January 17th, 2009 is the day my life changed forever. Instead of taking my usual Saturday morning aerobics class at Richard Simmons’ exercise studio, Slimmons, I had a ticket to see John Edward! I had purchased it months before, with the hope of connecting with a few loved ones who have crossed over.

My friend Iris has “the gift,” and for weeks she had been seeing my Nana, my mother’s mother, standing behind me everywhere we went.  In fact, during the week prior to January 17th, we had gone to dinner at the Grand Lux Café with another friend . . .