Woman Asks Dying Grandmother To Send Pennies From Heaven, Finds 'Hundreds And Hundreds' Of Coins Days After Her Passing

Aug 24, 2019 by apost team

At some point in our lives, we all lose our grandparents. When we're kids, it's hard to think that we'll ever live in a world without them in it. But as we get older, we realize that they'll eventually have to pass on and leave us on our own.

For Michelle McDougal, life without her grandmother seemed like it would be especially hard. Michelle had an extremely close relationship with her grandmother, who she lovingly called "Nana." When Nana was diagnosed with cancer, Michelle was positively gutted. In a piece she wrote for Love What Matters, McDougal described the deep relationship she had with her grandma, and how she felt her presence following her tragic passing. 

“From day one my nana and I had a very close relationship. I was born on her 39th birthday on a cold December morning," she wrote. "The first of her 7 grandchildren. We shared 45 birthdays together, usually with 2 cakes side-by-side."

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"That world came crashing down when she was diagnosed with cancer. But in true Nana fashion, she fought hard and after 2 years was given a clean bill of health. So we were all quite surprised when the doctor said her cancer had come back and there was nothing they could do for her. 

Michelle and her relatives took turns spending nights with Nana in the hospital so that she'd never be alone during her final weeks on earth. It just so happened that on Nana's final night, it was Michelle's turn to be with her.

"We laughed and ate Chinese food," Michelle said of that final beautiful night with the woman who'd shaped her. Michelle told her Nana that she would be started a nonprofit to honor her memory called Smile Through The Storm. Before leaving that night, Michelle made a unique request.

"I held her hand and said, ‘Nana, when you get to heaven please send me lots of pennies so I know you’re still near.’ She laughed and said, ‘Okay, Mit.’ Nana passed away just 2 days later on Thanksgiving night."

After her grandmother passed, Michelle started finding pennies everywhere. "Not just a few," she explained, "but dozens and dozens of pennies. Those dozens turned into hundreds and hundreds of pennies."

"My mom joked and said, ‘Michelle, you should have told her to send twenty dollar bills.’ But pennies to me are perfect because that’s exactly what I asked for. I smile as I pick up each new one and whisper, ‘Thank you nana, I love you.’

Michelle said that every time she picked up one of these seemingly magical pennies, she'd whisper thanks to her grandmother and remind her that she loved her. Eventually, Michelle needed to do something special with the pennies.

"I quickly dug out a card she had given me and scanned it into the computer. My husband carefully traced ‘love and kisses Nana.’ As my Cricut machine printed the final touch. My eyes welled with tears, but my heart was filled with nothing but love.”   

She used the pennies to create a large art piece of a giant heart made out of pennies. In the corner it says, in her grandmother's handwriting, "love and kisses, Nana."

It's hard to say goodbye to someone who's made a huge impact in our lives. However, just because people aren't here with us on earth doesn't mean that they're not with us. Show this story to someone who could stand to be reminded that someone is always watching over them.