He woke about 1:00 am feeling her leg slide up against his.
Her skin felt cool — his warmed beneath the covers.
His thoughts traveled instantaneously along the line of asking her how she had been able to get into bed without his help. She had navigated severe back challenges.
She had undergone a major back surgery in hopes of relief from pain and an increase in physical activity. But heart-related issues had preceded the back surgery, and, ultimately, heart-related issues following the back surgery resulted in her choice to stop all medical intervention and embrace comfort care and end-of-life.
This “somatic visitation” came two months to-the-day of her death.
Quoting hospice physician Christopher Kerr in the article Common Signs Your Loved One is Visiting You: “Many people have told me that they have been gently touched. A brush against their arm, a hand on the shoulder or their hair being stroked. Some even sense a bed sinking as if someone has sat on it. This is usually comforting, with nearly 99% of people knowing who is trying to communicate.”
