Lilly
10-12-2008, 02:40 PM
This is a very true tale. Two years ago my father in-law died of cancer
of the throat. He died early in the afternoon at home in his own bed,
just as he wished. That evening I sat in my bedroom grieving for him. I
heard a cough and I thought to my self, "God, that sounds like Barry."
Apart from my 2 teenage daughters (his only grandchildren) I was the only
one in the house. When I turned to look in the direction of the cough,
there stood Barry. He looked just as alive as you or I, with one
differance, he was not thin or ill looking.
He said these words to me which at the time made no sense whatsoever to
me, "Would you please tell Caroline (my youngest daughter) I am very
sorry I did not buy her the green frog? When I was alive I didn't have
the time and when I was dying THAT took up all my time. I have lots of
time now and I would buy her one, but I seem to have left my wallet at
home." Then he vanished.
The next day I duly gave his message to my daughter and asked her if it
made sense to her. She burst into tears and gave me this explanation.
When they were young children they would visit their poppa every sunday
for a few hours. He would take them to a cake shop and buy them a pastry
in the shape of a green frog. Since I was not eager for my kids to
consume treats, it became a tradition that I was not let in on.
The week before he died Caroline had been visiting him and holding his
hand, his mind was wondering and he apologised for not buying her a frog
on her 14 birthday. She had asked for one but he said she was too big a
girl at 14.
For some reason this was still bothering him in the afterlife.
of the throat. He died early in the afternoon at home in his own bed,
just as he wished. That evening I sat in my bedroom grieving for him. I
heard a cough and I thought to my self, "God, that sounds like Barry."
Apart from my 2 teenage daughters (his only grandchildren) I was the only
one in the house. When I turned to look in the direction of the cough,
there stood Barry. He looked just as alive as you or I, with one
differance, he was not thin or ill looking.
He said these words to me which at the time made no sense whatsoever to
me, "Would you please tell Caroline (my youngest daughter) I am very
sorry I did not buy her the green frog? When I was alive I didn't have
the time and when I was dying THAT took up all my time. I have lots of
time now and I would buy her one, but I seem to have left my wallet at
home." Then he vanished.
The next day I duly gave his message to my daughter and asked her if it
made sense to her. She burst into tears and gave me this explanation.
When they were young children they would visit their poppa every sunday
for a few hours. He would take them to a cake shop and buy them a pastry
in the shape of a green frog. Since I was not eager for my kids to
consume treats, it became a tradition that I was not let in on.
The week before he died Caroline had been visiting him and holding his
hand, his mind was wondering and he apologised for not buying her a frog
on her 14 birthday. She had asked for one but he said she was too big a
girl at 14.
For some reason this was still bothering him in the afterlife.