Julie P ADC
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Experience description:

My mother had been in a nursing home for several years following difficulties with normal pressure hydrocephalus and severe rheumatoid arthritis.  She was hospitalized with an infection and came to the point where she could not eat or drink.  She did not have a living will but my sisters and I had already discussed her preferences with her before her health declined and we knew she didn't want heroic measures and she definitely did not want to live with a long-term feeding tube so the decision was made to withdraw care.  She was transferred from the hospital back to the nursing home and put on hospice care.  I flew home to Missouri from Texas to spend time with her.  She was unable to speak while I was there except for one word - a faint 'yes' when I asked her if she knew I was there. I told her several times while I was there that I would like to have a sign from her after she died that everything was ok.  She passed away about a week later, and 5 days later we had her funeral on what would have been her 75th birthday.  I was speaking with one of my nieces at the funeral and she said she always remembered Granny saying 'I love you a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck'.  I didn't remember her saying that and it wasn't a saying I was familiar with but it really stuck with me because it totally sounded like something my mother would say.  About a week later I was back in Texas and was shopping at Hobby Lobby - while walking down the aisles I saw a picture frame with the words 'I love you a bushel and a peck'. 

I was surprised but then I just chalked it up to coincidence.  A few days after that I was going up and down the aisles of a big antique mall and I saw the saying again on a

wooden sign.  A couple aisles over I saw another sign with the words "I love you a bushel and a peck"  Finally after seeing that saying 3 times I decided that was the sign my mother chose to send me - and it was literally a sign!

 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?      briefly

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

 Could you sense the emotions or mood of the deceased?         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:   It happened too many times to be a coincidence and it gave me a great feeling of joy.

           Was the experience dream like in any way?  No   

Describe in detail your feelings/emotions during the experience:          uplifted, joyful, laughing

 Was there any emotional healing in any way following the experience?          No

 What was the best and worst part of your experience?    no 'worst' part - best part was the sense of joy I experienced knowing I had my sign

 Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?      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?         still sadness but grateful for that moment

 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    most seemed to be touched by the story - one person seemed doubtful

 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