Hello and welcome to Psychic Teachers. I'm your host Samantha Fe. And I'm Deb Bowen.

And we're so happy that you could join us this week. I want to apologize for not being

with you guys last week. My father very unexpectedly, but blessedly quickly passed last week. And I just

didn't have it in me to do a show and and Deb agreed that it would be appropriate for us to wait a

week. So I just appreciate you guys being patient with us. And I appreciate all of your thoughts and

prayers and kind words and emails and notes. And I am just so grateful that that he did pass quickly.

You know, Deb, he woke up Monday morning at 6.30 and the nurse has gotten dressed and ready for the

day. And when they went to check on him at 7.15, he had he had passed in his chair. And I think

after everything that Alzheimer's takes from us, you know, I think that's that's a pretty good

way to go. I know Samantha and I know this week has been really, really hard for you and your

family. And for those of us who love you, just know how much we care and don't cry. Don't cry

because I've cried so much. I can't cry anymore. I'm a little cry. It is okay. Okay, just know I love

you. And I'm thinking about you. Thank you. Thank you. And everyone, I have to tell you guys that

Deb has not left my side this whole time. She has been there either through text or phone call

or in person holding my hand every step of the way. And I just Deb, I can't thank you enough for

that. It's been, you know, you think when you when you know something's coming and you prepare for

it. And especially with Alzheimer's, I feel like I've said goodbye to my dad so many times, you know.

And yeah, I'm not going to cry. And you never, you never really do say goodbye until the final

goodbye. And I really appreciate you being there for me. You know, I am. Okay, no more tears,

no more grief. We're going to focus on this show. Deb has compiled some awesome research on

sympathetic magic, which I don't know a whole lot about. It makes me think of puppets, but I know

it's more than that. So why don't you take it away? All right, dear heart, I will do that.

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