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A nurse shared the most common signs that people would observe from a person who was dying from natural causes. The medical professional also shared the most common three-word phrase many utter before passing.
Signs a Person Is Dying of Natural Causes
Hospice nurse Julie, who has 1.5 million followers on TikTok, shared a clip on the platform detailing what to expect if someone was about to die due to natural causes. According to her, there are four things that family members might notice.
First, one will normally witness changes in breathing. According to her, breathing patterns change towards the end of life when one enters the actively dying phase, which reportedly happens just a few hours to a few days before death.
She acknowledged that most families might consider that something was wrong. However, in nine out of 10 cases, it's reportedly normal.
Second, there is a noticeable change in skin color. This is reportedly called mottling, where the extremities change color and turn purple. Again, Julie notes that it is a normal part of the dying process and not indicative of something wrong.
Third, the death rattle or terminal secretions. According to Julie, a small amount of saliva is gathered at the back of the throat.
Lastly, she notes that the dying person may also have a fever because our core temperature fluctuates due to losing control. This is another reason why fever occurs frequently when one is dying naturally at home.
Julie said these were perfectly normal and a natural part of the dying process.
Nurse Julie also noted that most "lucid" patients who died had visions of their deceased loved ones. They would reportedly often call out their mom or dad, who had already passed away.
The apparitions of the departed family members reportedly convey the message that they are "coming home." According to Julie, the most common phrase people say before they die is "I love you."
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A Dead Person's Brain Activities Continue For 7 Minutes After They Die
When a patient's life support system was turned off, the brain activity persisted for seven minutes, according to Canadian intensive care unit doctors. Even after doctors declared the patient clinically dead, brain waves continued as though the patient was sleeping. Additionally, the researchers found that each patient may uniquely experience death.
According to Dr. Sam Parnia, who has researched post-death awareness and investigated cardiac arrest cases in both Europe and the US, the most important next step for scientists is to figure out how to better prevent brain damage after a heart restart, enhance the quality of resuscitation, and monitor the brain when it is about to die.
Researchers also watched the brain for seven minutes to ascertain how much oxygen enters the brain when the cortex returns online and how the experience relates to brain function. They saw the same activity in the patient's cerebral cortex and other bodily parts after death.
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