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October 2006 - Page 11
Grandma, You Are My Sunshine
by Tracey
My maternal grandmother passed away in the late 1980s. She left us too soon at the age of 61. I was the first grandchild, in my early 20s at the time, and was very sad to lose her so abruptly. It was the first time death had come close enough for me to see it and feel its repercussion. It all seemed so final to me, but I have recently come to change my mind about that.
The call about Grandma came in the middle of the night. We quickly got dressed and got in the car. Grandma lived an hour away. We drove faster then we should have, but the police officer who pulled us over understood and let us go. That turned out to be the only good thing that happened that night. All of the kids and grandkids made it to the hospital. The doctors told us they thought she would be ok. One by one family members filed in to visit with her. It was finally my turn to see her, but she was tired and wanted us all to go home and get some sleep. My Mom turned me around and said we could come back in the morning.
Grandma died a few hours later. I was the only one who didn't get to visit with her in time. My mother still lives with the guilt of turning me away. I don't blame my Mom for what she did, and I don't harbor any ill feelings about the situation. She couldn't have known was about to transpire. I had a hard time with the fact that I didn't get to see Grandma before she died. I felt like she didn't know I was there. My Mom assured me that she knew.
Fast forward to the present. After all these years, I had a dream (I thought it was a dream at the time) about my Grandmother. But this dream was nothing like I have ever experienced before. My Grandmother spoke to me without moving her lips and I understood her. I spoke back to her without moving mine and I didn't understand how I could do that or how I knew that I could. She looked radiant, at peace, beautiful, rested, words can't really describe it. She hugged me and kissed me on the cheek. When she kissed me wisps of her hair touched my face and I felt it, I could smell her, feel her, see her, speak to her... She had a message for me. She told me that it was ok to "let go of that kind of love". I'm not sure what she meant, but I'm sure that in time I will understand her message.
I was so touched by this "dream" that I was afraid to tell my mother about it. I didn't want to hurt her because she misses her so very much. I thought maybe Grandma had come to me in the dream because she knew how sad I was that I didn't get to see her before she died.
A couple of days after this experience, I was talking to my Aunt and told her about it. She was happy to hear my story and said I should probably write it down while it is still fresh in my mind. We got to talking about Grandma, sharing funny stories, etc. Here comes the clincher....there is a song that holds some significance for me: "You are my Sunshine". My aunt and I were discussing the song and laughing about singing it, etc.
The very next morning I woke up early and just kind of flopped around in my bed thinking about the day and the things I had to get done, etc. So, I was positively awake and alert when this next thing happened.
Across the room on a bookshelf one of my music boxes started playing all by itself. It started the song at exactly the beginning and ended exactly at the end. What song was it? "You are my Sunshine".
At first I was very frightened. Then I felt this sudden calmness come over me and I said out loud "Grandma? Is that you?". I started to laugh and to cry and laugh some more. I couldn't wait to call my husband and tell him everything I had just experienced. He was amazed and agreed with me that it was no dream after all, Grandma was showing me that she did come to visit me after all. That was no dream!
To clarify, I have a few music boxes, but only one plays that song. Everyone knows that music boxes start the song in the place where it finished on the previous play. What were the odds that that particular music box played? The even greater odds are the fact that the song started exactly at the beginning, played the entire song, once, and then stopped. Way to go Grandma! I love you too!
I feel blessed that I was chosen for this experience. I believe I was visited by someone from the other side. She looked so wonderful and happy that I am 100% certain that it is a fantastic place that is full of love just waiting for all of us to return home. Thank you for coming to visit Grandma, I'll see you when I get home. I love you always.
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