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Any positive after life stories?

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Imsosorryalan75 · 25/10/2018 17:59

Im really struggling with the sudden loss of my dad while he was on holiday abroad.
The night after he died, I was watching tv when I felt my hair being stroked. I thought a spider had landed on me but there was nothing there.
I like to believe it was my dad brushing my hair and saying goodbye. I cling onto this for comfort.
I'd love to hear anyone else's stories of experiences they've had.

OP posts:
Kahlua4me · 25/10/2018 19:47

My mum died on holiday too.

I had some reiki shortly afterwards as it was recommended to help with the shock. During the session I could feel my mum kissing my cheek and stroking my hair.

poodlespoodles · 25/10/2018 20:09

My boyfriend died 25 years ago. I believe he sends me signals. Might be wishful thinking but I see fingers of god (where the sun breaks through clouds) at times where something significant is happening to me. It's the only time I see them.

ParkheadParadise · 25/10/2018 20:26

The night my dd was murdered I was sleeping in bed. I heard dd coming up the stairs and she came and sat on my bed, I was pregnant at the time she told me she knew what I was having. I got up to look for her and told DH in the morning that she had been in the house during the night.
At the time I told the police she had been here the night before, it was only when they checked CCTV they told me it wasn't possible for her to be in the house during the night.
It's 3 years now and it gives me a small comfort to think she was with me that night.

MsSquiz · 25/10/2018 20:41

My mam died last year and I have lots of little moments of comfort:
We have 2 resident robins in our garden who always make an appearance when I'm thinking about her or talking about her

There was a certain song I played a lot when she was unwell (an album song, never released) that comes on my phone when I've shuffled my music or came on once at at a pub when I was with her the last time I was there.

I've been asked to talk in front of potential donors of the hospice she spent her last week in and when I sat down to write it, 2 songs from her funeral and the above album song came on my phone (again, on shuffle)

I always thought they would make me feel sad and miss her more, but now they make me smile, like she's still keeping an eye on me 💛

chickenfeathers · 26/10/2018 10:30

My sister died before any of us could get to see her. A few hours later I was at home, on the phone to a family member, telling them the bad news. I felt a sharp tug on the back of my t-shirt. I turned expecting to see my DH - but he was in the kitchen working.

There was only two of us in the house at the time, and I am certain it was my sister saying goodbye.

I have woken in the night many times to the smell of an oily factory - exactly the same smell my dad used to have on his clothes when he came home from work.

I smelt my mum's perfume a couple of times after she passed away too.

I've had too many experiences so I do believe there is something.......

JULESFH · 26/10/2018 11:39

I've had a few instances in the past when I could smell my gran's perfume.

Since my sister died we've had a few things happen which you could dismiss as coincidence but I prefer to believe they are signs.

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