I am a Medium, which means I can communicate with dead people. I like doing it, it's fun, interesting and most people get the idea that it's not scary. Just before Christmas I visited a family that wanted to speak with their dead Father (we shall call him Jon). Now, I am never in charge of who comes through and so it is always a bit of a worry as to whether the person they are hoping for, actually comes through.

Anyway, I went to see the family who, although were doing well with their grief, had lost Jon less than a year earlier. I am never in control of who comes through in a Mediumship reading, it is always up to the people on the other side and for someone who likes to be in control, it presents me with a bit of a challenge :-/  So, we began the reading and very quickly it was clear that it was Jon who was going to chat with us. After the usual pleasantries, Jon began to talk about what he had been noticing with regard to his children and grandchildren. He had lots of opinions on how his children were doing and although he was interested in them, he was more interested in his Grandchildren.

Jon talked in some detail about each of the Grandchildren and showed some concern about one in particular. He felt that this Grandson was in a difficult place with himself and that there was a serious amount of frustration surrounding him. Jon said that he would be spending more time around his Grandson in an effort to help him through this difficult period. Jon provided great evidence that he had been around the family and had seen what they had all been up to. His humor made the reading fun and personal and is typical of Jon to try and keep things light.

The family wanted to know what he would be doing for Christmas and he answered by saying that he would be enjoying himself with the Grandchildren, where else would he be?! The reading lasted an hour and the family were really happy, they said that it had made things so much easier for them, knowing that he was still around, still involved in their lives and able to help with some of the issues they were facing.

I find myself reminding people (living), that just because someone is dead, it doesn't mean they are gone. If I died today, the first thing I would want to do is go and see how my family are doing, what my children are up to and find out what I can do to help them. It's quite logical really. It's the same for everyone else, just because someone has died, it doesn't mean their personality or priorities have changed.

I treat the dead in the same way as the living, to me, they are the same people they were when alive, the only difference is that they are now dead :-)