When Blood Collides
Viewing comments for Chapter 79 "A Ghost in the Round"A family's love is tested.
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Comment from boxergirl
Hi Shari, Interesting account of Frank seeing Barbara's image...I am not sure I could have just gone back to work. But It seemed like a peaceful moment for him. Sounds like y'all had a great vacation with Nicole and Jeff...I wouldn't have liked the cold nights either. :-)
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2016
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Hi Shari, Interesting account of Frank seeing Barbara's image...I am not sure I could have just gone back to work. But It seemed like a peaceful moment for him. Sounds like y'all had a great vacation with Nicole and Jeff...I wouldn't have liked the cold nights either. :-)
Comment Written 08-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2016
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Frank had a prior experience when we both took a class in reaching the alpha state. I never could see anything, but he could --the face of Jesus wearing the crown of thorns! He said it was so vivid. Who knows. Maybe he witnessed the crucifixion centuries ago.
Comment from DonandVicki
A good biographical story. Well written and easy to follow along. I like your style as it flows with no obscene language. Good job writing this.
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2016
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A good biographical story. Well written and easy to follow along. I like your style as it flows with no obscene language. Good job writing this.
Comment Written 07-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2016
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Thanks, DonandVicki.
Comment from chasennov
A final visit from Sis and a visit to see Nichole. A chapter in the book When Blood Collides. A Ghost in the Round.' I really enjoy this family series of yours, Shari. It's almost like looking in through your windows. very well done.
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2016
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A final visit from Sis and a visit to see Nichole. A chapter in the book When Blood Collides. A Ghost in the Round.' I really enjoy this family series of yours, Shari. It's almost like looking in through your windows. very well done.
Comment Written 07-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2016
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Thanks, chase.
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You are most welcome.
Comment from Sasha
Since she came to you when she went into the coma, it is understandable she would go to her ex-husband next. She was sharing herself with both of you. I am so pleased you were able to spend time with your daughter and still able to put up with her husband. Great work with this. I can relate to the surgeries. My mother has appeared to me twice and spoke to me the first time. It was both wonderful and amazing. It didn't scare me at all.
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2016
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Since she came to you when she went into the coma, it is understandable she would go to her ex-husband next. She was sharing herself with both of you. I am so pleased you were able to spend time with your daughter and still able to put up with her husband. Great work with this. I can relate to the surgeries. My mother has appeared to me twice and spoke to me the first time. It was both wonderful and amazing. It didn't scare me at all.
Comment Written 07-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2016
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LOL. You read it too fast. She didn't go to her ex-husband at all. Still bad feelings there. She appeared to Frank, my husband after "speaking" to me. I like your reasoning though.
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You are right...I need to slow down or stop taking my pain medication before reviewing. Now I understand your concern about why he did not say anything to you. Were it my husband, I would have kicked him in the butt!
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I can't lift my leg that high. LOL
Comment from robyn corum
1.) Now, let me get back to Frank's encounter with a ghost, a spirit, an entity, whatever you want to call it. When he told me a day after the fact,
--> in the opening, you say he told you TWO days after.
2.) . "Was the (')dress(') long? Could it have been a robe?
--> single quotation marks instead of double, please
3.) She looked right into my eyes for three seconds at least and then disappeared. It happened so quickly(.)"
4.) outdone, I had an accident and wound up in surgery too and matched his recovery time. awkward -- suggest:
--> outdone, I had an accident and wound up (with) a surgery (that) matched his recovery time. (or some such)
Another nice addition to the story - though I am still unhappy and sad about your sister's death, and blown away (!) by her visit to your hubs! Keep it going!
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2016
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1.) Now, let me get back to Frank's encounter with a ghost, a spirit, an entity, whatever you want to call it. When he told me a day after the fact,
--> in the opening, you say he told you TWO days after.
2.) . "Was the (')dress(') long? Could it have been a robe?
--> single quotation marks instead of double, please
3.) She looked right into my eyes for three seconds at least and then disappeared. It happened so quickly(.)"
4.) outdone, I had an accident and wound up in surgery too and matched his recovery time. awkward -- suggest:
--> outdone, I had an accident and wound up (with) a surgery (that) matched his recovery time. (or some such)
Another nice addition to the story - though I am still unhappy and sad about your sister's death, and blown away (!) by her visit to your hubs! Keep it going!
Comment Written 07-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2016
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Thanks, Eagle Eyes, for catching my errors. I figured out that I wasn't that devastated because our paths rarely crossed for at least forty years. Maybe if I had gone to the funeral, I would had felt her death more keenly.
Comment from Phyllis Stewart
Interesting story here. I'm shocked that your sister would appear to Frank and not a blood relative. I wonder why. What do you think the reason is/was?
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2016
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Interesting story here. I'm shocked that your sister would appear to Frank and not a blood relative. I wonder why. What do you think the reason is/was?
Comment Written 07-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2016
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Maybe she was looking for me? Our new house was unfamiliar to her. Wonder if that would confuse a ghost. On the other hand, her son really got along well with Frank and may have taken the place of a father figure.
Comment from barkingdog
Duh, Shari. You're the redhead? LOL
You're so tiny or Frank is so big. Maybe both.
I love it that your sister showed herself to Frank. She did message you first when she went into the coma and then she let Frank know that she thought of him, too. I see no need to be jealous that she didn't show herself to you. I think she was being thoughtful not giving it all to you--sharing the moments she had left with Frank, too.
And I bet she DID hide her hubby's Viagra. LOL
Great chapter and as always well written.
Hugs.
:) e
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2016
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Duh, Shari. You're the redhead? LOL
You're so tiny or Frank is so big. Maybe both.
I love it that your sister showed herself to Frank. She did message you first when she went into the coma and then she let Frank know that she thought of him, too. I see no need to be jealous that she didn't show herself to you. I think she was being thoughtful not giving it all to you--sharing the moments she had left with Frank, too.
And I bet she DID hide her hubby's Viagra. LOL
Great chapter and as always well written.
Hugs.
:) e
Comment Written 07-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2016
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I like your reasoning. It's makes sense.
I think we were standing on uneven ground when Jeff took the photo, hence the height. I'm 5'2 and Frank's 5'8.
Thank you so much for the six, Ellen.
Glad you remarked about the Viagra and my author's note. :-)
Comment from Brett Matthew West
Got to watch those doctors. More and more of them botch the simplest surgeries.
Any way, "Frank" mended and all is well that ends well along those lines.
When two people share a commonality, like matching recovery times, it at least provides something for them to build a relationship on.
Well written story.
Be interesting to see what adventures the relationship endures next.
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2016
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Got to watch those doctors. More and more of them botch the simplest surgeries.
Any way, "Frank" mended and all is well that ends well along those lines.
When two people share a commonality, like matching recovery times, it at least provides something for them to build a relationship on.
Well written story.
Be interesting to see what adventures the relationship endures next.
Comment Written 07-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2016
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Thanks, Brett. I wish the botched surgery had been the end of it.
His life changed forever because of that. More later. The accident changed my life too.
Comment from Carolyn 'Deaton' Stephens
Hi there,
I was sorry for you when I read of Barbs' death.
The story of her later appearance to you was interesting
to say the least.
It was good that you and Nicole got to do some traveling
together. I smiled as I could tell you would still do anything to
avoid her husband, Jeff.
Well written.
Carolyn
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2016
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Hi there,
I was sorry for you when I read of Barbs' death.
The story of her later appearance to you was interesting
to say the least.
It was good that you and Nicole got to do some traveling
together. I smiled as I could tell you would still do anything to
avoid her husband, Jeff.
Well written.
Carolyn
Comment Written 07-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2016
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Later on, I'll write specifically of his insensitive behavior. Uncouth is the best word to describe him.
Comment from Jay Squires
OMG, Shari, how did Frank stay so calm. It was a ghost! Hell with waiting a day to tell you; I'd have shot over to you right away, probably with wet pants, just for your assurance.
Frank and I put on our "we'll tolerate you faces" ["we'll tolerate you" faces. ?]
You do so well with this series, Shari.
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reply by the author on 07-Feb-2016
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OMG, Shari, how did Frank stay so calm. It was a ghost! Hell with waiting a day to tell you; I'd have shot over to you right away, probably with wet pants, just for your assurance.
Frank and I put on our "we'll tolerate you faces" ["we'll tolerate you" faces. ?]
You do so well with this series, Shari.
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Comment Written 07-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2016
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Oops, that's how fumble finger meant to punctuate it.
I too am surprised that Frank didn't feel fear. Maybe that was an early sign of his dementia which was formally diagnosed a year later.
