#29: See You Soon
As her grandmother’s health declined, she began talking to someone no one else could see. She would often sit by the window, softly speaking to “Henry,” her long-deceased brother. At first, the family thought it was confusion from old age. They laughed it off as part of the process of letting go. But then, the timing changed everything. The morning after her last “chat,” they received news—Henry had passed away that night.
The family couldn’t believe it. Their grandmother hadn’t spoken to or about Henry in years until days before her own passing. It was as though he had returned to escort her on her final journey. After she died, her family stopped laughing. They started to believe she had been saying goodbye to someone they couldn’t see. Sometimes, the bond between loved ones reaches across even the final threshold of life.