Nurse reveals why many terminally ill patients stop being afraid of dying

Julie McFadden is a nurse who works in the special care area with terminally ill patients, so that they have a dignified death. And he takes advantage of his experience to tell secrets about this painful process on TikTok.

For example, the 39-year-old woman shared a recurring situation, a “comforting fact” that people experience before they die, which, he assures, immediately removes fear.

A “comforting fact” just before he died

While the health professional visits people’s homes to make sure they are as comfortable as possible before the end, she said many of them they experience the same phenomenon of “visualization”.

Reactions vary, but Julie, from Los Angeles, California, USA, said “visioning” is when people who die, who are often fully lucid, see deceased friends, family and even pets.

This experience often occurs when people are close to death but it comes across as a comfort rather than a terrifying experience.

“It happens most of the time at the end of life, but don’t kid yourself. It’s called ‘visualization’ and it’s usually very comforting to the person. It’s never scary: if they’re scared, it’s probably delusions or paranoia, not visions.”asserts and spreads The Mirror.

fear of death

Julie says that people don’t talk about it much, but it is very common and more than half of the people she cared for have experienced it.

“It is normal to fear death and I had several patients who expressed their fear, but then a family member approached them and they were not afraid anymore,” he reiterates.

Julie, who works with people of all ages with life-limiting conditions, said the visions usually occur around one month before the person dies.

However, he clarifies, if a person experiences it, it is not an indicator that they are experiencing psychosis or that they have low oxygen: “He is conscious and lucid.”

“Sometimes patients say that a loved one came in a dream, or to others, they are awake. Many times people who have experienced this will say ‘I know this sounds crazy’, they are very aware of what is going on,” he says. the strange situation.

Video popular on TikTok

Julie shared an explanation on her TikTok account, where she has 1.1 million followers and post videos like @hospicenursejulie and tries to educate people about death.

The video garnered some 100,000 views, and people turned out in droves to share their reactions.

Many agreed that they had family members who experienced it, and as the nurse reflects, it was a moment of relief between so much pain.

One person commented: “My dad saw his brothers, my mom saw her sister and listened to my dad, my grandmother saw her son who had already passed away. It’s as strange as it is beautiful to witness.”

“A few days before my grandmother passed away, she told a nurse that her father was waiting for her. This was very nice for my mother who was also there,” added another user.

On the other hand, others said the video had given them comfort and helped ease their fear of death.

“This is the number one reason why I’m not scared anymore. I can’t wait to see you all again. He seems calm,” said one person whose condition is unknown.

Another agreed: “I hope this happens to me. I have someone I need to come get me.”

Myths and truths before death

McFadden also tries to demystify and make visible certain situations that occur and, although they seem “abnormal”, they are not.

There are obvious changes in breathing, skin color, terminal discharge, and feverlist.

“They are normal and they are not painful or uncomfortable. Our bodies take care of themselves at the end of life, the less we intervene, the better,” he offers his point of view on the dying process.

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