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Question

Have you ever watched someone die? Wheather they were close to you or if you were just a witness. I just want to know what people feel when they go through something like that. I'm sorry if this is offensive in any way to anyone and Thank You. I'm just curious.

Answer 1

i think some ppl might not like your question(my opinion)but ummm..no i havent..i've seen a dead person though..i cried a lot

Answer 2

Yes I was with my grandmother at the last. She died peacefully.
It was funny how the character stayed until the end.

My brother and I were sitting with her and he was bouncing his knee (unconsciously) Every once in a while he would accidentally make some noise o n the floor. It sounded like someone knocking.

Grandma's legs would start working as if she were trying to walk.
After I realized what it sounded like to her I could tell her to just rest and I would get the door. She would settle right back down.

She was in a "coma" the last couple of days. Don't ever believe it when you are told they cannot hear you. Always tell them how precious they are to you and that it is OK to rest. Let them go loved and peacefully.

Answer 3

I was a Hospice Nurse for years. I have watched about 250 people take their last breath! I felt it was a very fearful thing at first! I almost transferred. But as my faith of the Lord above grew, my thought was one of sheer joy for the Pt's who were ready to die and meet the Lord! We would call it a good death! Sounds strange, but true!!! I felt like I could not breath at first. I was so afraid of the next step. I would cry and cry for the person and their families. But one day a family member told me to view it as the next step in our chain. It is the sadness for us left here, and triumph for the pt who died. Their life's reward. The hard work had finally paid off! I hope this helps.

Answer 4

"I was a infantry paratrooper in the Vietnam War. Me and my buddies were close to death numerous times because it was our specific job to fight. When my best two buddies were killed, I didn't know what to do! We had been trained to pay no attention if a buddy was killed and go on with operations, but, it was too horrible to comprehend moving onward without further attention. I felt a terrible loneliness. I wasn't close to anyone else. I felt abandoned by they're deaths. I had a terrible time for the rest of my tour. Today, they are still with me. I can never forget them or the days they died, in fact I haven't been able to get the war out of my mind. It'll be with me always."

Answer 5

I was with my dad when he died. Some other people were in the room but they didn't know exactly when he died, only I did and they found out a few minutes later after checking him out. Somehow I could just tell, but it is hard to put into words. It was like he let go or something. Sort of like you can tell the difference between someone who's sleeping and someone who's faking it.

Answer 6

good question in june my step dad died in a hospice.
i wont go into the details as it would take too long. iwas not in the room my mum didnt know i was waiting in reception his wife (my mum) his 2 kids and his best friend. they were singing songs as he was a musician. he was ill for 3 yrs my mum looked after him as well as her 2 jobs. he was diagnosed with pneumonia the week before it was then lung cancer. i went to the hospice because i knew my mum would need me. i spoke to nigels son for a while then just waited for my mum. i "felt him go" then my mum came out her face twisted she fell into my arms whether it was my imagination or not she walked through a grey fog in the corridor and i felt a message which was look after her. after a few mins i went in to "say goodbye" my mum said she didnt know i was there she would have come to get me but iam not good at these things i have no experience. i have never seen someone die before or a dead body, its nothing like they are sleeping, i felt compelled to kiss him goodbye so i did, he was so cold. all i know is that something did leave and he looked so different without it. the whole process of death fascinates me. i didnt want to be there he was an amazing and extremely intelligent man i thought of him as a walking dictionary!

Answer 7

Well the only thing that comes close to watching someone die is skydiving, IMO. Full range of emotion and depending on the scenario, you will stick to the proper emotion by the end.

Answer 8

I have witnessed a couple of people pass on, it it a very sad but real experience.
The feeling to me was very unusual, knowing your never going to talk or hug, or invite this person over for dinner is a little strange, the most important part of death, is always to remember life.
Pictures in your mind and heart are so important to remember.
I hope that helps you.. :)

Answer 9

well my grandpa died and obviosly that was pretty nerve recking, it felt as if someone ripped my heart out, stomped on it and flushed it down the toilet, but you get over it with time, i think the memories of that person is what gets u down. i work in a care home and when people die there it is sort of, u know, bad but it doesnt hurt that much, you see someone suffer and when they die you know they are having the rest and peace they deserve (it hurts more when it is someone very close 2 you)

Answer 10

I simply watch their attitude when they're dying. If they die happy, then I am happy. And I mourn, but in a positive light. Rather I mourn knowing that they died happy. If they weren't happy, then I mourn knowing they weren't. I simply let times pass by, because it's unavoidable. We live and we die - might as well make the most of it.

Answer 11

watched my grandmother and grandfather dying in the same year, and my daughter in my arms when she came very early. It's an awful feeling. Some thing though, like the fact that my grandparents were really ill, made it easier than for my daughter. I knew they would feel better once they were in Heaven.