Living and Loving
It was such a gift that someone was there to perform CPR on her husband when he collapsed. The most significant synchronicity was that the mail carrier who saved his life was running two hours later than usual, plus it was her first day back on the job after two weeks off!
Sometimes you notice destiny as it plays out before your eyes….
Her most frequent snack of late was mandarin oranges. She was driving on a four-lane road, when—on the dotted line in her lane—she saw a single mandarin orange slice.
Recognizing it as odd, she missed the message of a visit from her husband until the very next day (on a different four-lane road!) she saw—again on the dotted line in her lane—another single mandarin orange slice.
She had a back brush she would use to scratch her back when it itched. She kept the brush on the floor next to her bed.
One night, soon after her husband died, when she turned down her bed, the brush was in their bed!
Bernie’s passing on January 23 was not a total shock as he had been up and down with complications of COPD for a few years. However, when she wrote to a mutual friend to share the news, the reply was, “Just yesterday I was wondering how Bernie was doing.”
Later, learning more details, they discovered Bernie had slipped into a coma the day before he completed his transition, so he may well have paid a visit that day. Often when it appears we are thinking of someone in spirit, we discover that person was making contact with us.
One additional touching layer of coincidence: Bernie passed on the birthday of another good friend—also named Bernie!
It was their common concern about the mother they had shared for over fifty years that brought them together for salmon patties late that Saturday evening in October.
“What are you doing?” he asked when his sister-in-law answered his mom’s phone.
“Just starting some dinner. What about you?” she asked.
“Same here. What are you making?” They continued the small talk, avoiding more serious matters. Their mom had been at home with hospice care for almost six months now, and had been experiencing worsening symptoms for the past day or so.
“Salmon patties,” she said.
“You are kidding? That is what we are making, too! Why don’t we come down and we can have dinner together.”
So they sat around the family table in that tiny kitchen. They laughed a lot, as they ate salmon patties.
Neither of them knew at the time that would be the last meal their mom would partake of before transitioning from her physical body.
“Coincidences mean you’re on the right path.” ~ Simon Van Booy