Dana L ADC
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Experience description:

I was really struggling with the sudden loss of my grandma Bradley. She was healthier than I was and even taught water aerobics at the age of 79. She went into V-fib on her husband's (my grandpas) birthday, went into a coma for a week, and then passed away peacefully off all machines and surrounded by her family at the hospital.

I was getting ready to go to work one afternoon (probably around noon time) and walked into the side-room in my bedroom when I was hit with the smell of my grandma. Confused I walked out into my main room and smelt nothing, walked back into my side room and there it was again. I took a big sniff, smiled and said out loud "Hi grandma, I love you and miss you and I hope you're okay". I took another big sniff of the air and then had to leave for work. I haven't smelt her since. After work I came home to investigate to see if I maybe had some of her things in the room that could've caused it or any other explanation but came up empty.

I know that it was my grandma telling me that she was okay from the beyond, and it gave me such peace that I was able to start to move on with her passing. She still visits me from time-to-time in my dreams, and I still talk to her all the time.

 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?          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? Yes

           What smell, scent, fragrance or odor did you smell?          I smelled her and her perfume. I can't explain the scent profile, and I don't know what perfume it was, but I've known that scent my whole life.

           Was the smell, scent, fragrance or odor familiar?   It was the same scent I've been smelling my whole life - my grandma / her perfume.

           Was anything communicated by the smell?  I believe she came to tell me that she was okay and that she loved me.

           Is there any possibility that the smell, scent, fragrance or odor was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?         No, I searched around for an explanation - even talking to my family who lived in the house to see if they had any ideas on what it could be and nothing.

 How long did the experience last?      1-2 minutes

 Was the beginning and end of the experience gradual or more sudden?       Sudden for the beginning, for the end I had to leave the room so idk.

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

 I felt very calm and loved, just how my grandma made me feel in life.

 Did the deceased give you information you did not previously know?  No additional information.

 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 have had multiple experiences throughout my life where I interacted with a loved one who passed, and so has my mom. Mine and my mom's experiences have no other explanation other than us communicating with the other side.

           Was the experience dream like in any way?  No         

Describe in detail your feelings/emotions during the experience:  At first I was confused, but then I leaned into the experience and was happy, at peace and grateful for another moment with my grandma.

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

 I got the feeling that I could start to move on from the hardcore grief I was experiencing because I knew my grandma was still with me and that she was okay.

 What was the best and worst part of your experience?          The best part was getting to spend another moment with my grandma. The wasn't a worse part, I just wish I didn't have to go to work so I could've stayed in her presence longer.

 Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience? Uncertain                 Describe:     It hasn't changed my day-to-day life necessarily, but it helped me with my grief. I still talk to my loved ones and ask for advice, tell them about my life, etc.

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?      Yes    Just the cementing of the belief in life after death and the confirmation that our loved ones stay with us.

 Did the experience give you any spiritual understandings such as life, death, afterlife, God, etc.?         Yes    I have always believed that you don't fully die when you leave the physical world, but it made me believe that I could still communicate and have a relationship with the deceased.

 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?          Peace, love, happiness.

 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?         Yes

 I know the special knowledge that life doesn't end when we leave the physical world.

 Did you become aware of future events?      Yes

 My awareness to communications with the deceased has been accurate since, and I even had another experience with smell years later when my grandpa Bradley passed away.

 Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?      Uncertain

I have always been aware that I have psychic gifts on a low level, but this experience helped me begin to hone on it and open my eyes to other forms of afterlife communication.

 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    They were happy for me and asked a lot of questions. Most of the people I told responded by telling me a story of an experience they had where they had a deceased loved one contact them.

 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?   Not specifically to my experience, but my grandma did believe in the afterlife and in afterlife communication. When she was in the hospital on her last night and we had taken her off all the machines and sitting around telling stories and listening to her favorite music it started to snow. My grandpa, mom, aunt, and uncle were all talking about how it was snowing the same was it was when my grandma's mom and sister died. There was a light in the room that dimmed in an unexplained fashion when we talked about my grandmas mom coming to get her.

 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? Yes 

I will submit a new form with my other similar spiritual experiences..

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