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Email: "He Will Live a Long Life"

A man asks Browne about the health of a friend.

Published: Apr 09, 2008
Written by: Robert S. Lancaster

Chris, friend of the email author.

Chris, friend of the email author.

Background

After publishing the article Email: "My Sister Margaret and Me", I was contacted by Robert Samuels, a former member of Novus Spiritus and author of the email published on this site in the article Novus Spiritus: "These Freaks Only Come Out at Night".

Rev. Samuels told me of an experience he had which was very similar to that described in the "My Sister..." article. I asked him to put his experience in email form so that I could publish it here. This article is the result.

The Email

Here, with the author's permission, is that email.

And, as usual, this email is simply one person's account of their experience.

Subject: Requested Email Story
From: Rob Samuels <[email address]>
Date: Wed, Apr 02, 2008 4:20 pm
To: [email address]

Robert,

I just finished reading your article "My Sister Margaret and Me", and Sylvia Browne said almost the exact same thing to me, so I can totally relate to the authors letter.

At the Atlantic City John Edward/Sylvia Browne lecture in October 2006 (the same lecture mentioned in the article: Novus Spiritus: "These Freaks Only Come Out at Night"), I was back stage with Sylvias son Paul and John Edward, standing by her wheelchair, waiting for her to end the lecture. When Sylvia came off the stage and walked over to me and the wheelchair her son Paul told her that I needed to ask her a question.

Now, I have never had any reason to ever ask Sylvia anything as a psychic, even though I had worked many lectures for her across the country, but my best friend had been diagnosed with Lymphoma in July of 06, and wasn't doing well at all. His partner called me and asked me to ask Sylvia what the outcome would be so they could prepare themselves. I really didn't want to ask this question because I knew what the answer would be, but decided to go ahead, knowing that Sylvia would say he has xxx months to live.

So, I told Sylvia that Chris was in stage 4 Lymphoma, gave her some information on the severity of the progression of the cancer, and volunteered that it didn't look like he would make it much longer. Sylvia then tells me it's going to be very rough and very painful for him,but the Cancer will go away and he's going to be fine, and will live a long life.

Needless to say I was very surprised, especially since I had been spending days at the hospital with him and knew exactly what the prognosis was. Plus, I gave her more than enough information for her to say that he wouldn't make it, but it was something that he had charted. I was expecting anything but "He will be fine" from her. In fact, I even asked said to her "He's going to be fine?" and she said yes.

Chris died January 31, 2007 from the Lymphoma, he had become paralyzed from the neck down due to the Cancer, could barely speak, and during his last month I kept thinking about that callous witch Sylvia Browne and how she said he'd make it just fine.

Luckily I did not tell my friend what she told me, instead telling them that there was a small chance of remission, but it didn't look good.

Now, I know that Sylvia and her staff would say that he is on the Other Side and is just fine, thus claiming that Sylvia was correct in one aspect, but right then and there I knew she was lying and had just pulled that out of her .........and that was the final straw with my relationship with Sylvia and her front of a church Novus Spiritus. Right there I had all of the proof I would ever need to know that this woman was a fraud and a liar.

Robert Samuels

And again, please print my name on this.

I have enclosed a picture of Chris.

Analysis

This account, and the one detailed in the "My Sister Margaret..." article, are simply two of many I have received from people who had been told by Browne that a friend or loved one would live a long life, only to have that person die shortly after.

Sometimes, as detailed in the article "Janet McDonald's Reading", a person is told that they themselves will live a long life, only to die shortly afterward.

In the analysis section of the "Margaret" article I detail just some of the problems which such false "predictions" can cause for a person and their loved ones.

Conclusion

I believe that Browne makes these "predictions" secure in the knowledge that if she guesses right, people will not complain, and if she guesses wrong, people will be busy dealing with the death of a loved one, and so they are unlikely to complain either.

All Browne has to do is mentally flip a coin, make her guess, and walk away, knowing that she will not have to deal with any of the pain and grief when she is wrong, and knowing that she will not be held accountable for her inaccuracy.

For her, it is a no-lose proposition. Unfortunately, those who come to her for advice are not always as lucky.

My condolences to Rev. Samuels on his loss.

And my thanks to him for sharing his story with me, and with the readers of this site.