This week marked the tenth anniversary of my father’s death. Some of you might consider this morbid, but actually to me, it’s very special. I asked my dad if he wanted me to mark the event with some sort of celebration and he said yes and asked if I could run my treasure hunt, which I am. He has given me so many signs, it’s unbelievable almost. And my treasure hunt is here to help people understand signs, their power and their meaning.
My dad was a devout Catholic man who did not believe into any of my nonsense when he walked the earth. When he was diagnosed with a brain tumour, he put 100% of his faith into his doctors. And when they gave him the all clear in the summer 2013, he gave them credit exclusively and even went out of his way to have my mum send me an email to tell me it had nothing to do with the reiki I sent him.
When he was first diagnosed in 2008, I didn’t know if my belief in the afterlife would help the grieving process. I had trained in reiki the year before as well as mediumship. When I realised that he wasn’t interesting in support through his illness, I signed up to train with the Penny Brohn Cancer Care, who are Bristol based. It turned out to be an incredible blessing for me and I was able to support two ladies through their cancer journeys.
In September 2013, the tumour returned with a vengeance and the chemotherapy wasn’t able to treat it. It was inoperable so the inevitable happened. Dad declined. He started needing a wheelchair. He eventually died on the 6th of March 2014. On the day of his death, I saw him ascend, happy and content. He later communicated with me through a medium and shared how angry he was with the Catholic Church for perpetuating so many lies of what true spirituality is, so I guess he is now very happy with the work that I do.
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PS: the photo for these show notes is the photo I mention in the episode, that I took two days before his funeral, of the Church where the funeral mass was going to be held.