Craig,

I live in Hawaii. We lost our son to the war in Iraq in April of 2005. I had a dream a few months later that seemed so real, but the skeptic in me keeps me from healing my grief. In my dream we were in our old house (my son never lived in the new one) and he was waking up on his bed. He seemed so happy and healthy. I went into his room to talk with him, asking him where he was. He replied "I'm in the Army". I asked again "No, where are you now?" and he said "I think I'm on the first level". I asked "Is this for real?" and he held out his arm for me to touch. I grabbed his wrist and could feel the warmth of his skin in my hand and the pressure of his flesh in my palm. It seemed so real.

I would like to connect with him again but have not had any more dreams like that. I tried Dr. Dufford in San Jose but he's not taking any new patients. Can you reccommend someone close to the west coast?

Paul Wessel