This is real ghost stories online.

If you've ever had a loved one in any sort of nursing care, especially towards the end in a hospice type situation.

You may have encountered a situation where that loved one is sharing stories of things around them that may not be there, at

least not to us, we're not able to see or experience, but are very real to them.

Now I'm not saying that in many of these cases this is simply a mind,

a mind that is getting older and is deteriorating and maybe producing these thoughts and these

visions and is essentially in a dementia state. That is factual. That does exist. Not every

time that this happens is it something paranormal.

However, when you can connect some dots sometimes

and you do the research, you may be startled

on what you come across, just dismissing it as always being, oh, it's the dementia talking.

May not be the most accurate way of dealing with a situation such as that.

That's what one of our listeners found out as they were visiting their grandmother and she was talking about the children playing

outside of her window. What she discovers about what once went on outside of her

window makes more sense than not. Take a listen. You're going to do. This is a non-fiction research narrative that I wrote for my MFA program at George Mason University.

It's a shortened version of a much longer piece.

I hope it flows well enough for you to get the full picture.

I hope you enjoy.

When I arrived at the nursing home to visit my grandma, she didn't greet me with her normal cheerful voice. Grandma, what's the matter?

Nothing.

Why do you look like you've been crying? I was

frustrated that she didn't want to tell me. I plopped in a green and maw of flower

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