Hospice nurse makes a big revelation about what people see in the days leading up to their death

People who have had near-death experiences and those who have come back to life after being declared dead have shared their own versions of those moments. Some think that a dying person's entire life flashes before their eyes whereas others claim to have out-of-body experiences. Adding to this, a former hospice nurse appeared on an episode of a podcast called The Skeptic Metaphysician to share her knowledge about what dying patients most probably see before they die.

Julie McFadden used to be a hospice nurse and has taken care of many patients who were breathing their last. McFadden told the podcast's hosts that a vast majority of dying patients usually claim that they have been visited by people who have already passed away. They make such claims about a month before their deaths. "One of the main things that happens to almost everybody, it's usually about a month before they die, they start seeing people who've already died," she explained.

She added that these patients typically hallucinate about the dead members of their family or a friend who they were close to and brought them comfort. "They'll see their parents, their grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends, cousins, pets. People who have already died come to them and it's usually physical. Sometimes in dreams, but it's usually physically," McFadden mentioned. She is still stunned at the fact that these patients hallucinate during those hours when they aren't even close to their own deaths before they eventually pass away.

"And they will say, 'Hey I'm coming to get you soon, you don't have to worry about anything we'll be here around you,'" she described. "Most people who experience this are completely lucid - they're alert and oriented, they're not actively dying and hallucinating. There's nothing like that going on. As a healthcare professional, we know what hallucinations look like, what delirium looks like, what hypoxia looks like - it's not that. It's like a very distinct thing that happens." People in the comment section admitted that this information helped them understand the transition from life to death.

@krriiiiiiiiiisss commented, "I wish my mom had that experience. She was terrified until her last conscious moments and never mentioned any visions or visitations." @juliejohansen369 joked, "Then ask, are these shapeshifting entities trying to lure you into reincarnation? Or is it really the souls of the familiars? Be aware of who you go with." @beaugoldenpyr wondered, "Weird question but do extreme narcissists also do this? My mother is getting old but wasn’t sad when her husband (52yr) died. Will she see loved ones?" @mugzy1324 added, "My husband just passed. I watched him constantly waiting for this symptom. Nothing. He just looked at me and smiled and stopped breathing."

McFadden also shares tidbits of medical knowledge for regular individuals on her own Instagram handle @hospicenursejulie. She has penned a book called "Nothing to Fear: Demystifying Death to Live More Fully," in which she shares the valuable lessons that she has learned in her fifteen years as an RN in the ICU and in hospice. Her book covers topics like the biological details of dying, facts and myths about hospice care, the most important conversations to have before one's death, and the process of grieving.

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