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My mom had a severe cerebral hemmorage when I was in the Navy (1984). By the time I got to Atlanta from Orlando she was on life support. The family agreed to let her go.
My dad couldn't bring himself to stay in the house that night so he stayed at my brother's house. I needed some time to sort things out, so I decided to stay at the house alone.
I got there late after visiting with some friends. It was sad and strange seeing all my mom's stuff, just as she'd left it before dad took her to the hospital. My room was just as I'd left if two years before. I climbed into bed contemplating how my life would change going forward. Draped on the corner of my dresser mirror was a paper hat from a restaurant I had visited with friends in my senior year of high school. It had been in that spot for 2-3 years. As I lay in bed marveling at how unchanged my room was my eyes came to rest on that red paper hat. And at that very moment, it dropped off the edge of the mirror and fell to the dresser.
Still give me chills just thinking about it. I can't say that I'm a believer in the paranormal, but let's just say I was a bit freaked out by this at the time.
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Lee
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