Before walking to the wind phone, Laura McCullough set up a shrine near the gazebo for her son, Devon. He died years ago, at age 27. She still constantly thinks of things she wants to tell him.
Laura McCullough holds onto tissues after speaking to her son inside the wind phone. Her left wrist sports a memory bracelet in his favorite color. She says she never hears his voice, but she knows he hears her.
Laura McCullough gasps as she walks into the wind phone booth. Her husband Kevin McCullough, left, stands nearby at Folly Farm Nature Preserve in Safety Harbor, Fla. She had come to call her son for his birthday.
Gary Sawtelle, right, hugs Laura McCullough before she uses the wind phone. He helped her get the booth built and has called his mom and nephew on it. Every week, says, people come to talk to lost loved ones.
Laura McCullough gasps as she walks into the wind phone booth. Her husband Kevin McCullough, left, stands nearby at Folly Farm Nature Preserve in Safety Harbor, Fla. She had come to call her son for his birthday.
Before walking to the wind phone, Laura McCullough set up a shrine near the gazebo for her son, Devon. He died years ago, at age 27. She still constantly thinks of things she wants to tell him.
Laura McCullough holds onto tissues after speaking to her son inside the wind phone. Her left wrist sports a memory bracelet in his favorite color. She says she never hears his voice, but she knows he hears her.
Gary Sawtelle, right, hugs Laura McCullough before she uses the wind phone. He helped her get the booth built and has called his mom and nephew on it. Every week, says, people come to talk to lost loved ones.
