In my dream I opened a drawer in my bedroom and my brother was casually lying in it. very relaxed and w/o emotion. I was shocked. 'Danny what are you doing here?' 'Please tell her to stop.' 'Mom is still mourning and won't let me go. Please tell her to stop so can continue my journey.' I sensed he was about to leave so rapidly asked him to describe where he was. He was gone... I awoke and immediately phoned my sister in Arizona. She was 18 at the time. 'Linda, is it true you always telling me mom is handling death just fine?' 'Yeah. mom's find but why calling this late?' I described my dream and my sister broke into tears. 'Mom has not gotten off the sofa since Danny died. She rarely eats and wants nothing to do with anyone.' Later that day Linda told our mother about my dream. My mom smiled for the first time since Danny's death and said, 'Thank you. I can now let him go.' She did and returned to a normal life w/o endless grief.

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?      No

Did you hear the deceased or hear something associated with the deceased?          Yes

          Describe what you heard, how clearly you heard it and what was communicated:   His request for our mother to stop mourning.

          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?     Outside of me. It was from him.

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

          Is there any possibility what you heard was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?   not possible

          Was there any possible impairment to your hearing at the time of the experience?   not possible

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

Did you see the deceased?       Yes

He was his normal relaxed self as he was prior to passing

            How clearly did the deceased appear?            solid

            How much of the deceased did you see?       head and chest (I think)

            Did the deceased appear or not appear to be the age at which they died?           Just as he was when he passed

            How healthy did the deceased appear to be?            perfectly normal.

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

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

How long did the experience last?      Probably a couple minutes

Was the beginning and end of the experience gradual or more sudden?       beginning was sudden end was smooth and fairly fast

Could you sense the emotions or mood of the deceased?          Yes

He was anxious yet somewhat patient

Did the deceased give you information you did not previously know?  Yes. I thought my mother accept his passing he make it clear she  had not.

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:   Turned out what he told me was accurate.

          Was the experience dream like in any way?  Yes

When you open a drawer and find your deceased brother lying in it - it IS A dream.        

Describe in detail your feelings/emotions during the experience:  Confuse about his appearance, happy to be with him and disappointed he left before he could describe the world he was 'living' in.

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

What was the best and worst part of your experience?          His arrival and is departure

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.?  Uncertain     I will leave it as 'uncertain'

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?          No

What emotions did you feel during the experience?          Anxious and confused.

Was the experience witnessed or experienced by others?          No

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    My sister - she was blown away but took his advice and it gave our mother a return to the real world w/o constantly grieving.

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?   I read an article in HUFFPOST about your organization and decided to share my experience in case it might help those endlessly grieving the loss of a loved one. I tried to be accurate with my responses but what happened was over 50 years ago so and both shor and long-term memory is shall we say a bit shaky.

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? 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.       Would be helpful to CLOSE and when reopening go back to where one left off.

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