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Jeannie CH.com Sponsor Offline Live, Laugh, Love.... Posts: 2333 St Louis, Missouri Gender:	You might think I'm crazy......MRI Update Jan 23^rd, 2009 at 12:54pm ....and you probably should, but.... Has anyone ever lost a loved one and felt their presence years later? I know I sound like a nut Jeannie
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Melissa CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Don't give up! Posts: 7238 Central WI, USA Gender:	Re: You might think I'm crazy...... Reply #1 - Jan 23^rd, 2009 at 12:56pm Jeannie They never left.
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Reply #2 - Jan 23^rd, 2009 at 1:03pm

Thanks Mel.

Okay... even though I may be referred to the looney bin, I'll tell you what happened.

I went for an MRI yesterday to check to see if the tumor I had removed from my breast last summer had returned. I was in the "tunnel" for close to half an hour and when I was finished the tech , over the intercom, said they would be in to get me up in a minute. No one else was in the room. I suddenly got the strongest smell of my mother's parfume.... It wasn't like smelling it from a bottle but how it smelled on her. She had breast cancer when I was ten...... I could smell it all over and can still smell it today, faintly.

I know this sounds nuts.... But I haven't been able to stop crying all day. I've never had such an experience... Am I losing my mind!?

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Redd CH.com Sponsor Offline Posts: 8457 Stevens Point USA Wisconsin Gender:	Re: You might think I'm crazy...... Reply #3 - Jan 23^rd, 2009 at 1:10pm Your Mom is here to support you at this time. My Mom comes to visit from time to time as well. I can hear her in the kitchen every so often. You aren't going crazy dear. Some people are more sensitive to the energy than others. You are one of us who are.
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Reply #4 - Jan 23^rd, 2009 at 1:12pm

If you are losing your mind, then so are a lot of us! Some science "experts" say that our minds are very powerful things that can fool us into thinking we smell certain smells and then attribute it to those who have passed (I read an article about it), but I do not believe that.

Many times, I have smelled my mothers perfume or my grandfathers aftershave. I have also asked for my mom to be with me at certain points of my life, and she has come through for me. For example, I had gone to my stepdads to retrieve my mom's recipe box. It had been about 5 or 6 years since she died, and Lord only knew where it was. I asked her to stay with me that day as I was nervous enough going to stepdads apartment in addition to maybe having lost the box forever. Wouldn't you know it, we went into the storage room where there had to be at least 25 boxes scattered all over and the very 1st one my stepdad pulled down had the recipe box sitting right on top.

Ever since then, I know she's here with me if I truely need her. There have been a couple other circumstances, but I won't get into it.

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jimmers Ex Member	Re: You might think I'm crazy...... Reply #5 - Jan 23^rd, 2009 at 1:23pm No, you are not crazy. Things like that happen all of the time, we just have to notice them. Pegg and I talked about this the last time I was in her neck of the woods. Remember Pegg? The Owls for you and yellow butterflies for me? Take care of yourself Jeannie, everything will be fine. Jimmers
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Jennifer CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 3265 Supply, VA Gender:	Re: You might think I'm crazy...... Reply #6 - Jan 23^rd, 2009 at 1:35pm I hear my sis-in-law Kathy's laugh. I mean hear it, not just think it. Embrace it Jeannie
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Jeannie CH.com Sponsor Offline Live, Laugh, Love.... Posts: 2333 St Louis, Missouri Gender:	Re: You might think I'm crazy...... Reply #7 - Jan 23^rd, 2009 at 1:41pm Thanks guys. Jeannie
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midwestbeth CH.com Sponsor Offline Posts: 1123 Edwardsville, IL Gender:	Re: You might think I'm crazy...... Reply #8 - Jan 23^rd, 2009 at 1:48pm Not crazy at all Jeannie. You needed your mom and she was there. Quote: No, you are not crazy. Things like that happen all of the time, we just have to notice them. What Jimmers said. Hugs, Beth
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Redd CH.com Sponsor Offline Posts: 8457 Stevens Point USA Wisconsin Gender:	Re: You might think I'm crazy...... Reply #9 - Jan 23^rd, 2009 at 1:57pm Quote: No, you are not crazy. Things like that happen all of the time, we just have to notice them. Pegg and I talked about this the last time I was in her neck of the woods. Remember Pegg? The Owls for you and yellow butterflies for me? Take care of yourself Jeannie, everything will be fine. Jimmers Yep....
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Mosaicwench CH.com Sponsor Offline www.mosaicwench.com Posts: 3507 Near Milwaukee WI, USA Gender:	Re: You might think I'm crazy...... Reply #10 - Jan 23^rd, 2009 at 5:05pm I believe without a doubt my mother was here in this room when my father passed away 2 years ago. He outlived her by 21 years and I believe she came to show him the way. You're not crazy.
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Jackie CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Go For It!!! Posts: 5903 Goshen, IN Gender:	Re: You might think I'm crazy...... Reply #11 - Jan 23^rd, 2009 at 5:51pm Jeannie, That's not crazy at all. I believe our loved ones are always with us, watching over us and comforting us when we need them. You needed your Mom yesterday and she was there as always, wearing her favoirte parfume so you would know for sure. My Daddy is still with me. I know he is. Much Love, Jackie
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Reply #12 - Jan 23^rd, 2009 at 7:06pm

Not crazy at all, the day I drove my van into a mountain and rolled it, I was told by every emergency worker on the scene that I was "one very very lucky lady" - luck was probably part, but I simply kept asking my Dad to help me. He taught me how to drive. And I walked out of that destruction with nothing more than a seat belt bruise. Dad was with me and made sure I was here awhile longer.

Nope you're not crazy. Science can only prove what isn't, it cannot prove (at least not yet) what is.

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Garys_Girl CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Making biscuits Posts: 821 Planet Cat, NJ Gender:	Re: You might think I'm crazy...... Reply #13 - Jan 23^rd, 2009 at 7:25pm Totally not crazy! I agree with Melissa - they never leave us. It's just we need to be in the right place to sense it. I totally agree - embrace it. I hope the MRI shows an "all clear." Laurie
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Re: You might think I'm crazy......
Reply #14 - Jan 24^th, 2009 at 2:03am

Not crazy at all although I'm sure I've gone around the bend. A couple of times in the morning I woke up and looked in bedrooms expecting to find my relatives. I have even looked for my mother's car in the garage expecting her to be there. My caveat is that I'm usually glad things are as they are when I snap out of it. I wonder if it's related to my seizures.

You're not nuts though.

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Guiseppi CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline San Diego to Florida 05-16-2011 Posts: 12063 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA USA Gender:	Re: You might think I'm crazy...... Reply #15 - Jan 24^th, 2009 at 2:57am I disagree with all of you, I think she's way around the bend ....completely wacko! But I know exactly what you mean. Joe
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ClusterChuck CH.com Alumnus Offline The BEAST rises again, and again, and again, and . Posts: 5394 Greenville, North Carolina Gender:	Re: You might think I'm crazy...... Reply #16 - Jan 24^th, 2009 at 3:10am Gotta agree with Joe ... She is totally looney tunes! I have now met her in person, so I know ... Not crazy because of her mother's perfume ... That happens to a lot of us ... Just in the regular day to day life she is loco ... Chuck
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Re: You might think I'm crazy......
Reply #17 - Jan 24^th, 2009 at 10:40am

LOL! Ok,so now, it's YOU, Joe, as well as Chuck! You're BOTH mean ole weirdos!
Jeannie, your mom was with you. She knew you needed courage, so she stood by you to give it.
Voices in the kitchen, even a pair of shoes taken out of the closet, they have ways of know when we need them, and, in some very small.....nearly undetectable ways, they let us know their presence.
Jeannie, I'm glad your mom was there for you. I hope you find her beside you more often.
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Mrs Deej YaBB Administrator Offline My life is what I make it, and it's beautiful! Posts: 1348 Tornado Alley Gender:	Re: You might think I'm crazy...... Reply #18 - Jan 24^th, 2009 at 11:23am Goosebumps!!! Jeannie, when I read your story of your "encounter" my whole body got goosebumps!!! I think that is amazing and like the others have said, embrace it. Keep us posted on the MRI results too please!! Gotta make sure you're around to party with us next year!! Love ya lady!!
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Jeannie CH.com Sponsor Offline Live, Laugh, Love.... Posts: 2333 St Louis, Missouri Gender:	Re: You might think I'm crazy...... Reply #19 - Jan 24^th, 2009 at 5:03pm You all make me smile! I love you all! No word on the results yet. I'll keep you posted! Jeannie BTW, My husband says that he has always wanted a reason to go to Vegas!
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flipperlips CH.com Alumnus Offline Live, Laugh, Love Posts: 935 Mcallen, TX Gender:	Re: You might think I'm crazy...... Reply #20 - Jan 24^th, 2009 at 6:39pm You're not crazy sweetie. I feel Phil's grandma pretty much everyday. When she passed she left me a pair of earrings that I wear almost every day.
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BTW, that kind of thing happening is hardly crazy or unusual. Enjoy the feeling. It is how you know someone will never leave you, when they are with you when they aren't physically there.

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Jonny Ex Member	Re: You might think I'm crazy...... Reply #23 - Jan 24^th, 2009 at 8:23pm FramCire wrote on Jan 24^th, 2009 at 8:12pm: Quote: You are a loon! There goes Jonny, giving someone the bird again! Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or when they are with you when they aren't physically there. Aint that an oxymoron?
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