Messages from the other side
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What were some of the other stories you heard that really gave you goosebumps?
Some are the stories that touched me the most are the ones from nature. There's the young boy who was giving his mother's eulogy -- she, too, had died on 9/11-- and he was 15, and when he said, "mother," a tiny sparrow flew down and landed on his head. He was able to cup the bird in his hands and let it free. I mean, that's not typical bird behavior.

And in other cases it was finding coins, weird things involving electricity. But the one thing that is coming across all of it was the fact that it was about the connection with someone they loved.

And, since then, how do you feel that Eamon communicates with you?
Usually something happens after I've asked for his help. Mostly, I get coins. The coins usually have significant dates -- like 2001 -- and they're in significant locations. Once I was just very upset about things, and the loss. It was last Thanksgiving. I had made the bed, and there was nothing on the bed, and I came out to get my clothes, and there was a penny on the bed, and it was from the year that we had met.

It doesn't happen a lot, but it does happen every once in a while. I think if it happened a lot, I'd be more skeptical!


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EXCERPT: 'Messages,' by Bonnie McEneaney
9/11 Widow Tells Stories of Signs, Premonitions from Loved Ones Lost in Terrorist Attacks

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To most of us, September 11th is a national and emotional scar, but for some relatives left behind, it has also been a step into a spiritual world they never could have imagined.

Jacie O'Brien says dad who died in 9/11 attack told her knock-knock jokes.

Bonnie McEneaney, the wife of a 9/11 victim, has compiled the true stories of the spiritual experiences and premonitions of loved ones lost in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Read an excerpt below.

Watch the stories on "20/20" Friday at 10 p.m. ET

Excerpt
In February of 2002, just a few days before my birthday, I was at a small meeting in a neighboring town with several others who had lost loved ones on 9/11. A knock on the door interrupted us. It was my pastor and a police officer I knew; they were there to tell me that some of Eamon's remains had been located. I had come to accept the reality that Eamon's body would probably never be recovered. Hearing the news, I was thrown somewhat into a state of shock. When the pastor and I left the meeting together, he instinctively got into the driver's seat. We spoke very little as he drove. Vaguely I noticed a cemetery sign ahead of us. That's when I realized that the pastor had taken this route intentionally.

Messages Signs Visits Premonitions

Bonnie McEneany has created an amazing piece of work validating that the love bonds created by our loved ones on earth never die, but continue on. Through moving stories, insights and incredible spirit messages, she takes you on a journey of love, in which your soul will forever be transformed.

When Bonnie McEneaney's husband, Eamon, died in the attacks on the World Trade Center, she thought she had lost him forever. And then something unexpected happened that would shake her to the core and reassure her that her husband was still with her. As Bonnie reveals in this groundbreaking book, she began to have experiences that convinced her that her husband, in spirit, was sending her signs, indeed messages, that he was still present and watching over his family.

A mother and former business executive, Bonnie was always the rational one, and quite skeptical of the spiritual world and all that it represents, but after talking to a number of other families and friends of loved ones lost on 9/11, she realized she was not alone.

Numerous others connected to the tragedy—from financial executives to stay-at-home moms—described their own experiences: premonitions, signs, dreams, visitations, and communications through mediums and psychics. Bonnie began recording their compelling stories in a groundbreaking four-year-long project, illuminating the power of love and the unbreakable bond love creates.

Now, in Messages, she shares these miraculous spiritual stories while weaving in her own heartfelt message of comfort and hope for all those who are searching for their own deeper connections, proving that love and relationships can continue after death.