WOW!

WILD! This is a totally awesome story that's kind of paranormal!! About a year ago, while living at Sunrise, I woke up one morning and looked at the wall beside my head and was startled to see a centipede crawling along. It was just inches from my face. As I watched, the centipede crawled higher and higher, eventually ensconcing itself in a corner.
I lay in bed and watched it diligently until a care manager, Melita, arrived, on time to get me up.

"Melita!", I said, pointing at the long bug, "Kill it! Kill it!!"

Melita is one of the nicest care managers I've ever known. She comes from the Philippines.

"Oh,no," Melita said. "That's a centipede. Back home, everyone knows a centipede brings money and is good luck."

"Money?!" I asked.

"Yes," she said. "If you see a centipede, maybe you will get rich." If she had been telling me that cockroaches were good luck, I probably wouldn't have bought it, but centipedes were negotiable.

"OK," I said, diverting my attention from the insect. I paid no more attention to it, and assumed it went on to enjoy a long life with it's many legged family (who, I hope, were not also residing somewhere in my room.

When the mail came that afternoon, I had a check from my long term care insurance for a significant amount of money.

Along time went past. No more centipedes appeared.

Until yesterday morning, that is. I woke yesterday morning to see a centipede scurrying, it's many tiny little legs carrying it rapidly up my wall.

When the mail arrived, I had a check from my long term care insurance for a significant amount of money.

WOW,