Death and Dying?

Question

Have any of you ever watched a loved one die from a terminal illness? I just watched my father die a week and a half ago, and although sad and painful, it was also very spiritually uplifting. We watched him day and night for a week. It is hard to tell if it was just the pain medication causing him to hallucinate, or if he was really hearing and seeing those on the other side. He spoke to his mother, father and sister several times, all of whom have passed, and, at one point he said "They are choosing for the light." I hope there is something else for us on the other side, and that dying is not the end. Anyone care to share?

Answer 1

Yes I feel your sorrow, I was with my Grandmother when she passed away too. Terminal illness for as well. I think that family being there and holding the hand of their loved one while cross to other side is very spiritual in deed. Yes they do regress and go back in their mind and call for those they once know who have since passed as well. I feel we go back so far that when we die we are actually born again? But we will really never know until it is our time to cross. It is sad that our loved one may not really know where there or think of us as someone else. But we feel good and at peace that our loved ones did not die alone. After all we dont come into the world alone, we should not leave alone. You father was very lucky to have you there whiled he crossed over that beautiful light.

Answer 2

Yes, I have lost many friends/relatives but the hardest to watch was my mom and dad..
The most comforting thought is the passage in the Bible,
'To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord"
Oh my yes, there is eternity on the other side, wonderful, glorious times await us. God has plans for you and I and we will be eternally happy. No more pain, sickness, sadness, isn't that wonderful?
Just keep thinking about what a good time your father is having in the presence of the Lord... And if you are saved, you will meet him in Heaven.. So sorry for your loss, I will pray for you

Answer 3

My husband's grandma had the same type of situation. After a very long battle with cancer, her last few days she had several conversations with her son who had died 30 yrs earlier. She would tell us who were living that he told her it wouldn't be much longer and he would be there waiting when the time came. I have no doubt in my mind that he was. I agree that it is very uplifting to have that realization that there is something more when our time here is done.

Answer 4

my husband died after an accident. he was in a coma for 1 week prior to dying. i was with him everyday that week in the hospital. they preformed a brain check and told me he had no brain function and was brain dead and they were going to remove him from life support. at this time i told him it was ok to go and that i loved him and forgave him for anything we ever fought about. i saw a tear roll down his face immediately after i said this to him, and the doctors told me it was just a bodily reflex that happens to people in comas sometimes. i didn't and still do not believe that since it had not happened until that minute. i took it as a sign he heard me and he was ready then to go. a nurse told me the last thing to go is a persons hearing, so maybe its true. as for your situation, i do belive that people get "greeted" by other loved ones who pass, so i am sure he went into good hands. i am so sorry for your loss.

Answer 5

I watched my Grandma die from lung cancer. She also said she saw her mom and sister and a beautiful light. She said "I'm ready", closed her eyes, and was gone. I believe your mind will allow you to see what you want. I'm just happy she was able to go peacefully.