I was about 15 minutes into my conversation with medium Theresa Caputo about her new TLC series Long Island Medium when my mom decided to show up.
Caputo interrupts my questioning with, “You’ve lost a lot of loved ones.”
I disagree, saying “I wouldn’t say a lot, but a few, yeah.”
She confidently asks, “Is your mom departed?”
“OK, that’s weird,” I think. After all, most people my age still have their mothers, so she really took a long shot throwing that one out there. But, I acknowledge that my mother is indeed deceased.
Caputo goes on to explain that prior to answering my call she had written down a few things including my name, mother, daughter, young male, 4 and 62. She tells me there’s a “lot of energy” going on, and suddenly I get a little nervous, thinking this could be my doing. Although I didn’t tell Caputo, when I drove to work that morning I had actually talked to my mom in my head [and that’s something I just don’t do. I’m a bit skeptical on ghosts and spirits]. I simply thought, “Hey, if you want to reach out to me I’m talking to a medium today.” And that was it.
Caputo asks: “Where you at the actual passing of your mother because your mother showed me the holding of the hands, which means she wants to go back to the day of her passing. Were you actually there for that moment or did you just miss the passing?”
I gulp. It’s a sensitive topic for me, since I was the only family member who actually wasn’t there when she passed. So I tell her I was not.
Caputo says that my mother is validating that nothing was left unsaid and that “everything and anything you said to your mom was heard.” She then asks? “Whose birthday is now? If it’s not today or the week of it’s usually the month we are in.”
“That would be me,” I tell her. “OK,” Caputo says. “So your mom’s just wishing you a happy birthday.”
I give an uncomfortable laugh and jokingly ask Caputo to tell my mom to hush up, so I can get back to doing my job.
But Caputo — well, maybe it’s my mom — isn’t quite finished. We go on to connect months and dates, discuss that “young male” reference, significance of April and more. She presses on with “Do you remember the year 62? Or could it stand for the month of June and the month of February as far as birthdays or anniversaries?”
“My mom was born in February, died in June,” I confirm.
“Perfect,” Caputo says. “Just validating your mother’s presence and that she took this opportunity. Spirits will take any opportunity to get a message to someone.” Then Caputo’s Long Island accent comes out as she describes my mom as a “chatty catty.” Glad, she’s having a good time.
“Whether you believe or understand what I do, and I don’t mean to be rude, but it really doesn’t matter,” Caputo says. “That’s not what this is about. This phone call is not about you believing in what I do. What just happened right now, what I interpreted it as a beautiful gift you just received from your mother. Knowing that even after all these years of her not being here in the physical world she hasn’t missed out on anything. She acknowledged your children, that she held the children before coming here in the physical world and she’s still with you, and loving and guiding you from the other side. Right?”
Gulp.
What a loaded thought. I pause. I collect my thoughts. “Did I tell her I had kids? Could this seriously be real?” And I simply say: “That’s awesome. Thank you.”
So add me to Caputo’s long list of clients who have been given the gift of closure. Now, as for my sister, she’s really ticked my mom didn’t even give her a shout out! She’ll have to join Caputo’s long waiting list and maybe we’ll here back from her in a few years.
Long Island Medium airs on TLC Sundays beginning Sept. 25.
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If I were able to interview Theresa I would ask her is she is ever called to work with law enforcement? Or with families of missing children? Such as the missing baby lisa-from over a year ago. I would wonder if the baby has passed, she would know and get an idea of what happened or if not, other spirits would come forward to possible explain what happened? That is just one of a million questions I have…..
Hi Theresa Caputo We want to know that our parents are ok on the other side. Is my grandfather Ned Haldenby is with me.
All of my life I can see things in my dreams and it really coming a bother to me I see number in my dreams and tgey comes out every single time and I sometimes feel what’s people are thinking about every time I feel this way I close my eyes. And count to ten and sometimes I see spirit around me I can feel their presence al around me and this is 100 percent real what I’m saying to you
Hi Mrs.Teresa,
i really don’t know how to start this so i’ll just say what ever comes to the top of my head. I am 14 (turning 15 in January)I resently had my friend who i have known since 2nd grade die of cancer. She was a really inspiring person, she could make anyone smile no matter how bad of a day you were having.In 5th grade the doctor had said she had cancer in her leg, so they amputated it off, well it turned out it spread through out her body, she was still the beautiful girl i remembered even when she shaved her head,or when i had to see her laying in the cascet. she lasted from 5th grade all the way to December 19,2011 (8th grade year). Her dying wish was to graduate 8th grade, and she did. My grandfather, where to begin. He was my hero he died when i was nine so i don’t have a lot of memories of him, but i do remember he had huge hands and gave the warmest hugs.My grandfather lasted about 3 years with the cancer, i remember my mom and i flew up to New York in the summer of my 4th grade year, because the family was afraid he was going to go soon. My mom stayed for about two weeks, then came back down here to Florida to be with my sister. So i was alone up there and i saw him dwindle down to a skeleton lying on a hospital bed. Well on day my cousin and i went to my grandparents house and i remember just sitting on this big couch in the hallway , just staring at him wondering what he was thinking, if he could talk what would he say, if he could stand would he hug me? something was just making me sit there and stare at him. I don’t know how long i was siting there but the next thing i know is my grandmother calls me and my cousin to the bed and she told my cousin to take my grandpas hand and she said “Now grumpy if you love Kelsey squeeze her hand.” And my cousin bursted into tears. Then it was my turn, i remember being afraid to touch him because i might break him. she said the same thing and i felt the slightest squeeze on my hand, i saw in his face it took all the energy to do it. After that we left, and that night i couldn’t sleep no matter how comfortable i was my eyes kept fluttering open, i had this feeling in the pit of my stomach that something was going to happen. Next thing i know my cousin Matthew is on the phone and he said my grandpa had passed away. we went back to the house, we weren’t allowed to see him in the living room but when no one was looking my cousin and i snuck around the corner just as they were taking the body bag out to the car. if i knew he was going to die that soon i would have done a lot of things differently. I would love for you to come to Apopka Florida and help me speek to them, just to let me know they are O.K. and are proud of me, and to help my family move on. Thank you for all you do!!!! and for listening.
Zoe
Hello mrs.caputo, my wife lost her grandfather to an accident in 1999 and her mother to illness in 2000. Sometime guilt sets in and she get very emotional and depress when any holiday come around. can you help me with this task please.
Hi Teresa , i watched your interview with Dr.Oz about the families . it touched me .as i related with them. so much i had tears in my eyes . but it made me feel good knowing my mother felt me there , even tho she was already gone . thank you i need that . sandy dill
Hi I am trying to reach Theresa Caputo from the TLC show The Long Island Medium. I have lost a lot of loved ones over the last 7 years, and now I am seeing them in my house. I don’t know why and I think that they are trying to deliver a message other than that they want me to know that they are okay and that they love me. They are all near and dear to my heart and I don’t know what is going on. Can you please help me. I am thinking that they might want me to die. I don’t know. Please Help!! Thank you Stella Shadle.
My friend’s husband was shot to death , he was in law inforcement, his killer got death ( The trials were hard on the family )
… She & her 3 children have had a HARD TIME … I wish you could meet with them …
***********************Mrs. Teresa,
My name is Taylor and I hope you get to reading all of these letter but is there anyway you could possibly help me with a situation? It is indeed very important to me and my family. I do hope you will consider. Please contact me if you wish to help. Everything has gotten pretty dark around here… Please, please, if there is any way possible. I would be dearly Greatful….. I neeed you <3
MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY IN FEBRUARY 1995. FOR SOME REASON I BELIEVE SHE IS “HAUNTING” ME. I HAVE NEVER SEEN HER SPIRIT, BUT ONE TIME THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCK ON BEDROOM DOOR. MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH INVESTIGATED IT, BUT FOUND NOTHING. HE STATED THAT HE SAW A SHADOW MOVE UP TO CEILING.ALSO, I’M FOREVER FINDING PENNIES IN ODD PLACES. I REMEMBER THE OLD SAYING ” PENNIES FROM HEAVEN”. I DIDN’T FOLLOW THROUGH ON SOME THINGS I TOLD HER I WOULD DO AND I THINK THAT’S WHY SHE IS AROUND. ALSO, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS I AM STILL HAVING DREAMS ABOUT HER.
Hi Teresa
My wife’s grandfather has past and my 11yr daughter has been taking it very hard. She really is depressed. Our family would love if you could help our daughter. Thank you for your time.
Hi Mrs. Theresa
My name is Selena Hosty and I am writing about my mom katt Hosty. we are hurricane katrina survivors and after katrina my mom has lost alot of very close love ones. And my mom has lost her brother paul hanna to suicide who was very dear to her and not even 6 months after hurricane katrina she lost her mother and in the last few years she has lost alot more and I feel as her daughter she has been very depressed and not her self since her brother died in 2002 and she still does not have closure on all of this and she really needs it!I hope you please write back soon 🙂
My dad has been missing for 8 years. His bank account shows his last withdraw June 2004 in Larado Tx. I just need to know how he passed and if he was alone.
Theresa I’m not sure if you get to read these letters to you,but I hope you do. My children just lost their dad suddenly. It has tak’n its toll on them as adults and I’m dealing with one child not letting go. I wish I could take all the hurt away from them,but I can’t. But maybe if you could help it would be great. I know alot of people out there are missing their love ones, but each day I see the hurt and hear the hurt in my children. My youngest daughter seen that you was going to be in Iowa, and was emotionally upset that she can’t see you. This would be a changing thing for my kids.
I would like a reading on 4 family members that have passed away within the past years – 2 within the past 2 years. . . just to know that there was closure in some way would mean so much to me and my mother, who is 85 now.
Thank you so much –
Lisa
Hey Teresa,
This is Dominique my granmothers parents & brother past away along time agao & she just wants to if they are okay if you can please contact me back & let me know if you can help I would really appriciate it. please pleasee
Thank you so much.
Hi Teresa,
I just want to thank you very muck if you are actually reading this! My grandmother passed away just over a year ago and I would do absolutely ANYTHING to know if she’s ok and if she’s proud of me. Please please respond to this e-mail. You would have no idea how much this would mean to me. I’ve been wanting to know if she’s ok ever since she passed.
Thank you!
My Name Is Kristen My Mother Passed Away At The Age Of 40 I Have A Feeling It Wasn’t Actually An Accident Like The Autopsy Claimed. I Have So Many Questions And I Really Need Answers. Please Theresa I Need Your Help!!
Can you please contact me my mother lost her husband and can not get over it she needs to know he’s ok how can I get a hold of you???
Please please get a hold of me.
I would love for you to come to shennandoah Iowa for a reading for my mom. She never really had a chance to know her real mother. She also misses her step mother and her father! Please can you help us?