I was sitting on a bench facing the check in area for hospital patients and looked up and saw a woman dressed in a 3/4 camel vest with black knit top and camel slacks and she looked exactly like my best friend's mother who had recently died.  The vision was of her in a much healthier state.  The vision came toward me and the turned to the right, walked past my other friend, out the electric doors and then vanished into thin air.  Both of us immediately asked each other if we had actually seen our friend's mother and the answer was yes.  Neither one of us has been able to stop thinking about this.

Was this experience difficult to express in words?  No

Did you ONLY sense an awareness of presence of the deceased without actually seeing, hearing, feeling or smelling them?            No

Did you hear the deceased or hear something associated with the deceased?          No

Did you feel a touch or experience any physical contact from the deceased?            No

Did you see the deceased?         Yes

She was walking toward me and was wearing a 3/4 camel vest, black knit top and camel slacks and her face was that of my best friend's recently deceased mother.  Her physical appearance was that of a healthier time in her life.

            How clearly did the deceased appear?            Extremely clear and very much looked as alive as myself and my friend.

            How much of the deceased did you see?       I saw her from the front and back and so did my friend.

            Did the deceased appear or not appear to be the age at which they died?       She appeared to be younger.

            How healthy did the deceased appear to be?            She looked like she did before she became ill.  There was no sign of illness.

            Is there any possibility what you saw was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?           No

Did you smell a distinct smell, scent, fragrance or odor associated with the deceased?      No

How long did the experience last?        Approximately 3 minutes

Was the beginning and end of the experience gradual or more sudden?         It was the same until she got outside and then vanished into thin air.

Could you sense the emotions or mood of the deceased?           Yes

She seemed to be at peace.

Did the deceased give you information you did not previously know?  No

How do you currently view the reality of your experience?           Experience was definitely real

            Please explain why you view the reality of your experience as real or not real:           I think having both of us see the same thing at the same time made is very real.

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   No

Describe in detail your feelings/emotions during the experience:           I sat in silence waiting for the woman to come to talk to me and could not believe that she looked exactly like my friend's mother.

Was there any emotional healing in any way following the experience?           No

What was the best and worst part of your experience?      The spirit appeared to be healthy and at peace was the best part.  The worst part was that she walked out the door and then vanished into thin air.

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?         Uncertain                  Describe:            We are both looking for an explanation as to what we saw.

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?   No      

Did the experience give you any spiritual understandings such as life, death, afterlife, God, etc.?  Yes     We were unsure of the reason for the spirit's appearance and felt that we would like to know why she appeared.

Death Compacts are when two or more living people promise among themselves that whoever dies first will try to contact the other(s).  Have you ever made such a compact?        No

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?          No

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            Both of us knew we were not losing our minds but we could not believe we saw the same thing at the same time.

Was the experience witnessed or experienced by others?           Yes

My friend saw the spirit first and then shortly thereafter I also saw the same thing.

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   Yes

Only that we both knew she was dead yet we were both looking right at her.

Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?    No

Did you become aware of future events?       No

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?         No

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?     No

Did you meet or see any other beings other than the deceased?            No

Did you see a light?           No

Did any part of your experience seem to occur in a place other than the location described above?            No

Have you shared this experience with others?         No      

Have you shared this experience formally or informally with any other researcher or web site?   No

 Is there anything else you would like to add regarding your experience?       No

Were there any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience?            No

Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life, medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?         No 

Did you ever in your life have a near-death experience, out of body experience or other spiritual event?           No 

Did the questions asked and information you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?               Yes