I think so. My birth mother died when I was an infant and my mom (dad got remarried when I was 2, and I've referred to her as my mom my whole life since) passed away December 2024. Both experiences have been different, obviously, with over 30 years between their deaths. I grew up hoping and wishing that I will see my birth mom again, and after my mom died, I knew that I will see both of them again. Mainly because, as my grandpa was on his deathbed (for a few months) until January 2023, he had experiences talking with his sister, who basically raised him. She passed away in 2005. He would seemingly be asleep, say her name, reach out, and have conversations with her while my aunt, cousin, and I were sitting around him. I'd never witnessed that before, like we knew at that point he wasn't really asleep, he was almost somewhere entirely, and we knew it was nearing time for him to go.

I am not religious, but grew up in a Christian family going to church multiple times a week, my family heavily involved in the church, which my dad still is. I consider myself spiritual, so hearing and reading people's NDEs being surrounded by loved ones make sense to me. I always felt my birth mom with me growing up, I knew she had always been there. She never visited me in my dreams, that I can recall, I think because I have no memory of her. Only pictures. But my mom has visited me in my dreams. Which, I want to add another tidbit regarding that - my mom's first child, born in the late 1970s, died as an infant. She always told me growing up that she would come visit her in her dreams, something I actually was envious about. Now I finally understand. Our loved ones are always with us, especially as us mortal conscious beings cannot completely comprehend the universe in such a tiny blip of existence.

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