What are the last days before death like? | Signs of approaching death

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

An updated version of this video can be found here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3bXZZara898qas 💛

[@pameladsouza1648]

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[@MochachinoIsGreat8391]

What?

[@charlotteosborn2700]

Why do we have to die they say we shouldn't be sscaredv is this true

[@lorenericksen5075]

Thank you so much for this explanation. For months, I have asked myself why I didn't insist that my dying husband eat, though he kept refusing. I was afraid I let him starve to death. You have lifted the weight of guilt from my shoulders. Bless you.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Thank you, Loren! I'm so glad to hear this, it is exactly the reason why I made this video. 💛

[@AleannaPinkie]

Been there. I was so stressed out. Im crying when he refused to eat, i feel.so guilty when I eat a lot and he doesnt

[@forallseasonsdaily]

My grandma is actually 98 and experiencing these symptoms. It is very helpful to understand what is happening

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

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[@blossomsfan]

My dear Grandad sadly passed away last night. I saw him yesterday afternoon and told him I loved him. He had the 'death rattle' and this video has given me some understanding of his final moments. Thank you ❤️

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I'm so sorry for your loss. It's heartwarming to hear that you were able to express your love to your Grandad before he passed.

[@efandmk3382]

Having worked in nursing homes and with terminal patients, this list is accurate. But the thing is, that it always feels like at some point, people know when it's time to "let go", and they make a decision to do that. Only rarely is it a surprise when someone passes. That's even creepier. I was having a conversation once with a man while I was putting supplies in his room. Suddenly he stopped talking in the middle of a sentence. I turned to look at him and he was gone. That one kind of haunted me.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

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[@le_th_]

If you have EMPATHY for others, you should *want their passing to be easy and quick* for their sake. ...and when it comes your time to go, I hope you go as easily and it doesn't get dragged out so others can anticipate it.

[@anneliseromine1161]

I used to work in nursing homes too. One patient kept calling for his daughter and so they called her and she came in. Within a few hours of her leaving after her visit he died. He held on until she came. I remember finding a patient dead one morning. The weird thing is, I knew before I even entered the room that she had died. And I was the first one to find out.

[@Imran-Lalani]

How does someone decides to die at that moment?

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

@@Imran-Lalani That's a really good question 😉

[@Deej496]

My husband is in his 2nd yr. of untreated, stage 4b prostrate cancer. He is still active and still has an appetite but is showing signs of back and pelvic pain and lack of energy. I know his time is coming. Thank you for this thoughtful and thought provoking video. It will certainly be helpful to me in the coming months ahead.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Thank you Deej. I'm glad to hear it was helpful. I'm so sorry to hear this about your husband. Take care.😥💛

[@webguy943]

Damn i have back pain n lack of energy 😢

[@stephenvanwoert2447]

I have entered my 3rd year of untreated prostate cancer. Except for the high PSA reading, I wouldn't have known I had it. I am 75 tomorrow, Easter. The doctor said that the cells are mixed slow and moderate growing. He didn't like it that I declined to have treatment. What is stage 4b? How old is your husband? I have little energy and am often apathetic, but I don't know if it coincides with my general low morale about living---covid, world tensions and wars, climate change, ageing, etc. I don't have much incentive to keep hanging around, other than not dying, but I feel that I have already finished my race.

[@stephenvanwoert2447]

@Harsh Kumar Thank you for the reply.

[@ladyarasworld]

​@@stephenvanwoert2447 I am praying for you. ❤❤❤

[@qd4051]

Thankfully my dad passed quietly and peacefully, there was none of the signs you mentioned. I had the chance to stay with him in the last hours of his life in hospital, talking to him about all the great things he did in his life, he gradually left.

[@johnschnellbach986]

We call that short time of clarity "the last hurrah". My dad had that. He was sleeping for days. Then all of a sudden, he was wide awake. We ate together, we drank beer together, we played cards, we reminisced. Then he was gone the next day.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

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[@del2591]

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[@draexian530]

Good way to spend the time.

[@user-mv2tg8hc8c]

So beautiful and sad!

[@celiacbabe58]

20 years my mom was in hospital with an internal chest absces& infection. After her surgery, I'd visit with her, & she was delerious and praying. Saying “Lords prayer over and over... Another day she was yelling at me loudly and saying I didn't give a darn aout her. Made me cry and I left.... Shortly after she was moved to convalese, the next day she died.... Sigh. You explanation makes SENSE to me now... Thank you

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

You're welcome, Lise. I'm so sorry for your loss 💫😥💛

[@christinesmith7]

My mother died Monday and I wish that I had known these symptoms before. I saw all the signs and she did pass the evening that the death rattle started. I was worried about her not eating but I am at peace now. Thank you.

[@demetricchapman460]

What date did you Mom pass Mine did on 5/5

[@karenimran3349]

My mum was admitted to hospital in October 2022 with pneumonia, they cured the Pneumonia but then her kidneys started to fail. She lived for 6 weeks after being admitted to hosp. She didn’t want to eat, just wanted cold drink like lemonade and iced lollies. At the end she slept a lot , and was talking to her deceased brother and sister. Three days before she died.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I'm so sorry to hear this, Karen. 😪💫 My condolences.

[@vampirecount3880]

May she found them, her brother and sister, in the end. Theyre reunited now.

[@slamer2158]

my mother died 2 weeks ago within 2 weeks of lung cancer. the delirium was so hard, what you didnt mention. people try to get rid off their clothes, my grandmother did this also. they try something to hold, touch above them. they try to fetch something. these where the saddest and hardest days of my life. i hold her hand till the end. rest in peace and freedom without any fear and pain now

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I'm so sorry to hear this. My condolences. 😥😪

[@evereden2642]

My father also couldn’t stand to have clothes or his oxygen mask on. The nursing staff told me this is common with illnesses when breathing becomes a struggle (makes sense). He also experienced delirium, which was horrific, because he’d been completely normal and independent just a week prior to hospitalization. It haunts me, even though I knew what was happening.

[@epsilona7472]

This video was great, thank you so much, my 95 year old grandmother is in hospital, so it’s comforting knowing what signs to look for and to emotionally prepare.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Thank you, Epsilon 😉

[@npursuit]

Same here with my father in law. He just turned 92, bedridden at home.

[@d4rliNgD4isy]

Me to and it's my grandpa with cancer.

[@le_th_]

You did a great job of covering what is, for many, a very uncomfortable subject.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Thank you so much 💛

[@tigalbaby]

Dr . You have made the difficult subject of dying easier to understand and accept. Both my parents died peacefully in their sleep ( aged 88 and 95 so grateful to have had them for so long ) and your explanation of the signs are so accurate . I understand the loss of appetite , but should liquids be avoided as well ?

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Drinking is not longer necessary in the final days of life, but giving them a bit of fluid causes no harm. Some family members give patients very small amounts of water, because they don't like the dry mouth. (A dry mouth does not necessarily mean that the patient is dehydrated tho. They are often not aware of it.)

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I should not give them artificial fluid because this could lead to too much water being in the body, which can make it harder for the heart to pump blood. Too much water in the body can also lead to edema (swelling of the legs). All of this could increase the patients' symptoms and decrease their quality of life.

[@tigalbaby]

Thank you so much for this explanation .

[@invisibleman4827]

My grandfather showed some of these close to the end at the age of 90. He always said 'if anyone cries at my funeral, I'll never speak to them again.'

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

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[@dogwalker1963]

This is a GREAT video on end-of-life. My mother is close to this. Hospice has told me none of these very important things!

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Thank you so much! 💛

[@amandacrawford4748]

My stepdad just passed last Saturday early morning and he was in hospice at his home with my mom. Hospice didn’t tell none of us any of this. It would have been nice to know what to expect so we could’ve stayed there over night until he passed. My sister almost did stay the night but she just thought he was getting pneumonia but it was the death rattle and she didn’t know at that time that’s what it was. She felt guilty for a few days for not staying the night the Friday before he passed that Saturday morning. I feel hospice should have better prepared us for his death with telling us about the death rattle and such. But they didn’t .😢

[@200Nora]

I am a HH Acute/Hospice nurse. One of the most challenging education pieces in hospice is having the family to accept that their love one is fine not eating, and that force feeding may actually cause too much distress and interfere with a peaceful departure. Very well explained!

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Thank you, Nora! 🧡

[@jeangreen432]

Who's talking about 'force' feeding, that's a straw man. Refusing to feed them what they can handle , easily digestible foods, is criminal. The bottom line isn't 'our' feelings, but their needs...how do 'we' want to be treated when we are slowing down? Pushed into death or eased into it? No one should be starved, it is isnister. I've watched too many senseless deaths reasoned away when the reality was that person was becoming a burden to their conscience, pocket book, or inconvenienced. We have lost our way as a society and the pay back is coming.

[@mattrost2574]

Having worked with thousands of Hospice patients, I often hear from families that their loved-one was especially lucid and conversive immediately prior to death. Sometimes even speaking to "invisible" pre-deceased friends or family. I guess someday, we'll all know what happens.............

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

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[@andrewpatton5114]

Assuming we get to die in bed, yes. From sudden and unprovided death, deliver us, O Lord.

[@LaoSoftware]

Nope, I don't want to know about it. This is scary stuff. I don't want to die.

[@starstuff5958]

THIS was SO helpful. I wish I would have known this. I wish I would have understood the strange things my husband said to me the day he died. I have had so much guilt and this helped more than anything. THANK YOU

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

You're very welcome 🧡. I'm sorry for your loss 😥

[@char13062]

Thank you for the explanation. My dad had these symptoms before he passed. I wish Hospice would have explained this to our family. The only symptom we knew about is the death rattle.

[@newcovenantgrace12]

This was helpful. I recently watched my wife die of cancer and while some people were telling me these things that you explained in the video they did not explain it as well as you did. Thanks

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Thank you so much. I'm sorry for your loss 😪💫

[@newbirth35]

I’ve seen delirium in pets. When my dog was hit by a car, he bit my mom. He had never bitten anyone before. When my cat was dying, after her last breath, she bit me hard enough to break the skin. She had never done that before.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Thank you for your comment.

[@soniczforever5470]

That happened with kitty so sorry

[@ellad9257]

My dad sadly passed away last Thursday. I was with him when he passed. I was with him continuously for 5 days before he passed also. I was unaware what was taking place. No preparation was given, even the disease which eventually took his life was not diagnosed. I have never seen the death process before and due to not knowing it was happening, I am left traumatised! It is not an experience I would like to have again. If I was prepared, it may have a lot different.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I'm so sorry for your loss. My condolences 💫😥.

[@ellad9257]

Thank you 🙏. I am still left traumatised by the passing of my father.

[@therealkamp]

Sheesh I can't lie, this was spot on. What a day I've went thru.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

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[@janetfishwick8887]

These videos are simple but effective. My mother died aged 95 last month and my understanding has increased greatly.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I'm so sorry for your loss. And thank you, that's what I wanted to achieve with these videos.

[@annheckenbach9396]

I will always be grateful that long ago, as my mother lay dying in the hospital after a long illness, she called me, to ask me about a school shopping trip I'd made with my cousin, for my senor year of H.S. it was something my Mom and I made a day of in years past. The last thing I ever said to her was that I loved her. She died just two hours later.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

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[@d.michellewilliams6375]

Thank you for sharing this information. My mom died a few months ago and I wish I knew some of this at the time

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I'm so sorry to hear this, Michelle. My condolences.

[@2thatonegirl16]

wow, what a thing to come up on my recommended! i'm gonna keep this video in my back pocket for my pts families. thanks for sharing! -hospice caregiver

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

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[@ginamartinez1654]

My mom died a month ago. About a week before she died she couldn't eat,she was vomiting and had the runs. Eventually she ended up not being able to get out of bed literally and would even just use the bathroom where she lay. Finally my dad said she made a strange noise and two hours later she was gone. It's been hard to wrap my head around cause I can't understand what happened or why. This helps some. Thank you ps she had early onset of dementia

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I'm so sorry for your loss. My condolences 💫😥.

[@ginamartinez1654]

Thank you

[@ndahiya3730]

1 Delirium, 2) mottled skin 3) cold limbs 4) ketosis (bad breath, smelling like overripe fruits) 5) Decreased appetite 6) decreased thirst, 7) Fluid buid-up in mouth 8) Fluid buid-up in throat, Death Rattle Diabetes can give one the first four symptoms.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

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[@jordanhale346]

This scared me I've been like this not eating hardly drinking sleep in the day not as much confused but I shake

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I would recommend to consult a doctor.

[@soniczforever5470]

Nerves but you should eat more I do that and have tremors. A doc would help too

[@jordanhale346]

@@soniczforever5470 I have coelic so what I want to eat I'm not aloud so not used to this shit its horrible

[@ldeledgar1763]

Before death rattle would be helpful. Death rattle point is when they are in the zone and cannot function in speech or anything.

[@xmobile.]

My 74yo father is dying of cancer that spread through his entire body. We were told that his organs are shutting down now. He's been in a non-conscious state in hospital in-house hospice. Just two days before, he was excited to soon be done antibiotics in a nursing home and go home (to die naturally at home in his own bed) witty, cracking jokes. This was like the flip of a switch. First visit since not conscious, his eyes flickered trying to open and only "mmhhhhhh" moans when we told him we were there (it was obvious he heard a noise, but you couldn't tell if he could acknowledge what was even going on or being said. they had also already put him on morphine. He had his hand on his head like he desperately needed water and had a massive headache. Second visit, was already frightening. They had switched him from treatment to "comfort care".. he was already skin and bones, but now, head tilted back, mouth-open labored breathing, eyes almost rolled back into his head and looking hazed over, legs trembling.. he quite literally looked like a walking-dead show zombie. He wasn't expected to pull through the weekend, but he has... I'm honestly afraid to see any worse.. do not want to have the death rattle stuck in my mind... but, honestly if my sister goes back in for a visit i will too, to be present for him. I'm mostly just wondering now, with total organ failure, kidneys, lungs, liver, brain, blood, bones, spine - cancer... would his hearing still even function or does it start to fail/collapse? He's completely unresponsive other than he looked asleep with eyes open and then possibly awake the same but slightly different. He's always been one to get bored easily and talk or want noise from the tv... you're there wondering if you should still turn his tv on when you leave so he can focus on something other than the pain of a broken back and organ failure. Wondering if he can hear the stories you tell him about what happened today. Can hear you tell him where he's at and what's happening to him, what day it is.. This is very hard to watch happen... but from this video i see it gets even worse.. good to know what to expect though rather than more shock.

[@Patty-k8e]

My sister was diagnosed as actively dieing back in Jan 2023 she passed away Feb 17 2023. She had most of these signs if not all 😢😢😢

[@suvitah5581]

My mom died 2 months ago in icu... She experienced all same symptoms.... But the doctors were advicing to give her more protein! And more food.... After she has been injected with some new drug, within 1.5 hr she had severe chest pain with low bp and low pulse.... In night before her death i saw in an AC icu she didnt cover with bed spread and suffering to breath with ventilator... But she was recognising me and was trying to tell some thing to me.... 😢 but she couldn't... I strongly urge doctors and nurses should update themselves with these type of knowledge instead of mechanical treatment and treating patients inferior than animals....i lost my mother because of negligence only

[@kittyread1605]

Thank you for your explanation. My mom was having outbursts and it was sad and not recognizing me either. Didn't help with covid PPE wear, which was absolutely necessary of course, as we were saying goodbye. 💔🙏. Very sad. The second sign was jaundice colour and i didn't realize what was actually happening as she slipped away 😢😢😢

[@robertfindley921]

Such an important topic. Thanks.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

You're very welcome 💛

[@Jakepearl13]

I dont know why i was recommended this but thank you for the information anyway. When the time comes,I’ll be ready…

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

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[@victoriahazard1181]

I work in the health care have been for the last 27 years these ppl r my family I know the signs unfortunately it's so sad when faced with them u do the best u can for them😢

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

It is indeed sad 😪💫😥

[@היילימור]

This video was excellent. Clear and to the point. Thankyou

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Thank you! 😊💛

[@ZestySea]

Interesting video. My daughter’s father-in-law has been in a coma for years and is brain dead. Everyone but the eldest son wants to let him go. The decision has nothing to do with me, but the sticking point seemed to be that his medical team wanted to stop feeding him. The son refused, and we thought that was cruel. Now I understand there must be something more to this than starving the person

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Thank you, Ria 💛

[@theresaheyer537]

so i may get a party before i go...thanks for letting me know i'm dying.grateful here.some of us fast by the way.

[@carelie8437]

My grandma has been sick suddenly and she has all of these. She is very wdared to die but not the scariest, it is less scarier than not seeing her own son and grandson aka me. I am very nervous that she might reach to an end at any time 😢

[@yorkiemom4272]

My husband just passed away. All these things happened. Thanksgiving weekend, I cooked all this food and he ate very little. He had conversations with people not there. Slept more than he was awake. Gained a lot of water weight, with little output. But I wish I had known all of these signs because his passing was not expected. I'm so sad and wonder if I could have done things different. I have a question about odor. With ketones increase, is there an odor associated with death? I was so bothered by a strong odor, I kept telling him we needed to do something. Now I feel so bad.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Hi Yorkiemom, I'm so sorry for your loss. To answer your question, YES! There is a very strong odor associated with ketones. We call it a typical "acetone breath" - it smells like acetone, the same fruity scent as nail polish remover. I know it's difficult to describe, but do you think it was a kind of fruity odor? This is very typical and there's not much you can do about it (brushing your teeth won't help).

[@yorkiemom4272]

@@dr.paulinemoyaert I'm not sure I'd call it fruity. It was bad. But we tried several things. Nothing helped. Thank you for your reply. All those signs were there. I wish I'd known, but there wasn't much we could do. I was sure we had more time.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

@@yorkiemom4272 😢💫

[@ravirajan7974]

I only sleep in day and not during night, save me dr. !!!!!!😢😢😢😢😢

[@wt2201]

Can you do more dying videos. This one was great 👍🏻 thank you

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Hi W T, glad to hear that you liked this video ☺. I'm currently making another video about the symptoms and changes at the end of someone's life. I'll probably be able to upload it on Wednesday. Please let me now if you have (other) specific video topics in mind about dying.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I'll also make a video about the role of morphine during end-of-life care. (Busting the myth that morphine hastens death)

[@wt2201]

@@dr.paulinemoyaert Thank you Dr. Just found your channel and is amazing 👏🏼 thank you for what you do. Yes, let's talk about the type of medication given at the end of life, how to comfort families, Do's and Don't about what to give a dying person, comfort vs pain management. Just lost my father Aug 23, 22. And I had a horrible hospice team couldn't answer nothing, I've learned so much now watching KZbin videos.

[@kalasatwater2224]

All of a sudden people are more interested in this

[@Directory1]

This is absolutely brilliant

[@fantasmedits681]

My grandfather died at age of 89, I noticed some of these symptoms in him

[@CP-bz3yd]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us Your video was very informative

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

My pleasure C P 😉😊

[@Emi-ii1dm]

Calming voice.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Thank you Emi 😉

[@rogerboswell5483]

My neighbor was placed on a rest home he couldn't remember anything I didn't know he had dementia He would stand next to my door in the hallway lots pf time i yelled at him to stay away from my door... Now i feel badly for yelling at him..

[@Anna-Jade]

Please try to forgive yourself. You didn't know that he had dementia.

[@greenmanspider]

Can you read the reminder about the conditions of the dead and the afterlife by Imam Al-Qurtubi?

[@williamwhite2113]

When my dad was at the end of his life he would struggle to breathe until the end. I don't remember anything specific but I wonder that the noises he made while breathing was death rattles. Thanks for the video.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

You're very welcome. I'm sorry for your loss.

[@Zsg436]

Thankyou doctor 🙏🏼

[@tinof5829]

Thank you so much for such a great presentation.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

You're very welcome.

[@sheebahappylearning5688]

Very nice and informative video which we should know. Thank you for this.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Thank you, Sheeba!

[@philcliffe6909]

Many of these symptoms my mother has been experiencing for a year.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I'm so sorry to hear this 😪😥💫.

[@philcliffe6909]

@@dr.paulinemoyaert Thank you. She has dementia and we were told a year ago by two doctors that she had three months and by a palliative care nurse that she had a few weeks to live. Between then and now there hasn't been any real deterioration.

[@catttoz]

if almost all of these signs occur, and the patient is in a semi coma state, does that mean he's dying? or there might be another reason?

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Hi Cattoz, I don't know the patient, I don't know the underlying problems, so it is difficult for me to answer this question. I can tell you that it doesn't necessarily mean that the person is dying, there can also be other reasons/diseases why this patient may have these specific symptoms. Some of those diseases are treatable. I'm sorry that I can't give you a definitive answer.

[@catttoz]

@@dr.paulinemoyaert unfortunately it was true :')

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

@@catttoz I'm so sorry for your loss 😥😪

[@1962diamond]

thank you

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

You're very welcome! 😊

[@musamusa990]

I wish I saw this video before my mother died. All the symptoms you mentioned appear to my mother before she died. I am too ignorant and denial that my mother about to die. Even my mother herself not prepare to die. My mother shows these symptoms around 2 week then she passed away. It is still hard for me to digest. She passed away almost 1 month, and I still trying to cope with what happened.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

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[@JT-cz8gk]

Does such dying experience apply only to dementia or in all medical cases?

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Hi JT, it certainly does not only apply to dementia. This is a specific pattern of decline that we often see in (older) patients with chronic illnesses (for example cancer of Parkinson's disease) or illnesses that require palliative care. You (obviously) won't see this pattern if someone suddenly dies from for example a heart attack.

[@ollie2242]

My dad is in the process of passing away he was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic lung cancer the beginning of October 2023 and we were told he had a month with that treatment and the day he was supposed to start radiation treatment his lung collapsed he is at home on hospice now and the hospice nurse told us today which is Sunday November 12th that they will be very surprised if he makes it through the night he is going so quick I'm just trying to get an understanding on what to look for because I've never seen somebody pass away in person

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I'm so sorry to hear this. Take care. 😢😥💛🙏

[@ellie-oaks]

I grandmother died in the end of 2020, not from covid. She was 95. Sense 90 she was losing her mind, not knowing witch day was, eventually she stopped recognizing distant people. Was a long journey, she didn't necessarily started dying at this age. Dementia is really hard on everyone. But in her lasts days she almost didn't talk, didn't hear much, in her last day her glicose was super high, she didn't eat much, and at night she convulsed two times and got back, asking who my brother was. I refused to see the signs. I left my mom that night, thinking that was nothing. Because she had a heart problem, some times her pressure drops cousing almost faint. So i though her two convulsions were the same. A hour or two after i left my mother called me in terrified because her mother was dying :( i rush to there, but was too late. My grandmother was already cold. I dont know, i was and still am sad for her death, but after that i started to overthinking death and the fact the my parents are alread old. My mom is 70, and my dad 65. I dont think i can deal with losing them, not now and no in the close future....

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I'm so sorry to hear this. My deepest condolences to you and your family.

[@d4rliNgD4isy]

I've had delirium before and recently discovered what it is. I'm glad it's not a sign I'm gonna die

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

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[@1Adam20]

@4:50 Do you know what else will cause sleep in the form of insomnia where someone will sleep more towards morning hours, and awake during the night? Or, people to eat less? Short-Fiber Polyneuropathy. Unlike the long nerves found in the legs and the arms, the short nerves not only handle the nerve responses to the skin, but also handle the nerve responses to the organs. As a side effect of this disease sleep will be an insomniac state, eating can, and in my case becomes very infrequent. How do you know you're hungry when the brain never receives the signal? I sleep about 3 hours per day. I eat about 1 meal per day. #thatisall

[@DarthMalgus3]

I have a question about something. If someone is dying can there behavior change. Like if when you meet them they were happy but now they are angry, confused, and are always tired and they are not spending time with family. And another question is if they are not eating as much food like they used to can that be a sigh as well.

[@Yyttio]

Wt animated software for making this video？appreciated.

[@melvineelman2753]

Thank you very much for video I am dieing and no doctor will not tell how to know when coming close fighting for 3 years stage 5 chemo every week.thanks again

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I'm so sorry to hear this. Take care 💛😪

[@PeteTash32]

My father-in-law is currently dying from cancer. We only found out when it was too late and his decline has been very fast. He is now in bed all the time and is currently doing 2 long, slow breaths followed by a pause of around 10 seconds. This cycle has been happening throughout the day today. I am worried for my wife as she is providing all care while I look after our young daughter (we are awaiting carers to start but it may take many more days). How close to end of life do you feel this breathing pattern is?

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

It's difficult for me to say, I'm sorry. We know that a person lives on average 24 hours after the death rattle begins, but it's unclear how long a person will live if someone has an irregular breathing pattern (slow breaths + pauses). The longer the pauses become, the more likely it is that death is near.

[@PeteTash32]

@@dr.paulinemoyaert Thank you for your reply and for your video ❤

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

@@PeteTash32 You're welcome! How's your father-in-law doing right now? I hope he's comfortable and get the necessary pain medications. Take care! 😪

[@davegooden7179]

Great job

[@RelativeEarth]

I liked it. Thank you.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

💛💛

[@Lily-ko1li]

Did you say drugs are giving for family comfort?????

[@xmobile.]

Yeah, i was wondering if that was about the death rattle specifically or failure all around. When my father (with cancer) was conscious he refused to keep taking morphine.. he said their doses administered (something like every 6 hours) only lasted for an hour, so he stopped taking it and made them give him Tylenol. The staff were pissed at him. They tried to push us to push drugs on him.

[@drgarcha1964]

Nice one .👍👍

[@urmilashekhawat9218]

So scary 😢😢😢 but loved ur video ❤

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

😢💛

[@Cheng-jq6fc]

😮OMG.. I'm scared😮 i have all these symptoms.. foods & fluid can't go down its NOT breaking down😢😢 😢😢am i dying soon?!😢😢

[@garydemesa8002]

Thanks doctor

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Thank you, Gary! 😊

[@garydemesa8002]

@@dr.paulinemoyaert my friend just died because of tuberculosis here in Saudi Arabia.... What you said just happened to him.... Thanks for educating people about that stage in one's life..... Appreciate your help

[@patriciabrown8666]

Awesome video 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Thanks, Patricia! 😊

[@markusbroyles1884]

The WOO WOO Chant that my wife and brother in law did as my mother in law slipped away was so horrific that The doctor and nurses gasped in disbelief at their wackiness. I was appalled but tried to keep my peace and excused myself to the bathroom where I prayed silently for her peace. I wish like anything that I had chosen some very lovely classic piece for her to listen to through earbuds at that moment, She never regained consciousness to open her eyes but I had the idea she was partially conscious and knew we were there. Just holding someone's hand during these final moments can be the greatest comfort. I divorced the wife after the brother in law revealed his gangster traits and what a sheet show. New age airy fairy people are so delusional with their shmorgeshborg religion that it's very creepy. WHO KNEW !?!

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I'm so sorry to hear this. My condolences 💫😥.

[@amandaallen9460]

I don't know what sugns ny father had before he passed away in December 2020 as he died alone at 3am or so in the morning, 3 days before Christmas.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I'm so sorry for your loss. My condolences 💫😥.

[@seeedmohammadi2725]

Couldn’t understand a word because of your strong accent!

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I'm sorry 😊

[@Ethan_Studio_productions]

5:11 actually the heart is on the left side not the middle.

[@gailcrowe727]

I know what they’re like and it’s not very nice. Just live and forget about it.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

👍

[@jamespatrick6652]

Terminal lucidity

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

👍

[@Thephoneixtheory]

My dad has dementia and Alzheimer’s for the past week he’s been sleeping soo much is hardly awake, doesn’t talk and is constantly tired. I don’t know what else to do

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I'm so sorry to hear this. I hope you get the help you need 💛

[@mikemcgee5950]

My Mom couldn't eat for the last week of her life. She was starving, all she talked about was food.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I'm so sorry to hear this 😥. It must have been terrible for her.

[@czhefu8950]

Me speedrunning all the symptoms 3 secs before car crash

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

🙄🤔

[@kacythomas1327]

I guess you'll find out soon

[@hengchenmed5652]

Like we usually say in french: Le mieux avant la mort.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

👍

[@Mbrown553]

Why do none of these talk about dmt?

[@lanceAlano-c1i]

I have my last breath,bye world

[@suhaaaaaassvanaparthi2134]

😢 god would I know before I would look into my nanny eyes

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

💛😢

[@JoelGrant-ie4ly]

Death is not to be feared if you're ready. Its the second death that awaits the unprepared that should cause everyone to ask Jesus into their life. Eternity is a looonnngggg time.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

👍

[@heniberhernanmolinaconstan9162]

English is kind of esl for me, sorry but it is your speech or your accent that I get lost in some of your phrases or words. Where are you from?

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

Belgium (there are subtitles, maybe that will make things easier)

[@ninja_white_cameraman]

Hey doc why does my son seeing things like random floating colors

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I don't think it has something to do with the dying process.

[@efandmk3382]

Floaters. Eye floaters. Lots of people have them, but I thought it was an old person thing, like cataracts.

[@hamshank8892]

Till Death Due us Part

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

😪💛

[@Ki2Chandra]

I wish I watched this video earlier. 😔

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

😢🥺💛

[@beenbeatenbybishops5845]

Talking to those who cannot be seen by others is not necessarily dementia. You have no idea of he connections with those who have died that are experienced by the dying. "If drugs are given it is for the benefit of the family" NO! In the case of Hospice. Morphine and Ativan are given to actively kill the dying man or woman. You are at best, half right. Every man dies alone. Observation of the process can give a sense of those who are not dying "what to expect," not what dying are going through.

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

👍

[@charlotteosborn2700]

Is death scary

[@dr.paulinemoyaert]

I don't know. It all depends on the circumstances?