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Jimmy is a severely autistic boy who stutters badly and takes forever to stammer out his message. Recently Jimmy told his parents, "Last night I went to heaven." He proceeded to identify several relatives and friends that he met there, all of whom were confirmed as truly dead. Most poignantly, for a couple in my church, he encountered Sebby.
Sebby was born with a severe defect that prevented oxygen from getting to his brain in sufficient amounts. Lloyd and Mary Ann adopted him as a baby, aware that he had a prognosis of death by age 6. But with love, faith, and much prayer support, Sebby lived until age 17, with the help of an ever present oxygen tank, whelchair, and medications.
Jimmy said that Sebby approached him with great warmth and said, "Tell Mom and Dad that I don't need my oxygen tank up here." Then Sebby took Jimmy to his residence whose walls were plastered with photos and pictures just like he was accustomed to at his adoptive parents' home. [Jimmy had no way of knowing this!] After taking what seemed like an eternity to stutter out his experience, young Jimmy gave Lloyd and Mary Ann a hug, adding, "Sebby, specifically told me to give you a hug from him."
I performed Sebby's memorial service. Up front and center was Sebby's wheelchair with his oxygen tank raised on the seat and his baseball cap on top of the tank, so that it served as a powerful symbol of Sebby. I have described my prediction of the sign Sebby' family received that he was alive and well. Lloyd's son left the funeral home and saw the letters SEB printed from a bizarre cloud formation in great detail. When Lloyd and Mary Ann was informed of this message and came out to witness it, they almost passed out in shock! I like to think of Jimmy's encounters and surrogate hug as a second sign.
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