I was at the hospital because my dad had been brought in by ambulance for stomach pain and breathing issues.  After a couple of hours they said he was stable and I could go home and rest.  I went home and for some reason I could not get out of my car so I went back to the hospital.  My fathers had visitors and I asked them to leave his room so I could have a moment alone with him.  I began sobbing and saying goodbye to him and thanking him for being such a good father.  I did not know why I was saying good bye.  I left the room and went into the hallway of the hospital and sat down and cried.  My brother asked if something was wrong with dad and I said no.  He said, "why are you crying then"?  I said, "I can feel him leaving".  Then a nurse walked by and said there was a chapel on the 7th floor so I went upstairs and knelt on my knees on a pew.  I was sobbing and I heard my father giggle in my ear.  I said, "dad how can you be here when you are downstairs in the hospital bed"?  Then he said, "my work is done baby, and yours isn't".  He then left the room.  I went down stairs to find out he had passed.  About a year later I was talking to a psychic and she said I am hearing from your father and he said he called you when he passed over and you came, and I said yes, I went back to the hospital but I did not know why.  He then said he was a guardian angel for my daughter Macie.  She was 4 months old when he passed.  I know he looks out after her now because of that and I know he made it to the other side also.

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:    He giggled very clearly in his laugh and said my work is done baby, and yours isn't.

            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?  Kind of both.

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

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

            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?        30 Seconds.

Was the beginning and end of the experience gradual or more sudden?         Sudden.

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

He was happy and laughing.

Did the deceased give you information you did not previously know?  Yes. He said his work was done and mine was 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:           Because I did not know he had passed over until he spoke to me and i went to check and was gone.

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   No

Describe in detail your feelings/emotions during the experience:           It calmed me down to know he was ok and happy.

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

What was the best and worst part of your experience?      He died but knowing he was ok.     

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?   No

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?          Yes Went downstairs to find out he passed.

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            More relaxed when I found out he passed but still sad.

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    

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 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