This revolves around the death of my grandmother.  She took care of me often while I was young, but we grew apart as I aged.  Due to my life decisions, it strained our relationship, but we resolved those issues later on and resumed interacting with each other, but not at the level we once had when I was young.  She could be a difficult woman, stubborn and could hold grudges over minor issues for decades.  Her family emigrated to the USA from the "old country" and had a somewhat archaic mindset that went along with that.  We had resumed our relationship, but as she could be a somewhat unpleasant woman I dreaded interacting with her, so those interactions were few, maybe 3-4 times a year.  She maintained her independence throughout her life and lived alone.  On New Years Eve of 2018 she fell and broke her hip, then fell again a few weeks later while convalescing in a rehab facility and broke her leg.  Shortly after that, she suffered a massive stroke on Valentine's day 2019.  The doctors said that she had no way of recovering, and the family put her into a hospice facilty.  Her condition deteriorated steadily, and I sensed that she was holding on, and in my opinion was afraid of her fate.  She was unable to speak and could not express her concerns, but I sensed her fear and felt I needed to help her with her transition.  On the 10 day, which was the third time I had visited her in hospice, she seemed on the verge of death, her eyes were now closed, very shallow breathing, made no movements whatsoever, the nurse said her pulse was weak, and that she did not have much longer left, maybe a day or so. I am familiar with the concept of NDEs and a very close family member of mine has had multiple out of body experiences, so I believe that our Spirit exists beyond death and is not tied to our body.  I sat with my grandmother and told her that her body was broken and could not be repaired, but that she had nothing to worry about as she was not her body, but was instead an eternal Spirit that would continue to exist after her broken body died.  I told her that her body was of no use to her any longer, and that someone she knew from the other side would come for her, to take her back home to Heaven, where she would be reunited with her loved ones.  I said that she would be welcomed, accepted for who she was and was not going to be judged by anyone.  They would have a joyous reunion, and she would be home again, as Earth was not her home, it was but a temporary place to experience life.  She would be back home, joyous, free from pain and happy to have returned.  I left her bedside, and within 45 minutes I received a call at home from my father that she had died.  The weird thing was however, that my phone kept on ringing after I had answered it, continuing to ring while my father spoke.  It took him a while to get out the words that she had died and then it hit me, that I had helped her cross over by alleviating her concerns.  At that moment I said, 'It was because of me!' and that was when my phone finally stopped ringing.  My phone has never acted in that way before, continuing to ring after answering the call.  I think that was my grandmother, interrupting the phone call from my father.  I think she was confirming that I helped her pass on, as the anamalous ringing stopped when I said out loud that it was because of me that she was able to let go.  My phone has never done that again.

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 Response

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:   My phone kept on ringing after I had answered the call from my dad, telling me that she had died.  I kept ringing through our conversation and did not stop until I said, 'It was because of me!' that she finally let go.

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 phone kept ringing for about a minute after I had answered it.  It never did that before or after the experience.

Was the beginning and end of the experience gradual or more sudden?       It was an abrupt beginning and ending to the ringing,

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:   My phone has NEVER continued to ring after I answered it, this was the only time it happened, and it just happened to be the very call that my dad made to tell me that my grandmother had just died.  I do not believe in coincidences.  Events happen for a reason.  I believe 100% that my grandmother was 'ringing' my phone to tell me that she had passed over and that I helped her do so.

          Was the experience dream like in any way?  No

Describe in detail your feelings/emotions during the experience:  I was at first confused and surprised as to why my phone kept ringing, and then when it stopped ringing, when I made the realization that it was because of me that she finally felt okay about letting go, I was amazed at what had happened.  'WOW,' comes to mind as my response to that realization.

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 it was a confirmation from my grandmother that she made it to the other side okay, and that I helped her.

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