Do you have vivid dreams of close relative that passed away?

16 years ago my older sister passed away at 27 years of age. I dream of her every so often and the dreams are quite vivid. I'm always surprised to see her because "gosh, I thought you had died or something". In these dreams, I often wonder where the heck I got that idea from, she's clearly there and in good health laughing and smiling. Of course then I wake up and am immediately overcome by the reality of it all just being a dream.

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From what I've heard, dreams of a recently deceased loved one are very common. Last year, after my Dad passed, Mum was constantly complaining of dreams of him being beside her in the bedroom, talking to her. The dreams seemed so real and lifelike that she was shocked when she woke up to find him gone. And... she could never remember what it was Dad had been saying. It distressed her that she couldn't remember, because she was afraid it was something important.