How to cope up with the loss of a loved one
Since the death of our mother, we have been closly checking on each other in the family and see how we're coping up with her loss. We noticed common experiences that we believe are signs of her "presence". During her ninth day, when we went to the cemetery and prayed the rosary, a beautiful white butterfly came flying by. But instead of passing us, it encircled us, then went to the flowers we placed in her grave. Then it left most peacefully. My sister immediately said, "Nanay, hello ..." We were are thankful for that presence. Another was when Ate and I were talking on the phone. She was in Chicago and I was in L.A. Then she started to smell sampaguita flowers. She immediately uttered, "Nanay, we love you." I thought, "Why only her? Why not me?" Then I started to breathe deeply, when I smelled what I thought was the sweetest bouquet of roses. That was nanay assuring us that she was simultaneously with us. Another was nanay