterlife, God, etc.?            Yes     Feel being watched in a sense

Death Compacts are when two or more living people promise among themselves that whoever dies first will try to contact the other(s).  Have you ever made such a compact?        No

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?          Yes
What emotions did you feel during the experience?            Felt as if it was gonna be ok

Was the experience witnessed or experienced by others?           Yes

Woke up my friend

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   Yes

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes     My dad telling me he's ok

Have you shared this experience formally or informally with any other researcher or web site?   No

Were there any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience?            No

Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life, medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?         No 

Did you ever in your life have a near-death experience, out of body experience or other spiritual event?           Uncertain 

In 12/31/98! I stepped out of my spot and woman stepped in my spot and was killed instantly by a 200 lb light fixture in my presence

Did the questions asked and information you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?               Yes