Copyright © 2009
by Josie Varga
1st Printing, October 2009
Printed in the U.S.A.
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A.R.E. Press
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ISBN-13: 978-0-87604-499-5 (trade paper)
All photographs are the property of the contributors whose stories appear in this book.
Cover design by Christine Fulcher
This book would not have been possible had it not been for the many wonderful contributors who agreed to share their experiences. Therefore, this book is dedicated to all of them with heartfelt thanks.
Gary E. Schwartz, PhD
Natalie Smith-Blakeslee
Suzane Northrop
Raymond Moody, MD, PhD
Christina
The late Reverend Juliet Nightingale
Terry
Denise Lescano
Nancy Clark
Glenn Klausner
Karen Christopherson
Phyllis Hotchkiss
P.M.H. Atwater, LHD
Toni DiBernardo-Jones
Summersnow Wilson
Angela Denes
M.G. Raub
Phil Whitt
Carolyn B. Coleridge, LCSW
Mary Ellen “Angel Scribe”
R. Craig Hogan, PhD
Dianne Arcangel
Agnes J. Thomas, PhD
Dr. Claudio Pisani
John Edward
Mitch Carmody
Jen-Irishu
Janice E. Burpee
Lois Brunet
Reverend Rita S. Berkowitz
Barbara M. Veillette
Sheran Wickstrom
Mark E. Miller
Santina
Elly Vahey
Cindy Bigham
Joyce Keller
Guy Dusseault
Cherie, “D.J.'s” Mom
Cynthia D. Landrum
Carole Bellacera
Anthony Quinata
Ann Albers
Lynne Gawley-Hofstetter
T. Edgar
Judy Collier
Michelle Leech
Artie Hoffman
William
Maria Campanella
Donna A. Bowman
Patricia Federico
Sheila Upton
Christine Duminiak
Kathie Carrigan
Daniel M. Darrow
Anna O'Donoghue
Dr. Allan Botkin
Carol Rhodes
Adriana Martinez
Ruby Kennard
Helen Fisher
Herbert Hawkins
Antonietta LoGiudice
Marie
Christine Sherborne
Dr. Clark Schmidt
Larry Gibble
Mindy
Frankie H.
Patty Garris Layne
Glenn Dove
Judy C.
Karen Lasso
Annamaria Hemingway
Ellen Reid
Barbara Yule
Louis LaGrand, PhD
Melvin L. Morse, MD, FAAP
Marie D. Jones
George Anderson
Cheryl Booth
Contents
Preface by Natalie Smith-Blakeslee
