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Believer 
I loved the book and it just intensified the feelings of life after death for me. She gives you so many real cases to read and their views on her reading. I will buy more of her books now.
Listen to this 6 audio cd set... 
... with moving and fascinating testimonials from 'sitters' with Allison and how this comforted them and helped them move on with their lives. Allison also talks about the TV-series 'Medium' and how the shows compares to her own family as well as her professional experiences. I, in fact, found this audio set to be even better and more interesting than 'Don't Kiss Them Goodbye...' . I warmly recommend all three audio sets. Forget about the books !!!
Easy and Helpful
I bought this book because a close friend of mine lost her dad and son in a traffic accident, and it seemed like it might help her. It was a good choice and it actually helped both of us. The text is easy to read, even older kids should be able to manage it. The message is clear and uplifting. The families that Allison worked with to reassure them that their loved ones still live, just not in the physical, were very blessed. I look forward to reading more of her books.
Do you believe?
Do you believe that the Dead talk to us? This is the premise of Allison DuBois' book, We Are Their Heaven: Why The Dead Never Leave Us. DuBois, the inspiration for the lead character in the popular television show, Medium, argues that when people pass, they continue to share in the lives of those they loved.
The book is broken into short chapters, many of which focus on the author's readings. Each chapter begins with a description of the deceased from somebody who knew them well, usually a parent, spouse, or child. These writers show us a heartfelt, and sometimes difficult to read, description of life after losing a loved one. After the bereaved's essay, the author shares the images and thoughts that come through her readings. She contends that the deceased continue to be a presence in the grieving person's life. DuBois then gives specific instances where the deceased attempted to communicate. For example, she tells one parent, your son "says he still calls you on your phone." Immediately the mother pulls her cell phone out and shows DuBois the text message left by her son three days after his death. According to DuBois, the deceased might also comment on a favorite food dish that they enjoy, a party they attended (after their death), balloons that were brought to a party to honor them, or say they are responsible for their favorite song playing on the radio.
Chapter topics include the loss of a child, spouse, those who passed while in Hospice (particularly hard to read), and the loss of a parent. Fans of the television show will enjoy the chapter on Medium, in which DuBois reveals what on the show is closely based on her and her family, and what is fictionalized. The final chapters cover murder victims, suicides, how the reader can understand their own visions or feelings of the departed, and why we are all special.
Your level of enjoyment with We Are Their Heaven: Why The Dead Never Leave Us will depend largely on your belief system. If you have recently lost somebody, and feel that they are still with you, then you will likely find comfort in this book. If, however, you scoff at the notion that a chair moved, a lightbulb flickered, a song came on the radio, all because a departed loved one is trying to send a message, you may want to skip this title. Still, DuBois has an easy writing style and she does give numerous examples with very specific information passed to her by the departed, so you might just want to read We Are Their Heaven and decide for yourself.
Quill says: A nice book for fans of the show Medium and anybody who believes that the Dead visit the Living.
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"What happens to our loved ones when they die? Is there a heaven? Is there a true connection and communication between the living and the dead? With the success of the television series Medium and her first book, Don't Kiss Them Good-bye, millions of people have embraced Allison, her story, and her remarkable gift. The idea for We Are Their Heaven was born out of the pieces of communication that Allison received from the spirits who touched her over her years as a medium. In this book, she helps people to understand that we are so special to those who have died that they choose to remain with us, not because they're bound but because we are their happiness, we are their heaven. Now Allison brings readers into her psychic experiences. As we walk the continuum of life and death with her and meet the people whose lives she has touched, we feel the pain of loss and are at once saddened and then renewed by her experiences and the stories of loss and connection. Each chapter focuses on a different type of loss -- parents, children, friends, and spouses who have lost loved ones through accidents, murder, suicide, and illness. Throughout the book, people who have had readings with Allison share their experiences and the significance of their readings. They take us into their confidence and share the unique details, identifying the calling cards of the dead, the initial private piece of information that convinced them that they were communicating directly with their loved ones. Allison, in turn, takes us through the same readings and describes exactly what was delivered and how it was conveyed. She convinces us that an essential part of communicating with the deceased is learning how to read both their signs (the message) and their signature (the unique information). Through Allison's eyes, we see that the dead are trying to reach their living loved ones all the time. She explores timing, coincidence, auditory and sensory communications, dreams, visions, incident manipulation, and streaming events to affirm their attempts. Allison presents the riveting details of her communications -- what she hears, sees, and feels. Allison's desire to help these two worlds connect makes us want to reach out to her and at the same time fear for her. She shares her daily struggle of living with layers of information that few of us have about others and the world around us. Much like her character on the show, she often struggles with knowing when to intervene and when to keep her knowledge to herself. If you miss someone you love, take comfort in the fact that through the thousands of readings that Allison has done, no one has come through to say ""good-bye"" but rather to say ""hello again."" "
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