Doctor explains phenomenon people experience moments before ᴘᴀssɪɴɢ that ‘people can’t understand’

Doctor explains phenomenon people experience moments before ᴘᴀssɪɴɢ that ‘people can’t understand’

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“Here’s one phenomenon that happens during the ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ and ᴅʏɪɴɢ process that medical professionals, like myself, cannot explain,” she said.

“This is when someone is really sick and almost towards actively ᴅʏɪɴɢ, meaning dying within a few days, and then suddenly they look like they are ‘better’.

“This can manifest in different ways but a lot of times they suddenly will eat, they’ll suddenly talk, maybe even walk, they act like their old selves.

Some can misinterpret terminal lucidity as an indication that their loved one is getting better. (Getty Stock Images)

“They have a little more of a personality, kind of laughing, talking, joking but then usually they ᴅɪᴇ within a few days after this, sometimes even that night and it happens to probably a third of our hospice patients, so it happens quite a bit.”

McFadden emphasized the need of informing families about the rally, also known as terminal lucidity, so that they are ready for what follows next.

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