Lori Burke's Validation with her son Kevin and her daughter MaryEllen through Shelly Wilson
Posted
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- Oct
- 16
- 2026
by Elizabeth Boisson
There were so many wonderful validations from our reading with Shelly Wilson!
Shelly first saw a young man, around 34, who wore glasses and had health issues. In her vision, he was sitting with a blanket covering him. She said it didn't look quite like a hospital room, but she could tell he required a great deal of care.
I knew immediately that she was connecting with my son Kevin!
Kevin passed at 36 and had many health challenges due to a rare genetic condition. He wore glasses as a young child, and he always sat in his wheelchair with a blanket pulled "all the way up to his chin," just as Shelly described. His bedroom actually did resemble a hospital room because of all the medical equipment he needed, and he required total care throughout his life.
Shelly also saw and felt lots of giggling from Kevin. Oh, that was Kevin, for sure! He laughed at everything! Even now, when I feel him around me, it's his laughter that I feel the most. When Kevin laughed, the whole room lit up with joy.
Shelly also said that Kevin touched so many people during his life and continues to touch people from the other side. I can't tell you how many times I've heard that from others. Even people who never had the chance to meet him have told me how deeply he has touched their hearts.
Then Shelly mentioned seeing little figures, possibly dinosaurs, and asked if I had ever drawn dinosaurs. Yes, I have! She also asked if I had named any of my drawings after Kevin.
While I haven't actually named my artwork after him, I do have a special collection of painted kindness rocks that I will keep forever because they are just SO Kevin (and MaryEllen!) in every way. I paint and give away almost all of my kindness rocks, but there are a few that I simply cannot part with. I feel his spirit guiding me when I create them.
I also shared with Shelly that my time spent drawing and painting is my special time with my children. My daughter, MaryEllen, is also in spirit with Kevin, and creating art is one of the ways I feel close to both of them.
Then Shelly connected with MaryEllen!
She said MaryEllen likes to send twinkling lights. I do see these little flashes of light, especially at night or out of the corner of my eye.
And then came the final validation that absolutely gave me chills.
Shelly said, "The dynamic duo is sending you so much love."
WHAT?!
I called Kevin and MaryEllen "the dynamic duo" their entire lives!
Thank you so much, Shelly, for this beautiful connection with my two larger than life kids in spirit. I have full body chills just thinking about it all!
My heart is so full.
~Lori Burke, Helping Parents Heal Caring Listener