mrs_mose
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My Nan died very suddenly 5 years ago this week, she was a fairly fit and healthy 73yr old, no known issues - but had a heart attack and died at home in the early hours - she was found on the upstairs landing as if she'd been on her way to the bathroom.
She was a Jehovah's Witness, which means that they believe they death of the body is also the death of the soul and there is no afterlife. I was brought up outside the religion (thankfully!) so i have always believed in ghosts/spirits and their ability to contact us from whatever lies beyond.
We went down to Hastings for the funeral and were allowed to choose a few ornaments to remember her by. I chose two small blue vases and put them on the dresser in our living room at home.
Later that week, we began having events on or near the dresser. The CD player, which we never use because of streaming services, turned itself on and started playing at about 6.30am. A day or so later an old nokia phone in the drawer (you all have that drawer) turned itself on and the alarm began going off. It hadn't been used in years, had no business having charge left, and definitely didn't have an alarm set.
Me being me, read into this that my Nan was trying to contact us and so i booked an appointment with a medium. I hadn't used this medium before and didn't give her any of the info about why i was booking a reading. As i expected, my Nan did come through and told us that she hadn't been in any pain and it had been very quick which was a great comfort to us.
As a Jehovah's witness, her beliefs meant that she shouldn't have been around to contact us but in this instance it appears our beliefs and need for comfort trumped hers?! I remember my aunt being furious that we had even tried to contact her, because of their beliefs, but it brought us a lot of peace and comfort to know she hadn't suffered.
She was a Jehovah's Witness, which means that they believe they death of the body is also the death of the soul and there is no afterlife. I was brought up outside the religion (thankfully!) so i have always believed in ghosts/spirits and their ability to contact us from whatever lies beyond.
We went down to Hastings for the funeral and were allowed to choose a few ornaments to remember her by. I chose two small blue vases and put them on the dresser in our living room at home.
Later that week, we began having events on or near the dresser. The CD player, which we never use because of streaming services, turned itself on and started playing at about 6.30am. A day or so later an old nokia phone in the drawer (you all have that drawer) turned itself on and the alarm began going off. It hadn't been used in years, had no business having charge left, and definitely didn't have an alarm set.
Me being me, read into this that my Nan was trying to contact us and so i booked an appointment with a medium. I hadn't used this medium before and didn't give her any of the info about why i was booking a reading. As i expected, my Nan did come through and told us that she hadn't been in any pain and it had been very quick which was a great comfort to us.
As a Jehovah's witness, her beliefs meant that she shouldn't have been around to contact us but in this instance it appears our beliefs and need for comfort trumped hers?! I remember my aunt being furious that we had even tried to contact her, because of their beliefs, but it brought us a lot of peace and comfort to know she hadn't suffered.