Mary Shannon Bell, RN, MSN

Author of "Loving Gifts from Heaven - Comfort and Counsel from Loved Ones Above"

Afterlife or afterdeath communication---signs from the dead: The first step is to believe it's possible.

For those who believe in an afterlife like heaven, it's not much of a stretch to imagine our loved ones finding ways to communicate with us after they die. Love's bonds aren't broken by death. Our loved ones know we're grieving and want us to heal and be happy. But how can they get through to us in ways we recognize? What signs do they give us? How can we know they're real?

For Mary Shannon Bell, RN, MSN, communication from dead loved ones was not part of her known world. A nursing professional, she had built her career on the principles of science. Yet in her grief over the loss of her parents, she encountered signs, sometimes subtle, sometimes like a bolt from the blue, that they were with her, and wanted her to know and feel their love from beyond the bounds of life on earth.

And it was there, somewhere between the known and the unknown, between proof and belief, that Mary began...