There is an article that just came out by The Creator Writings about death: http://thecreatorwritings.wordpress.com/2013/10/21/the-truth-of-death/
It's true.
I am a medium. I've seen 'ghosts' my whole life. And I talk with them.
One of my favorite ghosts these days is the father of a Japanese chef I know. He showed me a perfect heart on the granite wall across from the counter where I was eating alone the last time I sat there. He is very supportive and kind, and has a genuine interest in my heart. He's a 'friend'. I only see him when I am where his son works.
If you are interested in more stories of 'what happens after death', I invite you to read my book, Messages From My Patients. I published it online one chapter a day on this blog as a service to humanity. There are over eighty chapters. The point of the book is that most of my patients who die, seek me out with a 'message'. I carefully recorded each one in a journal over many years. There are some relatives in the book as well, but I changed their names and sex to something different so my family wouldn't get upset if they read them.
Here is Chapter 1--it is about the first time I learned how to 'pronounce somebody dead': http://reikidoc.blogspot.com/2013/01/messages-from-my-patients-chapter-1.html
I hope this book give you comfort and peace, especially in times of loss.
Please excuse the times I accidentally assigned the same number to two different chapters. You'll figure it out.
And just in case you are wondering what happens to the body as it dies? I wrote about that too: http://reikidoc.blogspot.com/2012/07/energetic-look-at-death-what-you-need.html
I also shared what happened, both to my father and myself as a medium, during his 'Transition' with Our Lady into Heaven: http://reikidoc.blogspot.com/2011/10/why-behind-wow-oh-wow-oh-wow.html
With great love for you and all whose lives are touched by the death of a loved one,
Aloha and Mahalos,
Namaste,
Reiki Doc