by Patti McCullough
My precious Sandy, 9 1/2 year old Pomeranian, died on 9/21/00. He fought a valiant fight against cancer for three-and-a-half years. He had a cancerous tumor removed from his bottom lip four times. The prednisone they put him on caused diabetes. He then was on insulin shots twice a day for almost two years. Then the diabetes caused him to go blind rapidly. So I took him to a pet eye specialist and he had lens implants that restored his eyesight to perfection. He had his new eyes, and could see me for the last year-and-a-half of his life. Thank God.
Sandy died at a specialist's office out of town, unexpectedly. The cancer had spread to his lymph nodes and brain. He had a major seizure in my arms so we helped him to cross over peacefully. I left him in Charleston to be cremated. They were to send me his ashes. One week later his ashes arrived in the mail. I was heartsick to say the least. But once I calmed down I placed Sandy's ashes next to my master bathroom commode, because this was his favorite place to lie, next to the cool porcelain (we live in Myrtle Beach). We were going to bury Sandy under a pampas bush in our back yard that weekend when my husband came home from traveling. Two hours later, I was looking down at the ashes and told Sandy how much I loved him and missed him. I did this outloud. Immediately after I finished these words a gold light rose from the ashes....not too fast, not too slow, just gradually to just above my eye level. I was so taken aback I said outloud "what the hec!!" I then called my kids and my husband and my sister and sister-in-law to tell them about my miracle. I was so blessed by this message from Sandy. I believe he was communicating with me from the other side. I felt compelled to go to Barnes and Noble the next day and bought numerous books about the afterlife. Every single book I bought, unbeknownst to me at the time, had at least one story about pets in the afterlife. I know that a higher power led me to buy the books that I did. I have found wonderful web sites as well and post there often to share my story. I feel something good has come from my loss of Sandy. I feel I have a mission to share with other pet lovers that our pets have souls and spirits and do live in a new dimension and we will be reunited with them one day when we cross over. I have never more certain of anything.
I collect paranormal experiences from people about their pets. I have collected many, many wonderful stories. I hope some day to put them all in a book form to comfort those who have lost their beloved pets.
Please, if you have a paranormal, spiritual experience about your pet who has crossed over, please share that with me. Send it to my E-mail address, to comfort me and allow me in turn to comfort others with my story collection.
Thank you for listening.
Patti
P.S. Imagine my delight when I learned after the fact that a golden light is a powerful spiritual message, one of the purest of love. So I am certain this was Sandy just tell me in return "I love you and miss you too."