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"My mother, who has been sick these past three years, says she was seeing people in her room," says Rosalva. "She would see a tall man with a flower, which he would throw on her bed. She tried to wake up my father, but by then the man would be gone. After a few days, the same man appeared, but shorter and with a dozen roses. We used to think that it was because of her medication, but not long ago, the tall man appeared again and this time my mother woke my father and he saw the ghost. My mother doesn't feel frightened by the ghosts, but she thinks that they are trying to tell her something. We want to know what's going on."

Rosalva, I certainly understand why you at first thought it was your mother's medication that was responsible for the things she was seeing. That was my initial reaction, too, until you revealed that your father was able to see the very same apparition.... Read the rest of my response.

Some interesting links I've found this week:
• The Best "Real Life" Ghost Cameos: Real or Fake? - Candid camera ghosts are all the rage, and it's time we paid respect to the on-camera spirits that paved the way for popular films like Paranormal Activity. Here are the best of the best from YouTube; you be the judge.
• Experiments with Apparitions in the Laboratory - The ideal way to experiment with a ghost would be to bring it into the laboratory, where it could be studied under controlled conditions. While it is not possible to do so, some parapsychologists have attempted the next best thing.
• How to Bend a Spoon Using Your Mind - Relates one technique for psychic spoon bending, which harnesses the emotional power of the mind, what he calls "peak experiences" and then a release. Worth a try, perhaps.
• All New Links

Oh yes, weird and unexplained things happen even on such good-time holidays as Thanksgiving. For example:

• Thanksgiving Shadow Giant
• The Vanishing Cat
• TV Apparition
• Ghosts in the Bookstore
• The Old Troll
• Nightshift Ghost
• Attacked By a Lawn Chair
• The Letter "E"
• Phone Call from a Dry Future?