Grandpa Says Goodbye

From: Kellie Teague (sixstringvixen@yahoo.com)
Story type: Angel
Location: My grandmother's house in San Antonio
Source: Form Submission

Back in December 18th of 98 my grandfather passed away from a battle with Alzheimer's Disease. I took it really hard beacuse he was the closest thing I had to a father all my life. I didn't want to go to the funeral and I just didn't want to deal with the pain of his death. I ended up going to the funeral anyway. When I went I saw him in his casket and was heartbroken to see how he looked. He didn't look like he always did and it scared me. I left the funeral exausted from crying and positive that I wouldn't be able to go on without him. About two weeks after his funeral, I was still crying everyday and my whole family was feeling the same way.

On December 30th, I had a dream that I was in my grandmother's house and saw my grandfather walk by the living room. He walked into his bedroom and sat on the edge of the bed. I followed him, knowing to myself that he shouldn't be there. I came into his room and asked him why he was here, he was supposed to be dead. He told me, "I came back to assure you that I am O.K. and that you don't need to worry about me, I'm in heaven with Hazie (my great-grandmother), Kyle (my cousin), my mother, and God. I just wanted to see how you were doing and make sure everyone was O.K." He then stood up and hugged me tightly and kissed me on the forehead and said goodbye.

When I awoke, I felt comforted and warm, I felt a wave of peace roll over me, and I was assured that he was okay. The next day I told my mother and grandmother and we all cried, but since that day, I haven't felt the same. I still get a little misty eyed, but I never feel the same pain as before. I know that he was coming back as an angel to let us know he was ok.