Family reunion leaves me fearful

Dear June

I wasn’t told I was adopted.

When I found out, it didn’t matter, as I had a lovely childhood and worshipped my father, who died in 1979, my mother, who passed in 1990, and my brother, who I lost in 2008 and miss so much.

At 72, I worry I will be reunited with biological family and not my mam, dad and brother.

Carol, Edinburgh

June Says

I can understand the reasoning behind your thinking and why you might be worried.

Those we have a close bond and connection with through love are the ones who will come forward to meet and take us over to spirit side.

Although the family who brought you up were not connected to you through blood, they were bonded to you through love.

The mam, dad and brother you grew up with are your family and you will be safely reunited with them when your times comes to go over.

You’ll be able to meet your biological parents, too, if you would like.

Anyone can be a biological parent or sibling, but not everyone can be a loving mam, dad or brother.

Sadly, there are quite a few biological families which have allowed their children to suffer from situations of abuse or neglect.

They did not protect, nurture or love their kids, therefore they will not be the ones to collect them from spirit side.

Those who we loved and had the closest bonds with will be the first we see when the time comes to leave this life.

Dear June

In September 2016, our family stayed at a villa in Menorca.

Five days into the holiday, my husband died suddenly.

That was followed by the nightmare of getting him home. We eventually had his funeral four weeks later.

It was my 70th birthday the day before the funeral, and we received a phone call to say my niece had died. How are they? Does he know how much we love him? Brenda, Glenrothes

June Says

The unexpected passing of a loved one so far from home is devastating, coupled with the emotional trauma of bringing him home.

Irrespective of the circumstances, a loved one will be supported by those previously passed.

Your husband will be safe in their love and care, as will your niece.

I sense a man who liked nothing more than to be surrounded by his family.

He’ll remain close, as a physical death does not alter the strength of love a close family holds for one another.