this may not answer the question but its something i want to say. my father passed away in 2000 right after his 83 birthday. i was on the other side of the country and never got to say good bye to my father.

in 2004 i had a massive stroke and doctors told my wife i wouldn,t make it through the night ,my father came to me at that point and told me to get back to your family your not needed here at this time. i know my father was talking to me from heaven so, i know it exist but in order to get there you have to be good to your fellow man. i miss my father but seeing him make me not afraid of afterlife.