why do people who are dying?

Question

become quite lively and optimistic and even look much better shortly before their death
especially old aged people

sorry-Why do *SOME* people!

and not *why do people*\implying everyone who is dying goes through this stage which is not correct

Answer 1

I BELIEVE IT IS BECAUSE, THEY HAVE HAD A GLIMPSE OF WHAT LIES AHEAD & ARE NOT AFRAID ANYMORE. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEHAVED AS YOU DESCRIBE, EVEN TO THE POINT OF KNOWING THEY HAVENT GOT LONG & KNOWING NEAR ENOUGH WHEN. A LOT HAVE PEOPLE WHO COME TO COLLECT THEM. BOTH OF MY PARENTS HAVE DIED & SOMEONE CAME FOR THEM.

Answer 2

I volunteer at a hospice and I hadn't noticed that at all. Quite the contrary. A lot of people seem to have an internal struggle with it (fear of the unknown, worries about the family they are leaving behind, etc.).

It has been my experience that after a long illness people do seem to come to terms with their own mortality, or at least they appear to come to terms with it. Over the years many have told me that they view it as an end to their suffering.

Answer 3

I don't know that there is a definitive answer to this question. I have worked with the terminally ill for about 20 years. I have often seen the phenomenom that you are talking about. My experience has shown me that people seem to "get better" just before they die because they are at peace. They have resolved issues that are holding them to this physical plane and are ready to "move on". They are then "free" to experience a few more good moments before they are gone.

Answer 4

I noticed that too. Once I noticed my friends husband suddenly looked alive, healthier and full of life after a long battle with illness. She told me he had a visit from his brother who died years ago and he told him his time was short and he needed to do get things in order. That was the best last month of his life.

The same thing happened with my friend who died on the table in the hospital. When they revived her she was full of life and went home. She told us she needed to come home take care of a few things. She was happy, looked great and alive with small bursts of energy for a whole day before she died.

So maybe some of these people see or hear something we can't see or hear that gives them a great hope that we can't understand.

Answer 5

Erm, why does everyone think its a mental thing?

Surely the body might be fighting one last time, pumping the person full of "happy hormones" or another good stuff?

I'm sure there are studies out there which have been conducted.

Answer 6

Well'p, I think it's because they realize that their time is running out and start to go over their "checklist" of things they've always wanted to do or be in their lives. Though everyone has a different opinion, this is my opinion.

They could also be realizing how valuable life is.

Answer 7

When that happens (and it can be absent as much as present) , I think it's because they've accepted that death is there, and they no longer are attached to the notion of staying here.

Elizabeth Kubler-Ross is the writer who researched and listed the stages of death.

Answer 8

If you mean a couple of days before death when people seem to rally, nobody knows why. Perhaps they are saying goodbye and are happy that they will be pain free.

Answer 9

May be tired of life, and glad to see what may or may not lie beyond. Their body dosn't let them do much, now maybe they can again, maybe. That and all the responcibility is lifted from them, all of it at last. Freedom.

Just a guess.
Reft

Answer 10

I believe some people are at peace at that moment and possibly are experiencing some of the after life.

Answer 11

Its just Human Nature