Hi there. I am not sure what they all mean wither. My mom passed away on Sept 8th from lung cancer. She was struggling to breath and was working really hard. I think it was becasue we were all crying. Then there were fireworks out the hospital window. We were all took off guard, this was a huge display. It made us perk up a bit and smile and laugh a little. Our laughter made mom feel better. Her breathing slowed then stopped. The wierd thing is, no one knows why there was that huge fireworks display. It lasted almost 15 minutes. There is no sports facility near there, no school. I feel that was moms way of going out with style. Every day now, something different happens. I don't question it anymore. I just smile and tell my mom I love her.

Betch is my younger sister, and as I read her reply to your post, I started thinking of that night.
There was also a time that night that mom died that the phone rang in her hospital room. I answered it, but there was no one there. Simply dead air.
I instantly thought it was God calling mom, telling her to get ready, cuz it was time.
It was only a couple hours later that she passed.
I dont blame you for not wanting to turn the light off.
If it's her, then it would be like turning her away.
Well, I hope we can keep in touch. I think we have a lot in common.
Take care and God Bless.
Nean

Since my brother passed....I've had little things like that happen that make me think he's around. Like I'll have a hard time sleeping, get up and the porch light will be on...I'll turn it off and then I'm able to sleep. My brother was a nut about turning off lights.

I've also had the feeling, from time to time of not being alone and sometimes both my dog and my cat will react to nothing. Like my dog sat next to the couch and was wagging her tail...looking at it like someone was sitting there petting her....but no one was there.

I'm not religious....but my hope is that our loved ones move on, but can come back to check up on us...in my case, checking to make sure I turned out the damn lights.

I'm sorry about your loss...she's in a better place now. At peace. It doesn't make it any easier...but I hope it's something of a comfort.

i wish there was a way to footnote certain pages here.... id like to share a story about when my aunt francis passed away years and years ago with some form of a skin cancer when cancers didnt recieve much treatment but to be sent home,(old world new england, rhode island)

suffice to say, there is no short list of things we witness. we all tend to think the loved one who passed away is the only person who is having an experience, ancient cultures recognised that death was not only a transition of the dying, but also a transformation for the living, and ancestors five generations back were considered still somewhat connected to our guidance etc.

i would suggest that most people who witness these things hesitate to mention them. im sure there is more of this going on than anyone could really measure. id love to know how many people really have these experiences,it would lend alot of credibility to those who Do report this sort of thing.

thank YOU for sharing.