My sister, Belva, had dealt with serious health problems throughout her adult life. She endured surgeries and medications and, as she aged, her condition continued to worsen. Finally, her kidneys failed and she became a dialysis patient. So I always made it a point to call her on a weekly basis, since I lived in another state.

When she was once again hospitalized, I called her and we had a pleasant chat. She said that she would be discharged the next day which was Monday, and she was right. On Wednesday, I arrived at my job around 11 a.m. No one was visible in the parking lot when I got out of my car. That is when I definitely heard a woman's voice over my left shoulder. In a stern tone, I heard the words, "She's going to fall asleep, and they won't be able to wake her up!"

In my mind, I tried to dismiss this by reminding myself how good Belva had sounded during our last conversation. But that night at 8 p.m. my nephew called and said that Belva had passed away during the final ten minutes of her dialysis session. She had quit breathing, and was rushed to the emergency room. The voice was correct; no one was able to revive her.

On another occasion, I was speaking to an older gentleman who visited our public library almost every day. John had been dealing with health issues, but always maintained a positive outlook. While he was speaking in a jovial manner, telling me that he was feeling well, the same woman's voice spoke to me again. I heard, "This will be the last time that you see him." As I walked away, I thought that's not true because he is looking good right now. I never did see John again. He took a turn for the worse, and passed away the next month.

It both instances, it was the same voice, with the same stern tone trying to prepare me for the inevitable. I did not recognize this voice as belonging to anyone that I have known in the past. I believe that it was an angel's voice warning me of what will happen in the near future.

I have experienced several premonitions over the years. This happened to me recently when I told a co-worker that I had a feeling that one of our library patrons had died. We did not know anything until her obituary appeared two days later in the newspaper. Both of us were taken aback by this.

Kathleen Choo

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Posted 1-24-12