I'm asking because my grandma (who was very old and bedbound) told my mom just before going to sleep for the last time that she had to get up, she had an appointment at the mortuary and she couldn't be late. Her death came on pretty suddenly - I mean, she was 95, but the nurses told us we'd have about two weeks' warning, and she'd go through recognizable steps.
She'd talked a lot about death in the last few months - her husband's, old neighbors, stuff like that, but never her own.
Anybody else have any experiences like this? What do you think - can people sense the day as they die?
Thanks; I appreciate any input!
2007-11-09 08:52:41 · 7 answers · asked by Cedar 5 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
I think they know. Maybe not the actual time, but they know it is coming.
2007-11-09 09:00:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I think that at the age of 95 you have a pretty good idea the days are numbered, also persons of that age have pretty much come to terms with the fact they are dieing and want to remember all they can, so they will talk about the friends and family they love and care about. Her telling that she had an appointment at the mortuary and did not want to be late could be that she has thought about death and what will come soon, and that may have something to do with it. The recognizing signs of death are usually the signs of system shutdown like the kidneys will start to shut down then other organs will follow, but even without these signs at 95 her death really can not be a surprise. She lived a very long life, and you were lucky to have been a part of it, and I am glad she went peacefully.
2007-11-12 14:42:22 · answer #2 · answered by andaria@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
" Death comes like a thief in the night.."
It's an interesting question. In my experiences with it (around me, that is, I have yet to experience it!), death is usually a surprise. Sudden death, anyway.
Death due to old age or disease? One knows it is coming, one simply doesn't have an exact time for it. The best response, then, is to prepare for it.
The premonition side is, to my mind, fickle. I have seen folks go through a period where they expected death, but, when it didn't happen -- on their schedule -- they simply moved the date back a bit.
Then, there is the Infantryman's view of death: It has to be beautiful. Of all the millions of GI's who have died and gone on, not one has ever come back to complain about it!
wsulliva
2007-11-13 14:36:54 · answer #3 · answered by wsulliva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ppl I know who were elderly and near death seemed to have a burst of energy two days before their death and lasted till 1/2 day before they passed.
Philosophically, when I read the question before the paragraph u gave, my first though was... "Did we know what was coming before we were born?" ... meaning that before we were born did we have a forshadow of what was going to happen in our current life.
2007-11-09 17:05:05 · answer #4 · answered by Giggly Giraffe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well the substance dmt is released just before a person dies. it's an extremley potent hallucinogen and is only released right before death. that may have something to do with it.
2007-11-09 17:05:16 · answer #5 · answered by shanobi187 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my dad told me one time he didn't have long to live, 2 wks. later he was killed in a accident
2007-11-09 18:00:26 · answer #6 · answered by jeannieboop 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
think about a bug hitting the windshield at speed. it can see its **** coming just before it dies!
2007-11-09 17:00:23 · answer #7 · answered by kipaqra 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋