Long Island Medium Hits It Big

You may remember Theresa Caputo as the medium who back in August  , sharing stories and delivering messages from the beyond to benefit the Lexiebean Foundation.

Well Theresa is back, and this time she's gracing the top spot on AOL's homepage, as well as starring in her own reality show, TLC's "Long Island Medium." 

Caputo, who is based in Hicksville, helped raise nearly $1,000 for the Lexiebean Foundation, an organization formed by Little Neck residents Joe and LeAnn Falabella after their daughter, Alexandra, died of cancer in 2009. 

A friend of the Falabella's first found Caputo at a restaurant in Hicksville, where she was performing readings for patrons. After discovering that Caputo also did fundraisers, the Falabellas thought an evening of other-worldly access might provide a fresh alternative to the organization's more standard roster of golf tournaments and walk-a-thons. 

Though Caputo makes a living off her talent, she says the ability to communicate with the dead is more than just a day job; it's a lifestyle. 

"For me, I don't feel I can turn it off," she said in her interview with AOL. They're always there, and I'm just crazy enough to feel that I can speak to them all day long."