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EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION 2/12/13

It is important to note that my Grandmother passed away on January 16, 2010 so January 16, 2013 is her 3rd year death anniversary which is a significant year in most Asian cultures.  Also, it is important to note that the event occurred 1 day before the Vietnamese Lunar New Year and on the day of the New Year as well as 7 days after the New Year.  It is significant to note that this year is the Year of the Snake, which is the animal year of my Grandmother. 

We had a very big snowstorm - so big that the Governor called for a State of Emergency and a 24 hour travel ban on all roads.  My 3 year and 10 month old and my husband went outside around Noon on the day after the snowstorm to shovel our driveway.  My son was outside for approximately 15 minutes shoveling and playing in the snow.  He then came inside and when he entered the kitchen and with his big eyes opened wide and mouth shaped in an "O" he said "why is the house all pink?"  I asked him what he meant.  He then went to the windows in the solarium, which is attached to the kitchen and said, "all here is pink."  I grabbed a cup full of colored pencils and asked him to pick a pink pencil out.  He correctly identified a pink pencil.  He then said, "Oh, it's so pink Momma, so pretty Momma."  He saw something that I did not see.  I asked him "Where is the pink now?"  He went to my computer in the solarium and said, "Here Momma, here."  Then he slowly ran as if he was following something and he said, "Pink is here now Momma in my playroom."  (Our family room is my son's playroom.)  He said, "Pink is all around my toys Momma."  I tried to focus my eyes but I didn't see a single thing.  I thought perhaps my son's eyesight was affected by being outside and looking at the bright snow.  I shrugged off of the incident.  This event occurred on Saturday, Feb 12th.  On Sunday, Feb 13th was Lunar New Year. 

My normally sleep with my son.  On Sunday morning my son was moving around so much that I couldn't sleep so I went to the room where my husband was sleeping and asked him to go sleep with our son while I lie in his bed to try to get some more sleep.  The minute that I lie down and my husband had left the room, the smoke detector in that very same room went off.  My husband ran everywhere in the house looking the detector that went off but didn't find anything then he came into my room and removed the detector.  I had a hunch then it was my Grandmother letting me know that she was in the house and that my son seeing pink was not an impact of the snow but it was her.  He later installed the smoke detector back into its original place and no sound emerge. 

On Sunday night when we sat down for dinner, the smoke detector in the room where I had lie down went off again.  My husband looked up into the room from the 1st floor and he said, "It's Grandma."  The minute he said "It's Grandma," the detector went silent and he didn't have to remove it.  Our house is a 2 year old house -- almost totally brand new so it is unusual for anything to malfunction. 

On Sunday, Feb 17th (7 days after Lunar New Year and 7 days after the last 2 incidents when the smoke detector in a certain room went off), I was working in our office on the 2nd floor of our house.  My son was laying down with my husband in the master bedroom.  They were there for at least 20 or 30 minutes.  Then my husband left the room.  A few minutes later, I entered the room.  The moment that I entered the master bedroom, the smoke detector went off for less than 5 seconds.  My husband grabbed the step ladder from the bathroom down the short hallway and he said, "Maybe it's Grandma."  Before my husband reached master bedroom, the smoke detector went silent. 

We believe that my Grandmother came back for a visit.  This year is important because it is her 3rd year death anniversary and it is the Lunar New Year - the year of her birth animal.  She wanted to make sure that I know the messages (the smoke detectors going off in the room where I was present) were for me.  She wanted to make clear to me that my toddler son saw her and that the bright snow did not affect his eyesight in any way and that she visited me and him -- "the pink was near my computer desk in the solarium and all over my son's toys in the family room." 

Was this experience difficult to express in words?  No - very clear events

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

            Describe what you heard, how clearly you heard it and what was communicated:    See above

            Did the voice or sound seem to originate externally or outside of you, inside you, or did you not hear a voice or sound, but had a sense of knowing what was communicated?  See above

            If you heard a voice or sound, was it similar or dissimilar from the voice or sound the deceased made when they were alive?           NA

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

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

            Was the touch familiar or unfamiliar?   See above

            Was anything communicated by the touch?  No

            Is there any possibility what you felt was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?  NA

Did you see the deceased?         No

No but I believe my son saw my Grandmother's spirit

            How clearly did the deceased appear?            He said "pink cloud with red dots inside"

            How much of the deceased did you see?       I did not see anything

Did you smell a distinct smell, scent, fragrance or odor associated with the deceased?      No

How long did the experience last?        For my son, probably between 3 to 5 minutes.  The 3 incidents with respect to the smoke detectors lasted less than 5 seconds.

Was the beginning and end of the experience gradual or more sudden?         See above

Could you sense the emotions or mood of the deceased?           No

Did the deceased give you information you did not previously know?  NA

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

            Please explain why you view the reality of your experience as real or not real:           My son and husband witnessed these experiences with me.

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   No

Describe in detail your feelings/emotions during the experience:           I was relaxed given that it was weekend.

Was there any emotional healing in any way following the experience?           When I woke up this morning, I felt like I had a conversation with my Grandmother while I was asleep last night.  I recall saying to her that I miss her very much and I am bored with life since she is not in it.

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

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?   No      

Did the experience give you any spiritual understandings such as life, death, afterlife, God, etc.?  Yes           

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?   Yes

When she was alive, I often asked her to follow me everywhere after she leaves this earth.

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?          No

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            Hopeful that my Grandmother is in the house and seeing how much I love her always

Was the experience witnessed or experienced by others?           Yes

My 3 years and 10 month old son had the experience and I witnessed it followed by another 3 more events followed that I experienced which were witnessed by my husband.

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   No

Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?    No

Did you become aware of future events?       No

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?         No

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?     No

Did you meet or see any other beings other than the deceased?            No

Did you see a light?           No

Did any part of your experience seem to occur in a place other than the location described above?            No

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes    

 Is there anything else you would like to add regarding your experience?       No

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

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?           No 

Did the questions asked and information you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?               No

Please offer any suggestions you may have to improve this questionnaire.    None

Experience description 10/10/11: 

This experience has occurred 2 times before and I also reported those experiences to this website. 

On 13 Sept 2011 shortly before 8 PM, my husband, son and I were watching TV together.  The TV was on medium loud.  I had baked some Vietnamese crackers and I munching on them.  My son wanted some so I broke a piece and gave it to him.  For some reasons, I was in a teasing mood so grabbed his piece and shoved it into my mouth.  My son was sitting on the couch next to me and my husband was sitting on the floor and leaning against the same couch.  When I grabbed in rice cracker, my son cried.  My husband said in great disbelief and half laughing, "I can't believe you just did that.  Give him a piece.  Take a small piece out of your mouth and give to him so he'll stop crying."  I took a small piece from my mouth and handed it to my son while I was laughing so much.  My son was so adorable... he cried, shook his head and refused the small morsel that was handing to him but he kept pointing at my mouth as if to say, "I can't believe you ate my cracker!"  I was laughing so hard but then in my head I heard my Grandmother rebuking me, "Don't tease the baby Thao."  In the same voice that she often used with me. 

Within less than a minute of hearing my Grandmother's voice in my head, my husband said, "Is that music coming from the toy keyboard?"  My son has a plastic toy keyboard (like a mini handheld piano) which only emits a sound for every key stroke.  Still laughing, I turned my attention to the toy keyboard laying upside down on the floor about 2 feet from where we were sitting.  I grabbed the remote control and muted the TV.  True enough.  The toy keyboard was playing a tune all by itself.  No one touched it before the tune started... no one was near it.  I picked up the keyboard and examined it in disbelief.  My husband, who was previously skeptical about "life after death" immediately exclaimed, "It's Grandma!"  The tune got louder and louder and played continuously for about 1 minute.  My husband grabbed the video camcorder and recorded it.  The tune only stopped when I handed the keyboard to my son.  I am sure my Grandmother lives with us and enjoys life with us -- in a different form -- but nevertheless with us.

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?          Yes

            Did the voice or sound seem to originate externally or outside of you, inside you, or did you not hear a voice or sound, but had a sense of knowing what was communicated?  Inside my head first then on the toy keyboard

            If you heard a voice or sound, was it similar or dissimilar from the voice or sound the deceased made when they were alive?           Very similar to how she would have rebuked me in cases like this since I used to tease my baby cousins (her other grandchildren in similar manners).

            Is there any possibility what you heard was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?           No, not possible since we muted the TV immediately and I picked up the toy keyboard and held it in my hand while it continued to play the tune.  There is nothing (no button, no switch) on the toy keyboard that would enable the user to replicate such tune.

            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?            No

Did you see the deceased?         No

Did you smell a distinct smell, scent, fragrance or odor associated with the deceased?      No

How long did the experience last?        About 2 minutes in total (or a little under)

Was the beginning and end of the experience gradual or more sudden?         Sudden and then the tune got louder and louder

Yes a bit... she was displeased that I was teasing my son, her great-grandson.

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

            Please explain why you view the reality of your experience as real or not real:           My husband and son also witnessed the experience and they were both also as surprised as I was.

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   No.

Describe in detail your feelings/emotions during the experience:           Happy, surprised and very pleased that my Grandmother is interacting with us.

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

My grief for her lifted for the time that she communicated with us.

What was the best and worst part of your experience?      The best is knowing that she is with us.

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

Did the experience give you any spiritual understandings such as life, death, afterlife, God, etc.?            Yes    

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?   Uncertain

When my Grandmother was ill in the hospital and was in-and-out of it, I said to her several times, "if you die, follow me every where, ok?"

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?          No

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            Happy

Was the experience witnessed or experienced by others?           Yes

My husband and 2.5 years old son

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   No

Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?    No

Did you become aware of future events?       No

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?         No

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?     No

Did you see a light?           No

Did any part of your experience seem to occur in a place other than the location described above?            No

Have you shared this experience with others?         No      

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

 Is there anything else you would like to add regarding your experience?       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 the questions asked and information you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?               Yes

Please offer any suggestions you may have to improve this questionnaire.    It would be great if the questionnaire also allow folks to list their contact details (of those who agree) so that fellow contributors can contact them.  I have questions for some people while reading their listings.

Experience description 4/15/11: 

About 6+ months ago, I bought a mini keyboard (piano like) that was attached to a cardboard like Christmas song book.  The keyboard is just like a little piano and it run by battery.  There is no on/off switch.  If you strike a key, a sound will come out... just like a piano.  A sound will only be heard if someone hits on the key.  My son has played on this keyboard many, many times and so have I. 

One night in early April 2011, we were watching TV in the family room while our 2 year old son was playing in the family room.  Suddenly we hear music coming from the mini keyboard as it was lying on the floor.  A whole tune/song emanated from the keyboard.  I didn't pay much attention to it even though I heard it.  My husband commented that the music was coming from the mini keyboard. 

The next day as we were having dinner, my husband casually mentioned that he had been hitting every combination of the keys on the keyboard to try to replicate the music that we heard the night before but he couldn't figure out how to do it.  We've had the keyboard for over 6 months.  It has been stepped on, large items have been placed on it and it has bounced all over the place in the trunk, in the car, in boxes, etc but never have we heard a melody coming from it. 

On April 15, 2011, I was home alone with my son.  It was early 7ish PM.  The TV was on low, I was sitting on the couch, my son was playing next to the couch.  Suddenly, we hear a melody from the mini keyboard.  I picked up the keyboard and examined it.  My son was so excited.  He jumped up and down, screamed very loud, came over and started hitting the keys on the keyboard.  The melody continued for about a minute or so and then suddenly stopped.  I have tried to hit every keyboard in different combinations to try to replicate the melody but no luck. 

Now that I've thought it, I think my Grandmother who passed away on January 16, 2010, came back to say "Happy Birthday" to my son who turned 2 on April 1st because the music occurred around that time or shortly after the 1st.  The 2nd incident that occurred on April 15, 2011 was for me -- she was playing the mini keyboard to say "Happy Birthday" to me.  My 40th birthday was on April 20th and she wanted me to know that she remembers.  Last year, when my son turned 1, I was so very sad because she was not with us when he turned 1.  Also when my birthday came around last year, I broke down crying all day because she wasn't with me.  I told her that she shouldn't have left before our birthdays because we needed her so much, especially to celebrate my son's first birthday! 

I think this year, she wanted to let us know that she knows our birthdays were coming and she played a melody for us separately to celebrate our birthdays with us.  THANK YOU GRANDMA!!

Was this experience difficult to express in words?  No

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

Did you see the deceased?         No

Did you smell a distinct smell, scent, fragrance or odor associated with the deceased?      No

How long did the experience last?        The first time about 40 seconds to a minute.

Was the beginning and end of the experience gradual or more sudden?         The second time, almost a minute or little more.

Could you sense the emotions or mood of the deceased?           No

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

            Please explain why you view the reality of your experience as real or not real:           I was there both times.  I heard it.  I bought the mini keyboard for my son.

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   No

My husband and I were fully awake at the time.  We were watching the TV.

Describe in detail your feelings/emotions during the experience:           The first time, I didn't pay attention to it.  My husband was very aware of it.  I just shrugged it off. 

The second time, I picked up the keyboard, listened to the music, look all over at the keyboard and could not understand how the music can come from it let a lone a whole song.

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

What was the best and worst part of your experience?      I couldn't believe it.  It was music.

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

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?   No      

Did the experience give you any spiritual understandings such as life, death, afterlife, God, etc.?  Yes           

A few days before my Grandmother passed, I asked her to always, always be with me.  I said to her "Forever, forever we will be Grandmother and granddaughter and we will never be separated, ok?"  She nodded in acknowledgement.

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?          No
What emotions did you feel during the experience?            At peace, tickled, tremendous love for my Grandmother, grateful to God for allowing her to communicate with me, blessed that she still remembers me.

Was the experience witnessed or experienced by others?           Yes

My husband and 2 year old son witnessed the first experience with me.  My 2 year old son witnessed the 2nd experience with me.

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes     I shared with our neighbors and they seemed to "be quiet" with no reactions.

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

 Is there anything else you would like to add regarding your experience?       No

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

My husband and I are not on any types of medication.  My husband does not even take anything if he has a headache or if he's sick.

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?           No 

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