Falling Bed

Type: Synchronicitic Experience
Type: Strange/Paranormal
Location: Jacksonville Florida
Note: The story below is true:

The following incident happened to me when I was about 7 years old. This experience occurred during 1948 when I was living in Jacksonville Florida

My mother and I were working and living in a nursing home (these were called Old Age Homes at that time). The home had two floors plus an attic.

I was in the downstairs dining room and the discussion among the staff had been about a resident known as Mr. Foster. The subject of falling beds had come up since I had crashed mine a few times by jumping up and down on it.

Back to story: Mr. Foster had apparently had a stroke or heart attack prior to being admitted to the home. It was rumored that Mr. Fosters problems began when his bed ﾒfellﾓ. Bed frames were usually made of metal. The springs and mattress, was held in place by a few wooden slats. The bed ﾒfellﾓ If the wood slats moved out of place. The spring/mattress assembly and occupant then went through the frame. Any movement of the spring/mattress assembly caused the slats to move out of place. This is what occurred when I jumped up and down on my bed. Some beds were more apt to fall than others.

Within minutes of this discussion there was a very loud crash from directly upstairs. We all ran up. Mr. Fosters bed had fallen! He appeared stunned but he was OK. The bed was reassembled and everything returned to normal. Mr. Fosters bed was directly over the dining room.

Several days later we were in the dining room discussing falling beds (my bed had fallen again). Mr. Fosters name was mentioned again. A few minutes later we heard a very loud crash. When we ran up the bed was resting on the floor again. Mr. Foster was a rather gray-white color! I was taken downstairs and sent to the store on an errand. When I returned everything was very quiet. I was later told that Mr. Foster was taken away to the hospital where he later died!

Not much of a story but it was the first synchronicitic experience that happened to me in my life.

Note: My relatives, on both sides of my family, are Psychic, Psychotic, Crazy, and/or a combination of the last three. I am probably the only ﾒnermalﾓ one in the family.