The Blue Light (by Carol McClung)

I am a nurse and the story I would like to share with you, happened to me shortly after I graduated nursing school and went to work at a nursing home.

I was working the midnight shift in a nursing home the first time I heard about "The Blue Light". This particular night I was in the medicine room with the door open when I heard this awful scream. I stepped out to see what was wrong. The scream had come from a cleaning lady, who was by this time crying uncontrollably and was white as a sheet; there were two nurses' aides there too which appeared to be upset. I asked what was wrong, the cleaning lady replied, "I just saw the Blue Light". I asked what was the Blue Light? They all exclaimed at once, you mean you don't know about the Blue Light? I said no, I don't guess I do. Well this is the story they told to me. According to them the Blue Light is a Phenomenon that is seen at the nursing home before someone dies, just a big blue flash of light, after which someone always dies. Both of the aides said they had seen it many times as they both worked there many years and death is a common visitor at a nursing home. Well, I did not necessarily believe this but they were pretty upset and me being new on the job, I just listened to their little story and kept my opinion to myself as I always thought there was a logical explanation for everything. Even though the next day a little old lady died, I still thought death comes often in a nursing home, just a coincidence.

Then about two months later at about 4 a.m., one of my patients became very ill and I was trying to get her transferred out to the hospital and things were very busy and hectic. I was rushing around making arrangements and as I was coming out of the patient's room suddenly there was this great big flash of light, it startled me so I stopped and said "What was that?". The aide with me, knowing I never really believed their story, just smiled sweetly at me and replied, "You just now saw the Blue Light"; needless to say that was the last thing I wanted to hear with a critically ill patient on my hands, but still I thought to myself a light bulb or something had blown, but I did not have time to ponder the situation just yet, as my patient came first.

After the patient had been safely transferred to the hospital and I had time to investigate - investigate I did - but to no avail every light was burning and I could find no reason for that big flash of blue light. And about my very sick patient, she did not die, she got well and is still living today. But a few days later we lost another kindly old lady down that same hallway where I had seen the Blue Light. Regarding the Blue Light I only know what I saw and I know what followed a few days later. I'm still not sure just what I think about the Blue Light and I will leave that up to your own imagination. But, as for those aides, there's not a doubt in their minds. The Blue Light means a death will follow.