I was having breakfast at a hotel in Krakow, Poland. I felt a fairly strong breeze on my right wrist. we were in a corner with no windows or door. I said to my wife that was quite a breeze. she said she felt nothing. I joked and said it was a ghost. that night I was asleep and it felt like the back of my head opened and a bright light filled the area and I have never felt so at peace and so happy. All of a sudden I am walking towards my dad. he is sitting at a table in Krakow's main square. I looked towards the ground and I can see I am holding on to someone else's hand. I assume it was my wife's. I could not see any legs or body. We were approaching my dad and he was smiling but just as we got close I woke up.

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

my dad appeared to look about 10 years younger and I never seen him so happy, smiling when we were approaching him

            How clearly did the deceased appear?            solid

            How much of the deceased did you see?       all of him

            Did the deceased appear or not appear to be the age at which they died?           a little younger

            How healthy did the deceased appear to be?           in good health

            Is there any possibility what you saw was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?   none

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

How long did the experience last?      seemed like 10-15 seconds

Was the beginning and end of the experience gradual or more sudden?       beginning was gradual but it ended quickly. I had wished it would have lasted longer

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

dad seemed very happy

Did the deceased give you information you did not previously know?  none

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:   After this, I met some relatives of my dad. I have never been to Poland. my dad wanted to take me in 1969 but I did not go because I did not speak polish. When I was with the relative she said my dad's biggest wish was for me to go to Poland and visit family.

          Was the experience dream like in any way?          Uncertain

Describe in detail your feelings/emotions during the experience:  at peace, never so happy

Was there any emotional healing in any way following the experience? Uncertain

What was the best and worst part of your experience?          seeing my dad

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience? 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?         I was happy and sad

Was the experience witnessed or experienced by others?          No

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?  No

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

Did you see a light?        Yes

at first I seemed to walking out of a thick fog or cloud. as the fog cleared it was daylight I believe

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?       Yes    we were just discussing abnormal things that had happened to us

Have you shared this experience formally or informally with any other researcher or web site?         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? Yes 

1.dad died June 10, 1992. ten days later I was finishing evening shift at midnight. I got into my car and the smell was like caramel. I had only smelt this type from a confessional box from a polish catholic church when I was 7 yrs old. the smell remained in my car till I got home. when I got home my wife and I went to bed. all of a sudden our dog and cat are screeching and barking. our window was open and you could hear a lot of dogs in the neighborhood barking. I got up to go to the bathroom. as I was urinating the bathroom door bangs open and the cat is screeching and flies 4 feet in to land behind me. the cat looks towards the door hissing. me wife and I are surprised and as I lay in bed, I whispered. dad your scaring me. all of a sudden everything was quiet. the next day I threw pillows against the door and the door flew open but the pillow fell to the ground.

2. I don't remember  a date or my age. my grandmother, dads mom, had died and I had a dream where I sat on a stool and she sat on a stool. it seems we were about 5 feet apart. it felt like we were talking for a really long time but the experience seemed only to last a few seconds. the setting was that of bright white light. my take away was that I was amazed that I talked to my grandmother and I don't speak polish.