My Dad died 2 weeks ago after a long 4 1/2 year battle with cancer. My 7 yo DD1 seemed to cope really well initially (almost too well) She was sooo close to him, but has always been aware he was going to die. We never kept anything from her. We talk about my Dad all the time, even though it breaks my heart to hear her say all the things she was going to do with him but now won't get the chance. We had been in Spain for two months when he died quite suddenly so had to come back very quickly (had been there on his request to look after his beloved dog!?). Since getting back she has been sleeping with me alot as DH works away all week. Tonight she went to bed fine, but came down about 9 pm in floods of tears and inconsolable that she would never see him again. We talked and she went up to bed quite happy. 10pm she came down saying she couldn't sleep, could she go into my bed. On the way up to my bed she told me she couldn't sleep because some one was breathing next to her. She turned around but there was no one there, but she says she is convinced some one was beside her and she heard and felt the breathing. I talked to her about 'spirits' coming to reassure their loved ones and said maybe it was her RG (grandads nickname). Will this give her nightmares, or reassure her?? Quite spooky when I got e-mail thim morning from one of his friends telling me about a similar experience he had last night