The subject line for the web site is misleading Do People Suddenly Gain Clarity About Life Just Before Dying? but the content is fascinating to me:
Nahm gives the example of a 91-year-old woman who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for 15 years:
“The woman had long been unresponsive and showed no signs of recognizing her daughter or anyone for the previous five years. One evening, she started a normal conversation with her daughter. She talked about her fear of death, difficulties she had with the church and family members, and then died a few hours later.”
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Mid-twentieth century palliative care pioneer Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1926–2004) apparently noted the same thing in some patients: “‘We observed that these patients with dementia and so on, they suddenly lighten up, or they become clear again shortly before this.” Such episodes can last anywhere from a few minutes to several days.
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In essence, terminal lucidity is a mysterious flash of life and vitality that occurs in people just before they die. It’s most remarkable in people who have dementia, Alzheimer’s, meningitis, brain damage, strokes or were in a coma. There’s no known medical explanation for where this sudden surge of vitality and functionality comes from. In large part because as suddenly as it comes, within a few hours or even a day or two, it fades and the person dies, taking any answers with them.
Nahm gives the example of a 91-year-old woman who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for 15 years:
“The woman had long been unresponsive and showed no signs of recognizing her daughter or anyone for the previous five years. One evening, she started a normal conversation with her daughter. She talked about her fear of death, difficulties she had with the church and family members, and then died a few hours later.”
...
Mid-twentieth century palliative care pioneer Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1926–2004) apparently noted the same thing in some patients: “‘We observed that these patients with dementia and so on, they suddenly lighten up, or they become clear again shortly before this.” Such episodes can last anywhere from a few minutes to several days.
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In essence, terminal lucidity is a mysterious flash of life and vitality that occurs in people just before they die. It’s most remarkable in people who have dementia, Alzheimer’s, meningitis, brain damage, strokes or were in a coma. There’s no known medical explanation for where this sudden surge of vitality and functionality comes from. In large part because as suddenly as it comes, within a few hours or even a day or two, it fades and the person dies, taking any answers with them.
