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OH, MY GOD. ARE YOU REALLY...
I DON'T KNOW. PINCH ME. TELL ME.
OH, MY GOD!
HELLO.
ONE THING I'VE LEARNED BEING A MEDIUM
IS THAT OUR LOVED ONES ARE ALWAYS WITH US.
YOUR FATHER JUST SAID TO ME
THAT YOU ARE TWICE THE FATHER THAT HE WAS.
AND I FEEL THAT IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY
TO DELIVER THEIR MESSAGES.
SO, HOW DO YOU CONNECT WITH 7-2-6.
GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE! OH, MY GOD.
YOU DID NOT WRITE THAT.
OH, MY GOD! YOU'RE GOOD.
LOOK, I READ A LOT OF PEOPLE.
SOME ARE EXPECTING IT...
YOUR SON JUST SAID, "MY MOTHER ONLY KNOWS GRIEF."
GOD!
...AND SOME ARE NOT.
YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED THAT SINCE HE DIED.
WHO ARE YOU, NOW?
THERE ARE SO MANY LIFE-CHANGING READINGS
THAT YOU HAVEN'T SEEN...
HE KEEPS SHOWING ME THIS HOUSE IN PENNSYLVANIA.
OH, GOD ALMIGHTY.
...THAT I WOULD LOVE TO SHARE.
SHE SAID, "I DIDN'T JUMP."
ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS "LONG ISLAND MEDIUM: UNSEEN."
YOU CAN'T EVEN MAKE THAT [BLEEP] UP. I'M SORRY.
NO, YOU CAN'T MAKE IT UP.
[ LAUGHTER ]
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WHEN I WAS ON THE ROAD IN PHILLY,
I SURPRISED A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH MESSAGES FROM SPIRIT.
BUT WHAT YOU DIDN'T SEE WAS MY VISIT WITH LAURIE.
NOT ONLY WAS SHE SURPRISED,
BUT SHE WAS IN DESPERATE NEED TO HEAR FROM HER LOVED ONE.
I KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT LAURIE.
HER HUSBAND, JUAN, SENT AN E-MAIL
SAYING THAT SHE COULD REALLY USE THIS READING.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHO'S GONNA COME THROUGH,
WHAT THEY'RE GONNA SAY, WHAT THEY'RE NOT GONNA SAY.
I'M JUST HOPING THAT THIS WHOLE SURPRISE
GOES OFF WITHOUT A HITCH.
Juan: I E-MAILED THERESA BECAUSE MY WIFE HAS
A LOT OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS IN HER PAST.
I'M HOPING FOR CLOSURE FOR HER.
I'M HOPING FOR HER TO GET SOME ANSWERS.
AND I'M HOPING FOR HER TO GET SOME WEIGHT OFF HER SHOULDERS.
Theresa: I THINK WE'RE GETTING CLOSE.
THIS IS IT.
EHH.
LAURIE?
HI! HOW ARE YOU?
OH, MY GOD. ARE YOU REALLY...
I DON'T KNOW. PINCH ME. TELL ME.
OH, MY GOD.
WHEN I OPENED THAT DOOR AND SAW THERESA,
I THOUGHT MY HEART DROPPED TO THE FLOOR.
ARE YOU LAURIE?
YES, I AM.
HOW ARE YOU? NICE TO MEET YOU.
I'M GOOD. I'M DOING GOOD.
I THINK I'M IN SHOCK RIGHT NOW.
I'M WAITING FOR IT TO HIT ME THAT THIS IS GOING ON.
WHERE'S JUAN? WHERE'S THE LITTLE DEVIL?
HERE HE IS. JUAN, HOW ARE YOU?
NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
I'M THERESA.
HOW YOU DOING?
WELL, JUST SO YOU KNOW, I CAME ALL THE WAY FROM LONG ISLAND
TO SURPRISE YOU WITH A READING.
AND IT'S ALL HIS FAULT!
[ LAUGHS ]
IT'S ALL HIS DOING. YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH, I'M ALL RIGHT.
YEAH? YOU THINK YOU'RE READY FOR THIS?
YEAH, I KNOW I AM.
I MEAN, I KNOW YOU'RE A BIG FAN OF THE SHOW.
[ LAUGHS ]
I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
TODAY I'M HOPING TO CONNECT WITH MY SISTER.
SHE DIED TRAGICALLY.
IT'S BEEN OVER 20 YEARS,
BUT THERE'S NOT A DAY THAT GOES BY
THAT I DON'T THINK ABOUT HER AND WONDER WHAT HAPPENED.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE UP FOR THIS,
BUT IF YOU'RE UP FOR IT, DO YOU WANT TO GO INSIDE AND...?
I AM UP FOR IT. I'VE WAITED A LONG TIME FOR THIS.
OKAY. I DON'T WANT TO MAKE THIS TRIP FOR NOTHING, YOU KNOW?
I'M READY.
WANT TO DO THIS?
YEAH. COME IN.
I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT I WANT ANSWERED,
LIKE, SURROUNDED BY HER PASSING.
AND I'M JUST HOPING THAT TODAY I CAN CLOSE THAT DOOR.
TO ME, THIS READING MEANS THE WORLD
AND EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR FOR 20 YEARS.
THIS IS ABOUT YOU KNOWING THAT THERE TRULY IS MORE TO LIFE
THAN JUST HERE IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD.
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY,
THAT YOUR LOVED ONES ARE STILL WITH YOU,
JUST IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
OKAY?
MM-HMM.
UM...
UM...
HOW DO YOU CONNECT WITH THE "W"?
THERE'S SOMEONE LIKE A WENDY?
WENDY.
WHO'S WENDY?
THAT'S MY SISTER.
OH. [ LAUGHS ]
SHE HAD ME WRITE TATTOO AND THEN "W."
SO YOU HAVE A TATTOO IN MEMORY OF HER?
Laurie: MY BIG SISTER WENDY WAS AWESOME.
SHE WAS AN AWESOME FRIEND.
SHE WOULD GIVE HER SHIRT OFF HER BACK FOR ANYBODY.
WHEN I TELL YOU I HAD THE BEST SISTERS, SHE WAS IT.
SHE BROUGHT ME TO, LIKE, A LITTLE TRINKET BOX.
AND I FOUND, LIKE, LITTLE...TCHOTCHKE JEWELRY.
[ LAUGHS ]
I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU JUST SAID THAT.
MY SISTER AND HER GIRLFRIEND WERE GETTING OLD TRINKET BOXES
AND FILLING THEM WITH JEWELRY.
AND THEY WOULD BURY THEM IN THE BACKYARD.
AND WE'D GO IN THE YARDS AND DIG IT UP.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT 'CAUSE I HAD TO HAVE BEEN --
I WAS ABOUT 8 OR 9 YEARS OLD WHEN SHE DID THAT.
I WAS EXTREMELY SHOCKED WHEN SHE BROUGHT UP THE TRINKET BOXES
'CAUSE NOBODY WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT.
HOW DO YOU CONNECT WITH THE NUMBER 12?
[ GASPS ]
MY SISTER DIED ON THE 12th OF SEPTEMBER.
OKAY.
THERE'S REAL NO CLEAR "THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED."
'CAUSE SHE KEEPS TAKING PUZZLE PIECES.
AND WHEN I PUT THEM TOGETHER, THE PIECES JUST DON'T FIT.
THERE'S ALWAYS THAT SOMETHING OF WONDERING.
IS THAT CORRECT?
YEP.
THAT DAY, I REMEMBER OPENING THE FRONT DOOR AND MY DAD SAID,
"I WANT YOU TO HOLD ON TO ME REALLY TIGHT."
[ Voice breaking ] AND I SAID, "WHY?"
AND HE SAID, "I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW WENDY'S GONE."
AND I SAID, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE'S GONE?"
HE SAID, "SHE'S GONE. SHE'S NEVER COMING BACK."
SHE MADE ME FEEL A BLOW TO THE BACK OF MY HEAD
AND THEN I FELT THAT THERE WAS --
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS INTERNAL INJURIES
OR INTERNAL BLEEDING.
MM-HMM.
SHE WAS KILLED BY A TRAIN.
MY SISTER WENDY AND A FRIEND WERE ON THE TRACKS,
AND THEY WERE STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
I WAS TOLD SHE WAS DECAPITATED
AND THAT IT WAS A REALLY, REALLY BAD SCENE.
I FELT LIKE SOMEONE TOOK A PART OF MY SOUL
AND, LIKE, RIPPED IT OUT.
YEAH.
I FEEL LIKE YOU WAKE UP EVERY DAY
AND YOU THANK GOD FOR EVERY BLESSING THAT YOU HAVE,
BUT THERE'S STILL THAT BURDEN THAT YOU CARRY
CONNECTED TO HER PASSING.
CORRECT. 100%.
FOR ME, WITH THAT CONNECTION I HAVE WITH MY SISTER,
I'VE NEVER STOPPED ASKING QUESTIONS
AND I'VE NEVER STOPPED TALKING ABOUT HER.
I DON'T KNOW WHY MY SISTER WAS ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS.
FOR 20 YEARS, I'VE BEEN THINKING
THAT MY SISTER MAY HAVE TAKEN HER LIFE.
I JUST WANTED TO KNOW, "WHY WOULD YOU LEAVE ME?
YOU WERE MY SISTER. HOW COULD YOU DO THAT?"
YOU KNOW? "WHY'D YOU LEAVE ME BEHIND?"
SHE SHOWED ME HER WALKING ACROSS.
I FEEL -- I STOP.
I MAKE DIRECT EYE CONTACT WITH THE CONDUCTOR.
MM-HMM.
THEN IT HAPPENS.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
YES.
SHE SAID, "I DIDN'T JUMP."
SHE DID NOT INTENTIONALLY CROSS THOSE TRACKS
TO DIE THAT DAY.
YOUR SISTER SAYS, "WHY WOULD I DO THAT?"
THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL.
IT TRULY WAS A FREAK ACCIDENT.
THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR
FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS,
THE NOT KNOWING HAUNTED ME EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE.
BUT I THINK TODAY I KNOW NOW WHAT I NEEDED TO KNOW.
YOUR SISTER JUST LEANED OVER AND KISSED YOU AND SAID,
"I DO NOT WANT YOU TO FEEL GUILTY ABOUT ENJOYING LIFE."
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
SOMETIMES I FEEL GUILTY ABOUT ENJOYING MY LIFE
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I WAS ROBBED OF HER.
THIS IS ABOUT YOU KNOWING
THAT EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE, SHE'S BEEN WITH YOU.
AND THAT HER SOUL IS AT PEACE.
THAT IS IT.
MM-HMM.
I NEEDED THIS TODAY.
IT TAKES A LOT OF NEGATIVITY OUT OF MY LIFE
AND HELPS ME FOCUS ON THE FUTURE MORE.
WELL, IT WAS VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.
OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST OF LUCK.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
I'M GONNA PRETEND
THAT SOMEONE'S TRYING TO BEAT ME AT A PAIR OF SHOES.
I NEVER DID ARCHERY BEFORE.
I'M LEAVING THAT UP TO CUPID.
MY *** ARE IN THE WAY.
[ LAUGHS ]
SO, HOW DO YOU CONNECT WITH 7-2-6?
GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE! OH, MY GOD.
YOU DID NOT WRITE THAT.
OH, MY GOD! YOU'RE GOOD.
Larry: READY TO SHOOT SOME ARROWS?
ARE YOU GONNA PUT AN APPLE ON TOP OF YOUR HEAD?
Theresa: WITH ALL THE CONSTRUCTION
GOING ON AT THE HOUSE THIS PAST SUMMER,
LARRY AND I JUST WANTED TO GET OUT FOR THE DAY.
HI, DUSTIN. I'M THERESA.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
SO WE DECIDED TO DO ARCHERY.
PSHEW!
Dustin: UP AND OVER THE TOP OF THE BOW.
YES.
GOES IN HERE?
JUST LIKE THAT.
I'M A NATURAL.
THERE'S ACTUALLY AN ARCHERY RIGHT HERE IN HICKSVILLE.
AND IT WOULD BE PRETTY COOL
TO SEE THERESA SHOOT A BOW AND ARROW.
REACH OUT TOWARDS YOUR TARGET
LIKE YOU WANT TO GRAB THAT BULL'S-EYE.
Theresa: I NEVER DID ARCHERY BEFORE.
I'M LEAVING THAT UP TO CUPID.
OKAY.
FIRE.
WAIT.
LET GO!
I CAN'T. I'M AFRAID.
DON'T BE AFRAID.
ALL RIGHT, READY?
THERE YOU GO.
AAH!
NICE.
THAT WAS TERRIBLE.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU GOT TO HOLD YOUR ARMS UP AND BY YOUR FACE AND TOUCHING --
I DIDN'T WANT TO SMEAR MY MAKEUP.
MY *** ARE IN THE WAY.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ Laughing ] THAT'S THE PROBLEM!
YOU KNOW, THERESA UNDERESTIMATES HERSELF.
I'M GONNA PRETEND
THAT SOMEONE'S TRYING TO BEAT ME AT A PAIR OF SHOES.
THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD.
SEEMS LIKE ANYTHING THAT SHE'S AFRAID TO DO,
SHE WINDS UP SUCCEEDING IN.
THERE YOU GO. NICE.
IT GOT CAUGHT ON MY NAIL.
LISTEN, I HAVE A VERY SHORT ATTENTION SPAN,
AND I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE BEING AN ARCHERER ANYMORE.
SOMETHING'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
SO, I DECIDED TO TALK TO SPIRIT.
I'M A MEDIUM,
SO I'M ABLE TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE CROSSED OVER.
SO, WHEN I WALKED IN HERE,
I IMMEDIATELY FELT A FATHER ENERGY.
SO, NOW, WHO WOULD THAT BE?
[ CHUCKLES ]
MY FATHER-IN-LAW JUST PASSED AWAY LIKE MONTHS AGO.
Bob: MY NAME IS BOB.
I'M FROM FRANKLIN SQUARE, NEW YORK.
I'M HERE TODAY WITH MY SON NICK.
CAME TO PICK UP HIS NEW BOW
AND NEVER EXPECTED THIS TO HAPPEN.
WAS SOMEONE A HUNTER?
AND HAD LIKE THE VACATION HOME OR LIKE A HOUSE IN PENNSYLVANIA
OR SOMETHING?
WELL, WHO ARE YOU? BESIDES THE "PROFESSIONAL ARCHER."
OH, YOU'RE THE GRANDSON.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOUR GRANDFATHER ALWAYS BRAGGED ABOUT YOU.
I WAS THE FIRST GRANDCHILD.
SO, JUST KNOW THAT IT IS HIS WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGING
AND LETTING YOU KNOW HOW PROUD HE IS OF YOU.
WERE YOU VERY CLOSE TO YOUR FATHER-IN-LAW?
VERY CLOSE.
'CAUSE HE GOES, "COULD YOU STOP CALLING ME THE FATHER-IN-LAW?"
HE GOES, "HE WAS LIKE A SON TO ME."
HE SAYS, "I WAS HIS FATHER."
MY FATHER-IN-LAW'S BEEN GONE ABOUT THREE MONTHS NOW.
WE WERE CLOSE.
AND WHEN HE PASSED AWAY, IT WAS KIND OF TOUGH.
I THINK ABOUT HIM EVERY DAY, LOOK AT HIS PICTURES EVERY DAY.
UM...
MISS HIM. MISS HIM A LOT.
HE KEEPS SHOWING ME THIS HOUSE.
SO, WERE YOU JUST THERE?
WE WERE JUST THERE THIS WEEKEND.
PERFECT. 'CAUSE HE SHOWED ME --
HE HAD ME, LIKE, OUT ON THIS DECK,
AND I FEEL LIKE I COULD LOOK OUT ON LAND.
IT'S JUST MY SYMBOL FOR, LIKE, A VACATION HOME.
HE'S GOT A LOT OF PROPERTY.
YOU CAN OVERLOOK -- HE'S GOT A DECK WHERE HE OVERLOOKS --
AND HE SAT OUT THERE CONSTANTLY, LOOKED OUT.
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT HIS SOUL WAS --
HE GOES, "YOU KNOW, THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT ME,
YOU KNOW, THERESA, THIS WEEKEND."
WE TALK ABOUT HIM EVERY WEEKEND.
SO, KNOW WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT HIM AND YOU "MAKE FUN OF HIM"...
WE MAKE A LOT OF FUN OF HIM.
[ LAUGHS ]
HE GOES, "TELL THEM I KNOW WHAT THEY'RE SAYING!"
HE LOVED HIS SUMMER HOUSE.
THAT WAS HIS FAVORITE PLACE IN THE WORLD.
SO, DO YOU FEEL THAT YOU DID NOT GET THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR FATHER?
SEE, HE WENT LIKE THIS TO ME. HE WENT LIKE THIS.
THAT MEANS -- AND HE RESTRICTED MY THROAT AREA,
WHICH MEANS THAT HE COULD NOT EXPRESS EMOTION.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
HE HAD A STROKE, AND HE COULDN'T TALK AT THE END.
NOW, DID YOUR WIFE HAVE TO MAKE CHOICES?
OH, GOD ALMIGHTY.
BECAUSE HE SAID, "THIS IS MORE ABOUT MY DAUGHTER."
HE WAS IN A HOSPITAL. HE COULDN'T TALK.
SO, MY WIFE HAD TO MAKE CHOICES ON WHAT SHOULD BE DONE.
YOU KNOW, KEEP HIM GOING, DON'T KEEP HIM GOING,
YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD HE WANT.
I SAW HIM STANDING THERE PERFECTLY HEALTHY
WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE.
THAT'S MY SYMBOL FOR HE DOES NOT WANT YOU TO REMEMBER HIM SICK.
REMEMBER HIM SITTING AT THAT VACATION HOME.
AND THIS IS HIS WAY OF LETTING YOU KNOW
THAT HE SUPPORTS ALL OF THE CHOICES AND DECISIONS.
NOW, I'M GLAD TO KNOW THAT THEY MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE.
I CAN'T WAIT TO TELL MY WIFE.
THANK YOU.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU. VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT.
DUSTIN, SHOULD WE GRAB OUR BOWS AND MOVE TO THE LINE?
I WANT TO GET A BULL'S-EYE BEFORE I LEAVE.
YOUR SON SNAPS HIS FINGERS AT ME,
WHICH MEANS HIS PASSING WAS SUDDEN.
HE SAYS, "I WANT MY PARENTS TO KNOW
I KNOW HOW THEY HELD ME."
Theresa: AS A MEDIUM, I MEET PEOPLE EVERY DAY
THAT ARE SUFFERING FROM A LOSS OF A LOVED ONE.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO A PARENT LOSING A CHILD,
IT'S SOMETIMES HARDER TO MOVE ON.
AND THIS WAS THE CASE WITH GINETTE.
Ginette: MY NAME IS GINETTE.
MY SON TYLER PASSED AWAY TWO YEARS AGO THIS SEPTEMBER.
SO NICE TO MEET YOU.
YOU TOO.
I HOPE TO HEAR THAT HE'S OKAY WHERE HE IS
AND THAT HE KNOWS WE DON'T FORGET HIM
AND WE NEVER WILL FORGET HIM.
MY WISH FOR YOU, GINETTE, IS THAT YOU RECEIVE THE MESSAGE
AND HAVE THE EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR LOVED ONES THIS AFTERNOON
THAT WILL GIVE YOU THE MOST HEALING
TO MAKE TOMORROW A LITTLE BIT EASIER.
OKAY.
UM...
WELL, I'M FIRST GONNA ASK YOU, DID YOU LOSE YOUR SON?
YES.
BECAUSE YOUR SON JUST SAID TO ME,
"MY MOTHER ONLY KNOWS GRIEF."
TYLER WAS BUBBLY, LOVABLE.
HE WAS AN EXTREME MUSH.
HE WOULD NEVER PASS UP A HUG, AND HE WOULD SAY,
"LET'S BE FRIENDS" AND SHAKE YOUR HAND.
SO MANY PEOPLE LOVED HIM.
I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY GOD WOULD TAKE HIM.
NOW, YOUR SON WANTS TO TALK ABOUT PICTURES THAT YOU BROUGHT.
YOU BROUGHT PICTURES OF HIM?
OH, MY GOD.
HE TELLS ME ABOUT HIS HAIRCUT.
OH, WOW.
GETTING A HAIRCUT WITH HIM WAS LIKE PULLING TEETH, LITERALLY.
[ LAUGHS ]
OH, THIS IS IT!
HE GOES, "YOU GOT TO LOVE MY HAIRCUT."
LOVE THAT.
LOVE THAT.
THAT'S MY FAVORITE PICTURE.
I USED TO LOVE HOW HE WOULD LOOK FROM SHAGGY TO SLEEK.
HE LOOKED SO ADORABLE AND SO CLEAN-CUT.
I COULDN'T HELP BUT JUST [SMOOCHES] EAT HIM UP.
HE SAYS, "THERESA, FROM THE TIME THAT I WAS BORN,
MY MOTHER ALWAYS FELT THAT SHE HAD TO HOVER OVER ME."
YES.
"WATCH OVER ME MORE THAN MY SISTER."
HE GOES, "AND SHE'S A GIRL!"
HE WAS AUTISTIC.
THROW THAT IN THE GARBAGE.
GOOD JOB!
Woman: YAY!
TYLER WAS AUTISTIC.
WITH THAT CAME A LOT OF UPS AND DOWNS,
A LOT OF CHALLENGES.
YOU FELT YOU HAD TO WATCH OVER HIM
MORE SO THAN YOUR DAUGHTER.
YES.
IT IS BECAUSE THE SOUL KNEW
THAT YOU WERE ONLY GOING TO HAVE HIM FOR A SHORT TIME.
I SAID, "MY TIME WITH HIM IS SHORT."
I KNEW IT.
I DID NOT FEEL THAT SAME FEELING ABOUT MY DAUGHTER.
I IMAGINED WHAT SHE'D BE LIKE AS A GROWN-UP.
AS MUCH I TRIED TO IMAGINE
WHAT MY SON WOULD BE LIKE AS A GROWN-UP,
I COULDN'T DO IT
BECAUSE I FELT I WOULD NEVER SEE HIM GET TO GROW UP.
[ SIGHS ]
YOUR SON SNAPS HIS FINGERS AT ME,
WHICH MEANS HIS PASSING WAS SUDDEN.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF HEALTH ISSUE.
THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH HIS LEGS
THAT ONE DAY HE WAS FINE
AND THREE WEEKS LATER, HE COULDN'T WALK.
HE JUST STOPPED, COULDN'T WALK.
MY SON TYLER WAS 9 YEARS OLD
WHEN HE PASSED DURING A ROUTINE MRI.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, A CODE BLUE CAME UP,
AND SOMETHING TOLD ME IT WAS MY SON.
AND SURE ENOUGH, IT WAS.
THEY STABILIZED HIM, BUT HE NEVER WOKE UP.
HE SAYS, "I WANT MY PARENTS TO KNOW
I KNOW HOW THEY HELD ME."
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HE WASN'T AFRAID
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THAT HE'S OKAY.
OKAY.
I DIDN'T WANT TO LET GO.
I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY GOODBYE, YOU KNOW?
[ Voice breaking ] 'CAUSE...I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO.
[ SNIFFLES ]
YOUR SON JUST LEANED OVER AND KISSED YOU AND SAID,
"YOU CAN'T BE WITH ME RIGHT NOW."
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, GINETTE?
YES, YES, YES.
SO, KNOW THAT AS YOU PRAY FOR GOD TO TAKE YOUR SOUL...
[ SOBBING ]
...AND TO BE WITH YOUR SON,
KNOW THAT YOUR SON IS WITH YOU, TRYING TO COMFORT YOU.
WITHOUT TYLER, I FEEL LIKE, WHAT GOOD AM I?
I'M SUPPOSED TO BE THE MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN, NOT JUST ONE.
AND THE ONLY REASON WHY I'M STILL HERE TODAY
IS FOR MY DAUGHTER.
SHE NEEDS A MOTHER, AND I WOULDN'T DENY HER THAT.
DOES YOUR HUSBAND NOT TALK ABOUT YOUR SON?
NEVER.
WON'T EVEN SAY HIS NAME.
EVEN IF YOU SAY TO YOUR HUSBAND,
"LOOK, HON, I KNOW IT'S HARD FOR YOU TO TALK ABOUT TYLER,
BUT REMEMBER WHEN HE USED TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE BUBBLES?"
HE LOVED BUBBLES.
HE GOT SO EXCITED.
HIS HANDS WOULD GO LIKE THIS, AND I MISS THAT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
EEE!
BUBBLES.
SAY, "ARTURO!"
ARTURO!
HE SAYS, "MY MOM HASN'T THOUGHT ABOUT THAT IN YEARS."
YOUR SON IS ABLE TO REMIND YOU OF THE DAYS
THAT MADE HIM FEEL SO SPECIAL AND LOVED.
I FEEL LIKE YOUR READING JUST MADE A TOTAL FULL CIRCLE.
THE FIRST THING YOUR SON HAD ME SAY TO YOU
IS THAT ALL WE REMEMBER AND KNOW IS GRIEF.
YOUR SON BROUGHT UP THINGS THAT YOU FORGOT ABOUT
THAT WERE HAPPY.
UH-HUH.
THESE ARE THE THINGS WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT AND TREASURE.
I GOT SOME CLOSURE BECAUSE I KNOW HE'S THERE.
HE HEARS ME WHEN I PRAY TO HIM, AND HE KNOWS HOW I'M FEELING.
HE SAYS, "FROM THIS MOMENT ON,
EVERYTHING IS GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT EASIER."
[ SIGHS ]
PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK ME,
"WHAT IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE READING?"
AND I ALWAYS SAY, "THEY ALL ARE."
BUT FOR ME, WITH YOUR SON, HE WILL BE UNFORGETTABLE.
AWW.
ONE OF MY BIGGEST FEARS SINCE HE DIED
WAS THAT HE WOULD BE FORGOTTEN.
SHE VALIDATED MY FEELINGS THAT SHE'LL NEVER FORGET HIM,
LET ALONE ANYBODY ELSE.
SO, THAT I THINK I WAS MOST GRATEFUL FOR.
DID YOU MOM WEAR GLASSES?
I DON'T HAVE THE GLASSES,
BUT SHE USED TO WEAR THESE BIG-*** GLASSES.
BIG-*** GLASSES!
[ LAUGHTER ]
Theresa: LAST YEAR WHEN I WAS ON THE ROAD IN NASHVILLE,
I RAN INTO SOME FANS OF THE SHOW.
HI. HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
WELCOME TO NASHVILLE!
AND I JUST FIGURED BEING THAT WE WERE BOTH TOURISTS,
HOW FUN WOULD IT BE TO SHOP TOGETHER FOR COWBOY BOOTS?
IS THAT A GOOD BOOT PLACE?
DOWN THERE, THEY JUST OPENED.
I'M GONNA GO -- YOU GOT TO GET BOOTS?
WHY DON'T YOU COME WITH ME? COME WITH.
MAYBE WE COULD GET LIKE A TWO-FOR-ONE.
CAN WE GET LIKE A TWO-FOR-ONE?
Audrey: I'M AUDREY.
AND I'M BILLIE,
AND WE'RE VISITING NASHVILLE FROM IOWA.
WE EXPECTED TO SEE, LIKE, COUNTRY MUSIC STARS.
WE WERE HOPING TO SEE, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT TO RUN INTO THERESA, I MEAN, THE MIDDLE OF NASHVILLE,
THAT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU EXPECT.
MY VISION WAS COWBOY BOOTS WITH BLING ON THEM.
MY NAME'S GARREN. I'M THE STORE MANAGER HERE.
WELL, HELLO, GARREN. NICE TO MEET YOU.
I'M THERESA, AND I SPEAK TO DEAD PEOPLE.
OH, NICE. NICE.
[ LAUGHS ]
I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE IF I PUT A HAT ON,
MAYBE I COULD KEEP THE SPIRITS AWAY.
NOT WORKING.
THEY'RE STILL TALKING TO ME.
IF SPIRIT CAN GET THROUGH THIS HAIR,
IT COULD GET THROUGH A HAT.
[ SIGHS ]
WELL, SEE, NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF, UM...
WELL, DO YOU HAVE A SISTER?
IS THAT YOUR SISTER? OH, IS THAT HER?
YEAH, WE HAVE A SISTER THAT PASSED AWAY.
OKAY. DID SHE PASS FROM SOMETHING OF THE CHEST?
HEART, LUNGS, OR BREAST?
'CAUSE SHE'S LABORING MY BREATHING.
Audrey: OUR SISTER PEGGY
PASSED AWAY OF LUNG CANCER FOUR YEARS AGO.
Theresa: HAVE YOU BEEN TALKING ABOUT HER THIS WHOLE TRIP?
SHE GOES, "THERESA, IT'S GREAT.
THEY WALK AROUND NASHVILLE GOING,
'OH, SISSY WOULD HAVE LOVED THIS.
OH, SISSY WOULD HAVE LOVED THAT.'"
THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE IS WHEN SHE WAS DYING.
IT WAS HER REQUEST TO COME TO NASHVILLE
'CAUSE WE HAVE A BROTHER HERE.
RIGHT BEFORE SHE PASSED AWAY.
I FEEL LIKE SHE TOOK CONTROL OF HER PASSING AND SAID,
"ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M GONNA DIE, BUT I AM GONNA LIVE MY LIFE TILL THE FULLEST."
SHE DID THAT.
I FEEL LIKE SHE LINED EVERYBODY UP AND SAID, "LOOK, I'M DYING."
SHE DID.
"AND I DON'T WANT A PITY PARTY.
AND I WANTED TO SPEND EVERY MOMENT WITH MY FAMILY."
WOW.
SHE SAID, "I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO CRY FOR ME.
"I DON'T WANT SAD.
"I WANT HAPPY MEMORIES. I WANT HAPPY TIMES.
AND I WANT TO DO AS MUCH AS I CAN WITH EVERYBODY."
AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID.
SHE WANTS TO THANK YOU
FOR RESPECTING HER CHOICES AND DECISIONS
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT WAS HARD FOR YOU.
'CAUSE YOU GUYS WOULD COME GOING, "OH, MY GOD.
"SHE'S GONNA DIE. I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS.
HOW ARE WE GONNA DO THIS? WHAT IF THIS IS THE LAST DAY?"
BUT YET SHE JUST WANTED TO SOAK UP --
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
...BEING TOGETHER.
IS THAT CORRECT?
YES.
DID YOU JUST GET A CHILL?
YES.
SHE JUST MOVED RIGHT THROUGH ME.
MY WHOLE BODY TINGLED.
THE HAIR ON THE BACK OF MY NECK STOOD UP.
OH, MY GOSH. I KNOW SHE'S HERE.
I JUST KNEW.
I'VE OFTEN WONDERED -- I'VE OFTEN TOLD HER THAT
"IF YOU GET TO THE OTHER SIDE
"AND THERE'S ANY WAY YOU CAN LET US KNOW,
"MAKE SURE YOU COME BACK
AND LET US KNOW THAT YOU ARE OKAY."
IT ONLY TOOK FOUR YEARS, BUT I KNOW SHE'S OKAY,
AND IT MAKES ME FEEL SO MUCH BETTER.
FOUR YEARS, AND ME FROM ON THE EAST COAST.
I KNOW!
[ LAUGHS ]
WHO KNOWS TWO IOWA GIRLS WOULD MEET UP WITH A NEW YORK GIRL
AND FIND OUT ABOUT OUR SISTER?
COULD YOU IMAGINE?
IT JUST MEANS A WHOLE LOT TO ME TO KNOW THAT SHE'S OKAY
AND THAT SHE'S THERE WITH US EVEN THOUGH WE CAN'T SEE HER.
AND JUST...
HER SPIRIT.
...HER SPIRIT, I GUESS.
I'M SO SORRY FOR YOU LOSS.
OH, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OH, YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
IT'S JUST LIKE A QUIVER INSIDE ME.
IT'S JUST...
IT'S AMAZING.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET ON THE PHONE AND TELL PEOPLE!
ME TOO!
Theresa: EARLIER THIS YEAR,
I DID A GROUP READING IN HICKSVILLE,
AND THERE WERE SO MANY AMAZING MOMENTS.
BUT I WILL NEVER FORGET PETER.
HE RECEIVED A MESSAGE THAT HE WAS NOT EXPECTING AT ALL.
UM...WELL, IS YOUR MOM DEPARTED?
YES.
Peter: MY NAME IS PETER. I'M FROM HICKSVILLE.
I AM SKEPTICAL OF MEDIUMS,
AND I'M NOT SURE ANYTHING'S GONNA HAPPEN TONIGHT.
WHEN I HEAR, "MY SON, MY SON, MY SON,"
IT IS MY SYMBOL FOR WHEN A GENTLEMAN HAS LOST THEIR MOTHER
AND IT'S ACKNOWLEDGING THE RELATIONSHIP AND BOND
THAT THEY SHARE TOGETHER.
DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOUR MOTHER LOVED YOU
MORE THAN YOUR OTHER SIBLINGS.
IT'S -- MAYBE SHE DID.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
I KNOW SHE DID.
I WAS THE YOUNGEST OF THREE.
I THINK I WAS DEFINITELY MY MOM'S FAVORITE.
DID YOUR MOM WEAR GLASSES?
I DON'T CARE IF IT'S A PRESCRIPTION.
AND THEY GOT BIG OLD GLASSES.
SHE USED BIG OLD GLASSES.
OH, THAT'S YOUR MOM.
I DON'T HAVE THE GLASSES,
BUT SHE USED TO WEAR THESE BIG-*** GLASSES.
BIG-*** GLASSES!
MY BIG *** IS GONNA SIT OVER HERE.
SHE HAD CATARACTS. SHE HAD THOSE BIG -- YEAH.
GOD, SHE HAD THOSE BIG GLASSES.
YOU CAN'T EVEN MAKE THAT [BLEEP] UP. I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY.
NO, YOU CAN'T MAKE IT UP. OH, GOD.
Peter: THEY WERE THESE BIG, UGLY BLACK THINGS
THAT SHE USED TO WEAR.
BUT FOR HER TO VALIDATE IT, IT JUST WAS --
IT PROVED THAT IT WAS MY MOM COMING THROUGH TO ME.
NOW, IS YOUR DAD ALSO DEPARTED, AS WELL?
YES.
DID YOUR FATHER HAVE A HARD TIME EXPRESSING EMOTION?
OH, YES.
BECAUSE YOUR FATHER WANTS YOU TO KNOW
THAT YOU EXCEEDED ANY AND EVERY EXPECTATION
THAT HE EVER WOULD HAVE HAD OF YOU AS A SON.
AND HE'S SORRY THAT HE DID NOT TELL YOU THAT
HERE IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE TO YOU?
YES. YES, IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE.
MY FATHER WASN'T A REAL LOVING MAN.
HE WAS...NOT AN EMOTIONAL GUY, NO.
WHEN A SOUL LEAVES THE PHYSICAL WORLD
AND WE ENTER THE OTHER SIDE, IT LEARNS LESSONS.
AND IN THIS CASE,
FOR YOUR FATHER TO BE ABLE TO COME THROUGH
AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HE IS SORRY
THAT HE NEVER TOLD YOU HOW PROUD HE WAS OF YOU
OR MORE IMPORTANTLY HOW MUCH HE LOVED YOU...
WHEW!
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
OH, OF COURSE. YES, I UNDERSTAND THAT.
BECAUSE YOUR FATHER HAD TO REVIEW THIS THROUGH YOUR EYES
FROM THE OTHER SIDE.
IT WASN'T THAT TYPE OF A RELATIONSHIP
WHERE HE COULD OPEN UP.
SO, TO HEAR MY FATHER SAY THAT HE WAS EXTREMELY PROUD OF ME
IS TREMENDOUS.
AND YOU HAVE CHILDREN OF YOUR OWN?
OH, YES.
'CAUSE YOUR FATHER JUST SAID TO ME
THAT YOU ARE TWICE THE FATHER THAT HE WAS.
WHATEVER IT MEANS FOR YOU OF HOW YOU FELT
THAT YOUR FATHER COULD HAVE BEEN THERE MORE FOR YOU,
YOUR FATHER IS APOLOGIZING FOR THAT.
I REALLY WAS HAPPY
TO HEAR SOMETHING LIKE THAT FROM MY FATHER,
AND IT KIND OF BLEW ME AWAY.
SO, JUST KNOW IT IS YOUR DAD'S WAY
OF REALLY ACKNOWLEDGING AGAIN FOR YOU
HE WISHES HE WAS ABLE TO BE
THE FATHER THAT YOU NEEDED HIM TO BE.
FAIR ENOUGH?
FAIR ENOUGH.
I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING.
THE WHOLE READING, SHE WAS SPOT-ON.
IT WAS JUST AMAZING. I AM DEFINITELY A BELIEVER.
WELL, SHE HAD ME WRITE "BEN."
MY HUSBAND, BEN.
OH.
[ LAUGHS ]
OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD. SHE'S HERE!
I'M SO EXCITED.
Larry Jr.: WHAT IS THAT?
MY MILK OF MAGNESIUM.
WE ARE A VERY CLOSE FAMILY.
BUT WE CAN DEBATE AND ARGUE JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.
[ Laughing ] YOUR WHAT?
MILK OF MAGNESIUM.
MY MILK OF MAGNESIUM. I'M FEELING A LITTLE BLOATED.
IT'S MAGNESIA. MILK OF MAGNESIA.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE, AMNESIA OR SOMETHING?
NO, THAT'S HOW -- THAT'S WHAT IT'S CALLED.
READ THE BOTTLE.
MY MOM MIGHT BE MANY THINGS, BUT A PHARMACIST IS NOT ONE OF THEM.
MAGNESIA NOT MAGNESIUM.
THAT'S AN ELEMENT ON THE PERIODIC TABLE.
THIS IS HELPING MY ELEMENT FLUSH OUT.
MOMMY POOPS LIKE ONCE A WEEK.
I DON'T NEED TO KNOW THAT.
LISTEN!
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT TOO M-I.
T-M-I.
OH, T-M-I. [ LAUGHS ]
YOU GOT TO GET YOUR LETTERS CORRECT.
YOU KNOW I'M NOT GOOD AT SENTENCES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
Theresa: WHEN I READ SOMEONE,
THEIR REACTIONS ARE ALWAYS DIFFERENT.
SOME CRY, SOME LAUGH, SOME DON'T SAY ANYTHING.
BUT RECENTLY IN A PRIVATE READING WITH KRISTEN,
HER REACTIONS WERE UNFORGETTABLE.
MY NAME IS KRISTEN, AND I'M FROM SHOREHAM, NEW YORK.
I'M HERE FOR A PRIVATE READING WITH THERESA
TO CONNECT WITH MY MOM AND MY DAD.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
Theresa: COME IN.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY'RE WATCHING OVER MY CHILDREN
AND THEY'RE WATCHING OVER ME.
HAVE A SEAT. MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE.
THANK YOU.
I'M FEELING SO NERVOUS ABOUT GOING IN TO SEE THERESA,
BUT I KNOW THAT SHE'S GONNA EASE MY MIND.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO A MEDIUM BEFORE?
I HAVE, BUT THEY WERE NOT VERY GOOD.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I JUST WANT YOU TO LOOK AT THIS AS A NEW EXPERIENCE.
I WANT YOU TO HAVE NO EXPECTATIONS.
RIGHT.
SPIRIT KNOWS WHAT WE NEED.
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS GOING TO BE ABOUT.
OKAY.
SO, I AM GONNA START WITH THE MOTHER ENERGY THAT IS DEPARTED.
[ GASPS ] OH, MY GOD.
LET ME GET READY. [ SIGHS ]
[ CHUCKLES ]
AND IS YOUR MOM PASSED FOR SOME TIME?
OH, YES.
'CAUSE SHE'S LIKE, "COULD YOU SPEED IT UP?"
SHE GOES, "'CAUSE WE GOT A LOT OF THINGS TO TALK ABOUT."
SHE GOES, "THERESA, JUST TELL MY DAUGHTER TO FIX HER HAIR."
[ LAUGHS ]
SHE PROBABLY DOESN'T LIKE THE BLUE.
I AM NOT TELLING YOUR DAUGHTER TO GO --
I GO, "SHE LOOKS LOVELY, YOUR DAUGHTER."
[ LAUGHS ] THAT'S MY MOM.
MY MOM WAS VERY STRONG-WILLED, ITALIAN WOMAN.
VERY MUCH LIKE THERESA --
PUT TOGETHER WITH THE HAIR AND THE NAILS AND THE MAKEUP.
SHE WAS A SINGLE MOM.
SHE RAISED ME BY HERSELF, WORKED FULL-TIME.
I MISS HER EVERY SINGLE DAY. IT'S SO HARD.
WELL, IS SOMEONE LIKE BEN --
MY HUSBAND, BEN.
WELL, SHE HAD ME WRITE "BEN."
OH, MY GOD. I LOVE IT.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
DO YOU CONNECT WITH THE NUMBER 7?
THAT'S MY BIRTHDAY MONTH AND MY DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY MONTH.
OKAY, SO HOW DO YOU CONNECT WITH 7-2-6?
GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE! OH, MY GOD.
YOU DID NOT WRITE THAT!
I DID.
THAT'S MY DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY!
OH, MY GOD! [ LAUGHS ] OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD. SHE'S HERE!
OH, MY GOD! YOU'RE GOOD.
SO, WHAT BETTER WAY TO VALIDATE
THAT THE DAY THAT YOUR DAUGHTER WAS PLACED IN YOUR ARMS,
YOUR MOTHER'S SOUL WAS THERE?
OH, MY GOD!
I'M SO EXCITED.
[ CHUCKLES ]
THAT WAS INCREDIBLE THAT MY MOTHER JUST THREW THAT DATE OUT,
AND I KNEW IMMEDIATELY THAT SHE WAS HERE WITH US.
OH, MY GOD.
I FEEL THAT YOUR MOTHER'S PASSING WAS SUDDEN.
YOUR MOTHER MUST HAVE HAD A STRONG FAITH, 'CAUSE SHE SAYS,
"IF GOD WANTED ME TO GO, THEN I WAS GOING.
"GOD WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO SUFFER.
I KNOW THAT. I HAD THE FAITH IN THAT."
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S LIKE SHE'S SITTING RIGHT HERE TALKING TO YOU.
I DON'T KNOW IF SHE TOLD YOU EVERYTHING.
SHE SAYS, "BECAUSE I DON'T WANT MY DAUGHTER TO KNOW
HOW SICK I WAS."
MY MOM WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER.
THERE WAS MORE TO THE CANCER
THAT HAD SPREAD THROUGHOUT HER BODY
THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT.
SHE PASSED AWAY 13 YEARS AGO, AND I WAS DEVASTATED.
I THOUGHT THAT THERE'S NO WAY
THAT SHE'S GONNA BE ABLE TO SEE MY KIDS GROW UP NOW.
I DIDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER PARENT TO REALLY TURN TO
THAT WAS A MOTHER FIGURE.
I DIDN'T HAVE ANY SISTERS.
SO I WAS KIND OF ON MY OWN WITH THIS.
SHE SAYS THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO LEAVE THE PHYSICAL WORLD
WITH DIGNITY AND GRACE.
WITH THE MAKEUP ON TO THE LAST SECOND
AND THE HAIR DONE.
AND THAT WAS ON HER TERMS.
THAT'S RIGHT.
CORRECT?
CORRECT.
NOW, IS YOUR --
WHO'S THE FATHER FIGURE FOR YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE?
[ GASPS ] OH, MY GOD. MY DAD.
SO, KNOW THAT YOUR DAD IS STEPPING FORWARD.
HE GOES, "YOU KNOW, THERESA,
IT WASN'T ALWAYS EASY WITH MY WIFE."
HE GOES, "WE HAD KIND OF THAT OIL AND VINEGAR RELATIONSHIP."
HE GOES, "IT'S THAT TRUE SAYING OF
"YOU KNOW YOU LOVE SOMEONE SO MUCH
"BUT YOU CAN'T LIVE WITH THEM
BUT YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT THEM."
HE GOES, "THAT'S THE WAY THAT IT WAS FOR US."
I WAS ABOUT 6 OR 7 YEARS OLD, AND MY PARENTS DIVORCED.
MY MOM ALWAYS SAID SHE LOVED MY DAD
BUT SHE JUST WASN'T IN LOVE WITH HIM,
COULDN'T LIVE WITH HIM.
HE WAS MORE OF AN ARCHIE BUNKER TYPE OF GUY.
JUST A CHARACTER IN HIMSELF --
VERY, VERY STUBBORN, BUT ADORED MY CHILDREN.
JUST ADORED.
THEY WERE BOTH THE APPLE OF HIS EYE,
AND I'M SO GLAD THAT HE GOT TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH THEM
BEFORE HE PASSED.
HE SAYS, "I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU TRIED TO REMEMBER MY VOICE,
TO HEAR ME CALL 'KRISTEN'."
YES.
"'KRIS'."
HE SAYS, "AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT MY SOUL HAS NEVER LEFT YOU."
[ SOBS ]
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW
I WAS THERE AT THE END WITH HIM.
WELL, YOU TOLD HIM IT WAS OKAY TO LET GO.
YES, I DID.
AND YOU TOLD HIM NOT TO BE AFRAID.
YEP.
AND HE SAYS, "AND GO LOOK FOR MOM."
HE SAYS, "BUT THE THING IS, THERESA, I DIDN'T HAVE TO LOOK.
SHE WAS WAITING FOR ME RIGHT AT THE END OF THE BED."
HE SAYS, "I LEFT THE PHYSICAL WORLD KNOWING
WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE UNCONDITIONALLY LOVED."
HE MADE ME FEEL LIKE THROUGH DEATH,
THEY WERE REUNITED.
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THAT THEY ARE TOGETHER IN PEACE.
KNOWING THAT MY PARENTS ARE TOGETHER ON THE OTHER SIDE
IS SUCH A BLESSING.
I'M JUST SO HAPPY THAT THEY GET TOGETHER FINALLY
AND THEY'RE HAPPY AND GETTING ALONG.
DOES IT -- WELL, IS YOUR SON
PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT IN SCHOOL?
HE SHOWED ME SOMETHING WITH LIKE A STICK,
SO, WELL, I GUESS DRUMSTICKS.
THAT'S IT.
I GUESS.
UM...
WELL, DOES HE HAVE HIS OWN DRUM SET?
IS IT DARK?
YEAH, IT'S LIKE A DARK BURGUNDY.
SO, YOUR DAD SAID,
"I'M GLAD HE'S STILL ABLE TO EMBRACE THE THINGS THAT HE DID
WHEN I WAS HERE IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD."
AND HE JUST GOT AN AWARD FOR DRUMMING TODAY.
[ LAUGHS ] OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
SO, THIS IS WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT
FOR YOUR DAD TO TALK ABOUT THE DRUMS.
I DIDN'T THINK MY DAD WAS GONNA COME THROUGH
'CAUSE HE DIDN'T BELIEVE THIS, AND I SO DO BELIEVE THIS.
AND I'M SO GLAD THAT HE'S HERE WITH US.
YOU'VE REALLY HELPED ME.
I AM JUST TAKEN BACK BY EVERYTHING SHE SAID.
INCREDIBLE.
JUST THE BEST EXPERIENCE I'VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE.
THEY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB.
OH, THANK YOU. CAN I GIVE YOU HUG?
ABSOLUTELY.
I LOVE YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
I AM JUST JOYOUS AND HAPPY
THAT MY LOVED ONES ARE WITH ME ALL OF THE TIME
AND THEY'RE PROTECTING ME AND WATCHING MY FAMILY GROW.
THANK YOU.
NICE MEETING YOU.
YES, YOU TOO.
BYE-BYE.
CAN YOU PLAY A SONG FOR US?
YOU'RE ROCKING ME OUT A LITTLE BIT.
I AM? LIKE WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
AM I MAKING YOU NERVOUS?
I'M THINKING MAYBE IT MIGHT BE THE HAIR.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOUR HUSBAND SAID, "YOU CAN BE AS ANGRY AS YOU WANT."
LIKE, YOU'RE IN THIS NIGHTMARE, IN THIS DREAM,
AND YOU KEEP SAYING, "WHEN AM I GOING TO WAKE UP?"
Theresa: THIS YEAR, I DID A GROUP READING AT A RESTAURANT,
AND THERE WERE SO MANY BEAUTIFUL MESSAGES DELIVERED.
BUT WHAT YOU DIDN'T SEE WAS MY READING WITH NATALIE.
SHE HAD JUST SUFFERED A TRAGIC LOSS
AND WAS IN NEED OF HEALING WORDS FROM SPIRIT.
WHO'S JOHN-JOHN?
WHO'S JOHN-JOHN? WHO'S THAT?
AND IS HE DEPARTED?
AND DID YOU CALL HIM JOHN-JOHN?
NO, HIS MOTHER DID.
Natalie: MY NAME IS NATALIE.
I'M FROM MASSAPEQUA PARK,
AND I'M HERE FOR A GROUP READING WITH THERESA.
WHEN SHE SAID JOHN-JOHN, I KNEW THAT WAS MY HUSBAND.
DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN?
HOW DO YOU CONNECT WITH THE NUMBER 2?
TWO BOYS.
DO THEY PLAY SPORTS?
I JUST SIGNED UP MY SON FOR SOCCER.
SO, KNOW THAT WHEN YOU SIGNED HIM UP FOR SOCCER,
KNOW THAT YOUR HUSBAND'S SOUL WAS WITH YOU,
JOHN WAS A FUNNY GUY.
ANYBODY WHO MET HIM
JUST INSTANTLY FELL IN LOVE WITH MY HUSBAND.
[ Voice breaking ] WHEN I'M HOME WITH THE BOYS ALONE,
THE HOUSE FEELS EMPTY.
IT'S HARD 'CAUSE YOU MISS HIM.
YOU JUST DON'T UNDER-- YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF DECISIONS THAT YOU STILL HAVE TO MAKE
OR THAT YOU HAD TO MAKE AFTER HE DIED.
'CAUSE HE GOES, "I THOUGHT I THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING."
[ CHUCKLES ]
MY HUSBAND, HE WAS VERY METICULOUS.
HE WOULDN'T MAKE A DECISION
UNTIL HE FELT IT WAS THE RIGHT ONE.
AND NOW I HAVE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.
WHAT'S WITH THE -- YOU HAVE A DECK OR SOMETHING?
WHAT'S WITH THE DECK?
[ CHUCKLES ]
WE HAD PLANS TO REDO THE BACKYARD
AND PATIO AND EVERYTHING.
PERFECT.
KNOW THAT HE SUPPORTS THAT DECISION.
NOW THAT I HAVE MY HUSBAND'S APPROVAL,
WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET RID OF THAT DECK.
WAS THERE A CHILD BORN AFTER HE DIED?
HE WAS BORN TWO WEEKS AFTER HE WAS DIAGNOSED.
AND I FEEL LIKE THAT YOUR HUSBAND IS NOT GONE THAT LONG.
IT'S ABOUT TWO MONTHS SINCE JOHN HAS PASSED.
AFTER JOHN WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LEUKEMIA,
THERE WAS NEVER A DAY WHERE HE WASN'T IN PAIN.
[ Voice breaking ] BUT HE NEVER COMPLAINED ONCE.
TOWARDS THE END, THEY SENT HIM HOME,
AND HE WAS HOME FOR TWO DAYS
AND WAS ABLE TO BE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
AND THEN SUDDENLY, HE WAS GONE.
[ SNIFFLES ]
GOING TO SAY SOMETHING THAT I DON'T THINK
I TYPICALLY WOULD NORMALLY SAY.
YOUR HUSBAND SAID, "YOU CAN BE AS ANGRY AS YOU WANT."
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
HE SAYS, "MY WIFE SHOULDN'T BE ALONE.
"AND SHE THINKS THAT I'M GONNA WALK THROUGH THAT FRONT DOOR
AT ANY MOMENT."
LIKE YOU'RE IN THIS NIGHTMARE, IN THIS DREAM,
AND YOU KEEP SAYING, "WHEN AM I GOING TO WAKE UP?"
WE NEVER THOUGHT THAT IT WAS GONNA HAPPEN.
AND HE WAS SO STRONG IN HIS FAITH.
I JUST GET, YOU KNOW, ANGRY AT THE WORLD.
I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY HE'S NOT HERE.
HE SAYS, "YOU HAVE BABIES.
BABIES THAT YOU ARE RAISING ON YOUR OWN."
AND WHEN YOU SAY,
"WHERE AM I GOING TO GET THE STRENGTH TO RAISE OUR BOYS?"
KNOW THAT YOUR HUSBAND IS GIVING YOU THAT STRENGTH.
HE SAYS, "AND I ALSO NEED YOU TO KNOW
"THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
I WILL CONTINUE TO LOVE AND GUIDE YOU FROM THE OTHER SIDE."
[ SNIFFLES ]
IT MAKES ME HAPPY KNOWING THAT HE'S WITH US.
I CAN'T WAIT TO TELL MY KIDS THAT I SPOKE TO DADDY TONIGHT.
I'LL TELL THEM THAT DADDY IS HERE.
HE'S GUIDING US, AND HE'S ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS.
Theresa: SO, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING
AND MAY GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
THANK YOU.
Theresa: LOOK HOW CUTE THIS TOWN IS.
THEY GOT ALL THESE CUTE LITTLE SHOPS.
IT'S SO, LIKE...
Victoria: DIFFERENT.
EARTHY.
Theresa: THIS SUMMER, VICTORIA AND I
TOOK A LITTLE ROAD TRIP TO WOODSTOCK.
AND WE RAN INTO THIS GUY THAT PLAYS THE GUITAR.
CAN YOU PLAY A SONG FOR US?
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR?
I DON'T KNOW. WHAT DO YOU PLAY?
YOU KNOW, MY BEST FRIEND JUST DIED.
SO, LET ME BEAT OUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW?
ALL RIGHT.
SOME HOPE.
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL.
THERE YOU GO.
MY NAME'S JOHNNY. I'M FROM WOODSTOCK, NEW YORK.
I'VE BEEN PLAYING GUITAR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER.
DID YOU WRITE THIS FOR HIM?
THIS WAS HIS FAVORITE SONG I PLAYED.
THAT'S WHAT I GOT, THAT YOU WROTE THAT SONG FOR HIM.
WHO ARE YOU, NOW?
MY NAME IS THERESA. I'M A MEDIUM,
SO I'M ABLE TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE CROSSED OVER.
I'M RAISED IN A TRUE CHRISTIAN HOME.
WHAT WAS MOSES TOLD?
NO SOOTHSAYERS. NO MEDIUMS.
SO, I DON'T BELIEVE IN MEDIUMS.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ROCKING ME OUT A LITTLE BIT HERE.
I AM? LIKE WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
AM I MAKING YOU NERVOUS?
I'M THINKING MAYBE IT MIGHT BE THE HAIR.
[ LAUGHS ]
Theresa: THIS GUY WAS A CHARACTER.
BUT ANYBODY THAT LOVES MY HAIR, THEY'RE ALL RIGHT BY ME.
♪ LET THE THUNDER ROAR ♪
♪ LET THE SUN SHINE DOWN ♪
AS HE'S PLAYING THIS SONG, I CAN HEAR HIS FRIEND TELLING ME
THAT THIS MAN HAD BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH
AND HAD SUFFERED A RECENT TRAGEDY.
HAVE YOU NOT PLAYED THAT SINCE YOU FRIEND DIED?
THAT'S WHAT HE JUST SAID,
THAT HE HASN'T PLAYED IT SINCE HE DIED.
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
Johnny: MY FRIEND ERIC PASSED AWAY A FEW MONTHS AGO.
AND I HAVEN'T BEEN PLAYING --
AND I PLAY FULL-TIME -- BECAUSE IT JUST SEEMED LIKE...
[ SIGHS ]
[ Voice breaking ] ...WITHOUT ERIC AROUND,
I FEEL GUILTY FOR EVEN LAUGHING.
BUT I'VE BEEN BUSKING ALL DAY.
BUSKING MEANING PLAYING FOR TIPS ON THE STREET ALL DAY,
TRYING TO FORCE MYSELF OUT OF THIS DEPRESSION.
♪ COME, ALL YOU POLITICIANS ♪
♪ WITH YOUR IDEALS AND YOUR POWER ♪
I'VE LOST MY GIGS. I'VE LOST MY JOB.
WHEN ERIC DIED, I ALMOST DRANK MYSELF TO DEATH.
SO, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
IF I'D EVER PLAY THAT SONG AGAIN, YOU KNOW?
IT'S FOR MY BRO, ALL RIGHT?
AWESOME!
THAT WAS VERY, VERY NICE.
SO, YOU HAVE NOT PLAYED THAT SINCE YOUR FRIEND PASSED?
NOT SINCE ERIC PASSED. AND THAT KIND OF HURT.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT HE TOLD ME --
THAT IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL FOR YOU
BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED THAT SINCE HE DIED.
WHY I ASKED YOU WHILE YOU WERE PLAYING WAS
DID HE USED TO SING THAT WITH YOU
WAS BECAUSE I HEARD --
OH, HE LOVED IT.
HE USED TO BEG, "PLAY IT TO ME."
HE SAID, "THIS IS MY PART THAT I SING."
YEAH, HE LOVED IT. YEAH, THAT WAS HIS TUNE.
SO...AND IT'S HARD FOR YOU TO REMEMBER HIM.
I GOT A HOLE THIS BIG.
YEAH.
AND IT'S UNREPAIRABLE.
WELL, WHAT YOU JUST DID NOW, THAT'S PAYING TRIBUTE TO HIM.
AND HE ACTUALLY THANKED ME FOR ALLOWING YOU
TO BE ABLE TO PLAY THAT SONG AGAIN.
AFTER TODAY, THE ISSUE WITH ERIC IS ASTRONOMICALLY BRIGHTER.
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU.
I'M A LITTLE EMOTIONAL. I'M A LITTLE DOWN.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
YOU KNOW WHAT? BUT MAYBE THIS WILL HELP YOU.
I HAD MY DOUBTS
AND DIDN'T REALLY GIVE TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THAT KIND OF STUFF,
BUT THAT WAS HEALING.
SHE ROCKS. SHE'S COOL.
MAN, SHE SMELLS LIKE LONG ISLAND.
WELL, YOU'RE VERY SPECIAL.
THANKS.
Theresa: I HAVE THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD.
WHEN I WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT THE DAY WILL BRING OR WHO I'LL RUN INTO.
WELL, YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY, JOHNNY.
IT WAS VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.
GOD BLESS YOU. I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST OF LUCK.
CONTINUE PLAYING YOUR MUSIC.
BUT ONE THING IS FOR SURE.
IF SPIRIT HAS A MESSAGE FOR SOMEONE IN NEED,
I WILL HAPPILY DELIVER IT.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.