Morbid coincidence
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3 years ago my daughter died of cancer, she was aware of the outcome of the illness and prepared her own funeral. She requested that her daughters played ' fields of gold' by Eva Cassidy as the cortège entered the chapel a midday.
12 months later the anniversary fell on a Wednesday. We always met friends on a Wednesday for coffee. This particular day the meeting was cancelled. I had planned to take my wife to a shopping outlet some 30 miles away one the previous Monday, but due to the cancellation of the coffee morning, we decided to go on the Wednesday.
Just before midday we needed a comfort stop, so we found a loo. Upon exiting the loos at 12 o'clock, the public address system was playing ' fields of gold' by Eva Cassidy. Exactly 12 months to the date and time.
We both cannot quantify this remarkable coincidence
Mr Duncan Rea-Palmer
Date submitted:Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:58:10 +0000Coincidence ID:6609
