A day or two before she began actively dying, my grandma-who hadn't walked independently in years, and in fact had just gotten a lift for her bed because she couldn't sit up on her own anymore-just about scared the night nurse to death when she disappeared from her own room in the middle of the night and turned up sleeping in a recently vacated room across the hall. Didn't have her wheelchair or rollator with her. She apparently just got out of bed and walked a good 40 ft (assuming she only went from point A to point B, which isn't a given) unassisted. When my mom relayed this story to us, that was when I knew she was probably headed out soon. Much like your grandma, she was more than ready to go, and had been for a long time.
My grandma woke up and I said I love you grandma and she said I love you too Jeanie and then died. I wouldn't trade that moment for all the money in the world.
The honeymoon phase. My wife, uncle, and mother did this. That being said, I have come to believe that there is life beyond death, for me, having seen it, and heard about it happening to so many people, I feel that there is more to death than meets the eye! For this to happen to so many there must be something beyond taking our last breath. My wife was diagnosed with lung cancer which spread to her bones, and finally to her brain. She was non coherent for three weeks towards the end of her life and one morning she woke up and was talking to me as if there was nothing wrong with her. We had a wonderful conversation for about 20 minutes, and then she told me that I looked tired and worn down and that I should make a pot of coffee to boost my energy so to speak. I told her no at first because I would rather be sitting down next to her on the bed, and just didn't want our conversation to end. I went into the kitchen, and kept talking to her as I was setting up the coffee, she was coherent and talking back to me and then she stopped talking, I went back into the living room where her bed was set up by the window she loved to look out from, and when I walked toward her to sit on the bed next to her I realized she had passed. Those 20 minutes of lucidity from her were the best 20 minutes of my life, and as long as I live I will never forget them! December 19th, 2004 was the day she passed, this December 19th coming up will mark 20 years of her passing, and I still remember every word she said to me to this very day. Thank God for that 20 minutes!
This account made me cry. I am sorry that you couldn't have had just a little while longer with your Wife. As with my Mom I know we will see them with Jesus soon but while here it is still saddening.
My mom passed in 2014 at the age of 90. The day she died she sat up in her bed and asked for a beer, which we gave to her. She enjoyed the whole day with loved ones, laughing and singing. She passed away at 10:15 that evening after most of us went home. And when she died, she was smiling. 😊😊
This happened with my grandma two nights before she passed. After being unconscious for many days, she sat up one night and was her real self. Looked around at all of us and did a headcount. “didn’t plan on everyone being here for dinner so let’s just call and order some pizza ”. We did and she enjoyed the pizza.♥️♥️♥️
My dad was on hospice for 8 days before he died. The day before he passed he woke up and asked for a dill pickle. He enjoyed it and fell back to sleep. Twenty hours later he was gone.
This happened to a family friend. She sadly passed away from pancreatic cancer. On the Thursday or Friday before her death, her husband called my parents to go & say their goodbyes as she was obviously in the last days of her life. So my parents travelled to stay for the weekend. On the Sunday, seemingly out of nowhere, she got out of bed & cooked an entire roast dinner for everyone! My parents had to leave later that day, but they'd said their goodbyes. On the Tuesday, my parents got the call to say she'd sadly passed away. But she died doing what she loved, showing love by serving others. She wouldn't have wanted it any other way.
Yes, in veterinary medicine we call it the rally. We NEVER realize its the rally until after death. Maybe it's hope but we always think they are rebounding then BAM!
Been there. Our cat was in advanced kidney failure. She'd spent six months snuggled under the bed covers never venturing downstairs to get some time out on the patio which she loved. We were expecting she would be leaving us soon but weren't sure what signs to watch for. Our wonderful vet said Sienna would tell us when she was ready. Late one afternoon, Sienna appeared downstairs and went to the front door to go out. After a couple of hours outside, she was content to sit in our laps in the family room. That night our vet came and helped her across the rainbow bridge.
When I was a young adult, my great aunt was in a coma and I went to visit her for the last time. My mother told her that I was there next to her, and she said out loud “I pray for you every day” (something she used to say during my childhood) she passed shortly after. Love and miss you, Aunt Ella🤍
38 years ago I mom was sick with a terminal illness. I know that it was Gods plan to grant my mom’s last wish was to be with all of her seven living children with her in the last minutes on this earth. I had fallen asleep and when I woke up s he was sitting up with the most peaceful look on her face. She was so beautiful! I told her I loved her. I really didn’t expect what happened next. I lived less than 5 minutes from the hospital and as soon as my head hit the pillow I got the call. She died as soon as I left the hospital. I don’t think I could’ve handled it if I would have stayed to see her die. My dad couldn’t have either. died 5 months later I know from a broken heart. I thank God every day that her last moments she was happy. I look forward to the day I see Jesus, my mom and dad and 3 of my siblings that passed since. Thank you for letting me share my story with you. 🙏
Julie, I hope you feel the love and appreciation we all have for you. Thank you so much for enlightening us in each and every video you make. In this thing we call life, it's so weird that we don't really understand what dying is until it happens to us.
My mom was in hospice for 2 weeks, when she suddenly made a come back for 2 days. She died the next day. It was crazy, but nice to have that last bit of connection with her. ❤❤❤
Years ago, my mother died of ovarian cancer. Two days before she died, she had a great day-fully awake and talking with everyone. My sisters flew back to California (from Michigan) the next day. I had to call them with the sad news the day after.
Every time I visited my aunt my mother and I would cry on the way home. The week before she died we visited and she was doing great! Like herself. She wasn’t confused. She understood and was telling stories. We had planned to spend Christmas with her because she wasn’t agitated about us being in her house. This was September. A week later she was dead.
My grandmother was dying of cancer in 1963, spending her days in a hospital bed moaning in pain. We walked into her room one day and she was sitting up crocheting the fine thread tablecloth she had been working on. We were so excited and thought maybe she would actually heal and walk out of there. She died a day or so later on the 4th of July.
Thank you so much for this observation and knowledge, it is going to help so many people. I appreciate the suggestions for myself. I suffer from intractable leftsided headaches everyday. Not very many good days there. So I'm taking your teachings to heart, and will really celebrate my good days from now on. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you Julie. I absolutely love your channel and you.💋💋💋💋🎀🧸♥️♥️
You are so right Julie! My grandmother was in the nursing home + was actively dying. My mother + I were with her while she was in a bed + incoherent. Hospice wasn’t helping with pain medication so it was harder. We stayed there almost the whole night. When we returned to the nursing home an hour or so later, she was sitting up in the hallway with the other patients + talking! She died two days later but I cherished that time. Thank you Julie! ❤
I worked in a convalescent home and I saw this many times. It's definitely a thing and people should be aware of it so they can make the most of it if it happens to their loved one. ❤
My LO has had so many ups and downs throughout this long goodbye I told him I thought he had 9 lives. Throughout the years he would have a fall, hospitalization, surgery, rehab, etc etc. then he would stabilize. So I will be entirely fooled about the day he chooses. I just enjoy every visit.❤
My grandma had that it lasted for 2 days she even cooked a meal she wanted all her grandkids around and had a great time then she passed away 4 days later My mom said the light bulb gets brighter before it goes out.
Thank you so much for sharing this , Julie. I have witnessed this twice with two different family members, and I am looking back on it now as a tremendous gift!
Julie, I can't begin to tell you how meaningful and helpful your videos are! Sometimes they bring me to tears, and other times, they just make me smile in a gentle and understanding way. Thank you sooo much Ms. Julie, for helping ALL OF US transition from THIS PHYSICAL WORLD, INTO A BRAND NEW SPIRITUAL WORLD! ❤😘 Please keep up the good work! We all need you!
I believe the "brand new spiritual world" you referred to is even more "real" (for lack of a better word) than this physical one we inhabit while in our bodies. Yes, there truly IS life after physical death.
My Mom was passing away from lung cancer in 1983 and she experienced lucidity two days before she passed away in the Memorial Hospital in Long Beach, California. We knew when she would go and a nursing friend stayed with her in the night and saw her pass. I couldn't stay with her because of the hospital rules at the time.
My brother was with hospice, and was sitting up, talking, then, he pointed up towards the ceiling and said she said,(( it's time!) He died last year, Thanksgiving day. He died at his home.
First 🎉 excellent video this is facilitating! Explains a lot it’s strange phenomena 💖☺️🙏🤯My grandmother 👵 was cooking Lithuanian food up in kitchen singing 🎶 was crazy but a beautiful thing then she went to sleep that night and we lost her 2 days later but it was a beautiful return ❤
I remember you talking about the rally. Totally my sister. Sitting at the kitchen table eating fruit talking to all of us and next day gone. I think it is a blessing to get the last great time and memory of her laughing and chatting with us. Thank you Jesus
As I’ve mentioned to others; don’t dwell on the when my loved ones will die, but another good day. I cared for my Mom for a tad over four years, and yes, she had this terminal lucidity. She passed the next day.
My father passed Friday (on hospice for 150 days at home). On fathers day i thought he wouldnt make the night. His mother was visiting him (she passed in 2016) and his favorite uncle (died in Vietnam). The next day he seemed 100x better. For the next 5 months he seemed like a new man. The hospice team was meeting this week about moving him to palliative care. Whats crazy is my aunt then passed 48 hours later. I feel he was in her hospital room waiting for her. As a side note, when he shared about his visitors we asked if he was scared. He replied No, its beautiful. I wont lie, im devastated even though i knew it was coming. I feel like a little boy that still needs his dad. Then my aunt on top of it......
I've seen it with relatives, but almost always with animals. I rescue animals and it always amazes me. It feels like a gift for those passing and their loved ones. It's beautiful. It's hard not to get your hopes up, though.
I am terminally ill with pulmonary fibrosis diagnosed a little over two and a half years ago. I was told I had two to three months to live it's now been 2 years past my death day and I have good days and bad days. I just hope I can tell the difference between terminal lucidity I suppose to having one of my good days there are days I can barely get out of bed and I can't accomplish anything and days where I get up running around the house getting all sorts of things accomplished. There doesn't seem to be any Rhyme or Reason to it. Put on a good day in the back of my mind I'm always wondering " is this it? "
As the end approached, my mom slept most of the time and ate nothing but ice cream. One day she sat up and said she’d like “the spaghetti and salad I made yesterday.” I told her I didn’t see it and she started to get out of bed to find it (she hadn’t walked for a year). Fortunately I had ingredients and hurriedly made a small spaghetti and salad meal. She ate it all, went back to sleep and died 2 days later. Thank you for all your info. Mom passed away 6 years ago but the dying process was so interesting I continue to learn more about it. Mom’s hospice team was an amazing support for our family. -Addie
I would like to thank you for the information my dad just passed from dementia i was able to have him pass away at home with the help of hospice care he was 83 he was a special man he was a EX captain in the Brentwood Fire Department NY thank you for your calming voice for me . He was a 52 year member.
8:53 am 12/25/24. My Dad was in hospice and during his " terminal lucidity" he repaired a stereo system in the facility that had not worked for years. The staff was ecstatic and grateful. My Dad passed the next day.
Thank @hospicenursejulie for sharing your valuable knowledge and insight. I witnessed the “rally” in 3 of my grandparents’ deaths. And to add in, it also happens very frequently in animal’s deaths.
Your grandmother reminds me so much of myself in that I absolutely hate people making a fuss over my birthday which I call my annual atrophy day and I also need my food and especially my soup piping hot!
My dad had lung cancer and on Thanksgiving day he had all of his family with him. He acted as if nothing was wrong. He ate Thanksgiving dinner when he hadn't eaten much for months. The next day, he passed away in my arms. I was his caregiver so my mom could continue to work and keep the insurance.
Very ill elderly Dad hopitalized for 2 weeks last afternoon tea time visit sat out of bed eating malteasers like they are going out of fashion 2 am phone call he'd passed away and upon getting to the hospital about 3 am He was laid comfortable in bed with a smile on his face !
My sister went to the hospital talk to her off and on doing well enough to send her home. She was back in the hospital. Talk to her on Monday then got the call to get to the hospital on Tuesday. My sister was sounded by family and friends. My nephew was her power to make decisions for her. The doctor was great he made sure that we knew what was going on. They made her conformable. Took her off life support and with in 30 minutes was gone. It was the first time I saw someone die.
It's hard not to believe that there is something spiritual about this. It's as if they are suddenly running on an external battery allowing them to sew up last-minute details or simply allowing loved ones to experience a last “good day.” My friend’s Dad, Norm, was definitely in his last moments and his eight kids and his wife were around his bed. He suddenly sat up in bed and was his old self. They reminisced about the good times they'd had as a family. Everyone got a hug and a kiss. Then, Norm just laid back down in bed, took a few last breaths, and was gone.
My last comment concerning floating people. Has only happened in the one room, over 8 yrs and 3 different residents. As an atheist. Not sure what to make of it but does creep me out a bit when i saw similar behaviour by different residents. And again. Only in that room out of 87;rooms.
Have you ever seen someone have a very disturbing rally? My mom woke up slightly one evening after being unconscious for several days. She was very upset and kept asking me "why did you put me here". That was the last time she was semi-lucid, and died the next day. It was so disturbing for my brother and me.
My Aunt died last month. Long, slow congestive heart failure/stroke death. She died on a Wednesday. Monday she was up having apple pie with her friend who was visiting. She was still kind of up the day before she passed. Never unconscious even though when asleep she was doing Cheyenne Stokes.
In Mandarin, it is called 廻 (hui 2) 光(guang 1) 返 (fan 2) 照 (zhao 4)。It is a culturally aware knowledge that someone suddenly 'gets well' after a long time sickness, and... that can signal his or her final moment is near. Not necessarily a sad thing for meditators. They themselves are aware of it. The limitation of their physical bodies have been reached. It is time to say goodbye happily and peacefully ~ we will meet again in a higher realm of evolution!
If the family notices that the loved one is having the rally or whatever it’s called I don’t remember now sorry should we say something to our loved one that they are fixing to die maybe in a few hours or tomorrow? Should we say everything that we want or need to say to the person or should we just not, say oh thank God, I am so happy to see you awake and talking and eating but not let them know that this is most likely they’re very last few hours all day? I am kind of feeling like it would be best not to say anything about that, but I was just wondering what your thoughts are concerning this thank you very much and thank you so very very much for your videos andfor teaching us so much. I really appreciate it greatly God bless and have a blessed wonderful Thanksgiving. Susan from Houston, Texas.
The "terminal lucidity" effect could be related to "enantiodromia" and is related to the mind. "Enantiodromia" is a concept originating from ancient Greek philosophy, later expanded upon by the psychologist Carl Jung. The term describes the phenomenon where something eventually turns into its opposite when it reaches its extreme. Jung applied this idea to psychology. The idea reflects a natural tendency toward balance or compensation within systems, including the psyche. In simpler terms, extremes in one direction can lead to an eventual reversal to the opposite. Looking at these two opposites: Libido (Life force drive for growth, vitality) vs. Destrudo (death drive, decay, regression) Could be that extreme Destrudu over a period of time suddenly flips to Libido(Life force) in an attempt to balance the persons life force psychologically so the person awakes and is lively. But the body cant maintain that level of mental libido for long because the body is too run down so then the person dies.
This happened with my dad he had a slew of health issues heart failure kidney failure copd vascular dementia he had a hernia operation on the day he passed he was up and taking knew who everyone was i left the hospital to get him some regular food boom he was gone
My dad was like that the day before he passed away. On Saturday--2015, he had a heart attack coming off the dialysis machine. We called my siblings to let them know to come home. Sunday morning he was morning closed eyes, we had him come home on Hospice, come around 5:00pm Sunday he was wide awake, telling jokes and stories, he ate a little, around midnight, energy left, and at 5:35am Monday morning he had one more heart attack and passed instantly. My oldest sister is a Hospice Nurse so she was with most of the night. Mom passed away 2021, from Covid, she didn't do a rally, hers was more like--- wanting to sing Hymns and then telling us what we need to do when she passes. We did that for 6 hours.
My husband was on his death bed. The family was all called in. The next morning, when all the family was there, Cliff woke up... TOTALLY 'Fine' ! He was laughing, joking, and wanted a beer. His mother called me aside, almost angry at me! Asking Why I had called every one in, when, Cliff is fine, and apparently, NOT DYING?! That evening, the family left, after spending a wonderful day together. Cliff died, two hours After they left. It was just He and I. I held his hand, as he took his last breath. The family was called, and were in shock and disbelief, that he was gone.
Actually, I experienced terminal lucidity with my mother who died of Alzheimer’s disease. Around Christmas she experienced rapid weight loss; literally she was skin and bones, but then she rallied, initially my sister thought she was getting better; however she couldn’t walk anymore and lost the ability to communicate with us. In fact, she dislocated her lower jaw trying to reestablish communication. Mom ended up passing the day before Easter 2010, exactly as expected by her neurologist. I explained the rally to him; he said that some people rally and even he didn’t understand why? I guess I was expecting some words of wisdom? Later on that evening, I got into a verbal altercation with my mother’s ghost. I heard her state repeatedly, that everything was going to work out! I was furious, and shouted back, how was everything supposed to work out? My mother was dead, but I still had to figure out what to do with the remainder of my life; and she claimed everything would work out? How? That was the last time I heard her voice. It actually took until April 19, 2020, before I was awarded my SSI/SSDI benefits as well as my Section 8 housing voucher. Too bad, it took me 10 years, but now my life is more stable.
Julie, do you think someone can *decide* to rally? Like, schedule it? About 5 days before my mother died, a bunch of her friends from her old church announced they were making the nearly 4-hour drive to come visit her. I was pessimistic, bit decided it would probably be good for them to see how she really was, as I had the distinct feeling they didn't believe me when I told them she was in her last days. When I told her they were on their way, she aroused, insisted on getting out of bed and dressed, ordered that chairs be set up in her room and prepared to greet her guests. She presided over the hour and a half long visit like a queen holding court. Of course this didn't do much to reinforce my claims about her health, but she had a wonderful time. And by the weekend she was gone. So did she decide to rally? To get up and in her chair, to be dressed and have her hair brushed and to be conversational and alert for the first time in many days? Was this a true rally or something else?
I absolutely saw this with my grandma as well. I was able to tell her that my husband and I had bought our first house. She was thrilled when I told her that it wasn't too far from her, as though in that moment she didn't realize that she was dying and wouldn't be able to come see it. I played along, though, and let her have that moment of joy. 🥹💜 Oddly enough I have even witnessed the rally with dying pets. It's a fascinating phenomenon.
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my grand-pa's brother woke up very lucid. He asked for a beer. Drank it. Died five minutes later. I guess he wanted one last round :P
If I have, I'm not sure who it was. 🤷🏼♀️
A day or two before she began actively dying, my grandma-who hadn't walked independently in years, and in fact had just gotten a lift for her bed because she couldn't sit up on her own anymore-just about scared the night nurse to death when she disappeared from her own room in the middle of the night and turned up sleeping in a recently vacated room across the hall. Didn't have her wheelchair or rollator with her. She apparently just got out of bed and walked a good 40 ft (assuming she only went from point A to point B, which isn't a given) unassisted. When my mom relayed this story to us, that was when I knew she was probably headed out soon. Much like your grandma, she was more than ready to go, and had been for a long time.
My grandma woke up and I said I love you grandma and she said I love you too Jeanie and then died. I wouldn't trade that moment for all the money in the world.
The honeymoon phase. My wife, uncle, and mother did this. That being said, I have come to believe that there is life beyond death, for me, having seen it, and heard about it happening to so many people, I feel that there is more to death than meets the eye! For this to happen to so many there must be something beyond taking our last breath. My wife was diagnosed with lung cancer which spread to her bones, and finally to her brain. She was non coherent for three weeks towards the end of her life and one morning she woke up and was talking to me as if there was nothing wrong with her. We had a wonderful conversation for about 20 minutes, and then she told me that I looked tired and worn down and that I should make a pot of coffee to boost my energy so to speak. I told her no at first because I would rather be sitting down next to her on the bed, and just didn't want our conversation to end. I went into the kitchen, and kept talking to her as I was setting up the coffee, she was coherent and talking back to me and then she stopped talking, I went back into the living room where her bed was set up by the window she loved to look out from, and when I walked toward her to sit on the bed next to her I realized she had passed. Those 20 minutes of lucidity from her were the best 20 minutes of my life, and as long as I live I will never forget them! December 19th, 2004 was the day she passed, this December 19th coming up will mark 20 years of her passing, and I still remember every word she said to me to this very day. Thank God for that 20 minutes!
That was an awesome story... thanks 😊
This account made me cry. I am sorry that you couldn't have had just a little while longer with your Wife.
As with my Mom I know we will see them with Jesus soon but while here it is still saddening.
My mom passed in 2014 at the age of 90. The day she died she sat up in her bed and asked for a beer, which we gave to her. She enjoyed the whole day with loved ones, laughing and singing. She passed away at 10:15 that evening after most of us went home. And when she died, she was smiling. 😊😊
This happened with my grandma two nights before she passed. After being unconscious for many days, she sat up one night and was her real self. Looked around at all of us and did a headcount. “didn’t plan on everyone being here for dinner so let’s just call and order some pizza ”. We did and she enjoyed the pizza.♥️♥️♥️
My dad was on hospice for 8 days before he died. The day before he passed he woke up and asked for a dill pickle. He enjoyed it and fell back to sleep. Twenty hours later he was gone.
This happened to a family friend. She sadly passed away from pancreatic cancer. On the Thursday or Friday before her death, her husband called my parents to go & say their goodbyes as she was obviously in the last days of her life. So my parents travelled to stay for the weekend. On the Sunday, seemingly out of nowhere, she got out of bed & cooked an entire roast dinner for everyone! My parents had to leave later that day, but they'd said their goodbyes. On the Tuesday, my parents got the call to say she'd sadly passed away. But she died doing what she loved, showing love by serving others. She wouldn't have wanted it any other way.
That's a beautiful story! 😢
@@JC-tp5lz She was an amazing woman. One of those people you only meet once or twice in your life.
Yes, in veterinary medicine we call it the rally. We NEVER realize its the rally until after death. Maybe it's hope but we always think they are rebounding then BAM!
Been there. Our cat was in advanced kidney failure. She'd spent six months snuggled under the bed covers never venturing downstairs to get some time out on the patio which she loved. We were expecting she would be leaving us soon but weren't sure what signs to watch for. Our wonderful vet said Sienna would tell us when she was ready. Late one afternoon, Sienna appeared downstairs and went to the front door to go out. After a couple of hours outside, she was content to sit in our laps in the family room. That night our vet came and helped her across the rainbow bridge.
When I was a young adult, my great aunt was in a coma and I went to visit her for the last time. My mother told her that I was there next to her, and she said out loud “I pray for you every day” (something she used to say during my childhood) she passed shortly after. Love and miss you, Aunt Ella🤍
38 years ago I mom was sick with a terminal illness. I know that it was Gods plan to grant my mom’s last wish was to be with all of her seven living children with her in the last minutes on this earth. I had fallen asleep and when I woke up s he was sitting up with the most peaceful look on her face. She was so beautiful! I told her I loved her. I really didn’t expect what happened next. I lived less than 5 minutes from the hospital and as soon as my head hit the pillow I got the call. She died as soon as I left the hospital. I don’t think I could’ve handled it if I would have stayed to see her die. My dad couldn’t have either. died 5 months later I know from a broken heart. I thank God every day that her last moments she was happy. I look forward to the day I see Jesus, my mom and dad and 3 of my siblings that passed since. Thank you for letting me share my story with you. 🙏
Julie, I hope you feel the love and appreciation we all have for you.
Thank you so much for enlightening us in each and every video you make.
In this thing we call life, it's so weird that we don't really understand what dying is until it happens to us.
My mom was in hospice for 2 weeks, when she suddenly made a come back for 2 days. She died the next day. It was crazy, but nice to have that last bit of connection with her. ❤❤❤
My grandpa looked worse a week before his death. Then he got “better” before dying. Thanks for sharing this.
Years ago, my mother died of ovarian cancer. Two days before she died, she had a great day-fully awake and talking with everyone. My sisters flew back to California (from Michigan) the next day. I had to call them with the sad news the day after.
Every time I visited my aunt my mother and I would cry on the way home. The week before she died we visited and she was doing great! Like herself. She wasn’t confused. She understood and was telling stories. We had planned to spend Christmas with her because she wasn’t agitated about us being in her house. This was September. A week later she was dead.
My grandmother was dying of cancer in 1963, spending her days in a hospital bed moaning in pain. We walked into her room one day and she was sitting up crocheting the fine thread tablecloth she had been working on. We were so excited and thought maybe she would actually heal and walk out of there. She died a day or so later on the 4th of July.
My mother had colon cancer,the day before she died she was baking peach cobbler.
Thank you so much for this observation and knowledge, it is going to help so many people. I appreciate the suggestions for myself. I suffer from intractable leftsided headaches everyday. Not very many good days there. So I'm taking your teachings to heart, and will really celebrate my good days from now on. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you Julie. I absolutely love your channel and you.💋💋💋💋🎀🧸♥️♥️
You are so right Julie! My grandmother was in the nursing home + was actively dying. My mother + I were with her while she was in a bed + incoherent. Hospice wasn’t helping with pain medication so it was harder. We stayed there almost the whole night. When we returned to the nursing home an hour or so later, she was sitting up in the hallway with the other patients + talking! She died two days later but I cherished that time. Thank you Julie! ❤
I worked in a convalescent home and I saw this many times. It's definitely a thing and people should be aware of it so they can make the most of it if it happens to their loved one. ❤
My LO has had so many ups and downs throughout this long goodbye I told him I thought he had 9 lives. Throughout the years he would have a fall, hospitalization, surgery, rehab, etc etc. then he would stabilize. So I will be entirely fooled about the day he chooses. I just enjoy every visit.❤
What is LO? Loved one?
My grandma had that it lasted for 2 days she even cooked a meal she wanted all her grandkids around and had a great time then she passed away 4 days later
My mom said the light bulb gets brighter before it goes out.
This happens to animals as well
I resemble that remark.
Thank you so much for sharing this , Julie. I have witnessed this twice with two different family members, and I am looking back on it now as a tremendous gift!
My good friend's sister is in hospice. They are moving her into his living room tomorrow. I shared this video with him.
Julie, I can't begin to tell you how meaningful and helpful your videos are! Sometimes they bring me to tears, and other times, they just make me smile in a gentle and understanding way. Thank you sooo much Ms. Julie, for helping ALL OF US transition from THIS PHYSICAL WORLD, INTO A BRAND NEW SPIRITUAL WORLD! ❤😘 Please keep up the good work! We all need you!
I believe the "brand new spiritual world" you referred to is even more "real" (for lack of a better word) than this physical one we inhabit while in our bodies. Yes, there truly IS life after physical death.
Love your story about your Grandmother and Mother...Thank you...
My Mom was passing away from lung cancer in 1983 and she experienced lucidity two days before she passed away in the Memorial Hospital in Long Beach, California.
We knew when she would go and a nursing friend stayed with her in the night and saw her pass. I couldn't stay with her because of the hospital rules at the time.
Yep!!! Experieced that with my mom. Very lucide. Had a great conversation and she passed several days later,
My brother was with hospice, and was sitting up, talking, then, he pointed up towards the ceiling and said she said,(( it's time!) He died last year, Thanksgiving day. He died at his home.
So sorry for your loss 🙏
First 🎉 excellent video this is facilitating! Explains a lot it’s strange phenomena 💖☺️🙏🤯My grandmother 👵 was cooking Lithuanian food up in kitchen singing 🎶 was crazy but a beautiful thing then she went to sleep that night and we lost her 2 days later but it was a beautiful return ❤
Never heard of it...but it describes my friend EXACTLY. I never knew why.
“Embraced what was” I just love how she phrases things.
I remember you talking about the rally. Totally my sister. Sitting at the kitchen table eating fruit talking to all of us and next day gone. I think it is a blessing to get the last great time and memory of her laughing and chatting with us. Thank you Jesus
As I’ve mentioned to others; don’t dwell on the when my loved ones will die, but another good day. I cared for my Mom for a tad over four years, and yes, she had this terminal lucidity. She passed the next day.
My father passed Friday (on hospice for 150 days at home). On fathers day i thought he wouldnt make the night. His mother was visiting him (she passed in 2016) and his favorite uncle (died in Vietnam). The next day he seemed 100x better. For the next 5 months he seemed like a new man. The hospice team was meeting this week about moving him to palliative care. Whats crazy is my aunt then passed 48 hours later. I feel he was in her hospital room waiting for her.
As a side note, when he shared about his visitors we asked if he was scared. He replied No, its beautiful.
I wont lie, im devastated even though i knew it was coming. I feel like a little boy that still needs his dad. Then my aunt on top of it......
My wife’s grandma was in a coma for about 4 days. Woke up and was mad she was still here! Why had Jesus nit came and got her yet! We miss you Granny
In England we call this the calm before the storm I witnessed it with my nan x
I've seen it with relatives, but almost always with animals. I rescue animals and it always amazes me. It feels like a gift for those passing and their loved ones. It's beautiful. It's hard not to get your hopes up, though.
Julie....my Mom did that too!! It was amazing!! Thank you soooo much for all you do!! Love your videos...even if the background music is too loud! LOL
I am terminally ill with pulmonary fibrosis diagnosed a little over two and a half years ago. I was told I had two to three months to live it's now been 2 years past my death day and I have good days and bad days. I just hope I can tell the difference between terminal lucidity I suppose to having one of my good days there are days I can barely get out of bed and I can't accomplish anything and days where I get up running around the house getting all sorts of things accomplished. There doesn't seem to be any Rhyme or Reason to it. Put on a good day in the back of my mind I'm always wondering " is this it? "
As the end approached, my mom slept most of the time and ate nothing but ice cream. One day she sat up and said she’d like “the spaghetti and salad I made yesterday.” I told her I didn’t see it and she started to get out of bed to find it (she hadn’t walked for a year). Fortunately I had ingredients and hurriedly made a small spaghetti and salad meal. She ate it all, went back to sleep and died 2 days later.
Thank you for all your info. Mom passed away 6 years ago but the dying process was so interesting I continue to learn more about it. Mom’s hospice team was an amazing support for our family.
-Addie
I would like to thank you for the information my dad just passed from dementia i was able to have him pass away at home with the help of hospice care he was 83 he was a special man he was a EX captain in the Brentwood Fire Department NY thank you for your calming voice for me . He was a 52 year member.
Julie.Some beloved pets experience the same :)
8:53 am 12/25/24. My Dad was in hospice and during his " terminal lucidity" he repaired a stereo system in the facility that had not worked for years. The staff was ecstatic and grateful. My Dad passed the next day.
Thank @hospicenursejulie for sharing your valuable knowledge and insight. I witnessed the “rally” in 3 of my grandparents’ deaths. And to add in, it also happens very frequently in animal’s deaths.
I feel like it's the last bit of energy and effort for the body to survive and live . .
Your grandmother reminds me so much of myself in that I absolutely hate people making a fuss over my birthday which I call my annual atrophy day and I also need my food and especially my soup piping hot!
I witnessed the rally several times at the hospital I worked in.
My Dad rallied on the last day. It was good as he said my name, when before he didn't know who I was.
Bless you, and thank you.
Your videos are importantl. You have helped me. Thank you.
My dad had lung cancer and on Thanksgiving day he had all of his family with him. He acted as if nothing was wrong. He ate Thanksgiving dinner when he hadn't eaten much for months. The next day, he passed away in my arms. I was his caregiver so my mom could continue to work and keep the insurance.
Very ill elderly Dad hopitalized for 2 weeks last afternoon tea time visit sat out of bed eating malteasers like they are going out of fashion
2 am phone call he'd passed away and upon getting to the hospital about 3 am He was laid comfortable in bed with a smile on his face !
My sister went to the hospital talk to her off and on doing well enough to send her home. She was back in the hospital. Talk to her on Monday then got the call to get to the hospital on Tuesday. My sister was sounded by family and friends. My nephew was her power to make decisions for her. The doctor was great he made sure that we knew what was going on. They made her conformable. Took her off life support and with in 30 minutes was gone. It was the first time I saw someone die.
It's hard not to believe that there is something spiritual about this. It's as if they are suddenly running on an external battery allowing them to sew up last-minute details or simply allowing loved ones to experience a last “good day.”
My friend’s Dad, Norm, was definitely in his last moments and his eight kids and his wife were around his bed. He suddenly sat up in bed and was his old self. They reminisced about the good times they'd had as a family.
Everyone got a hug and a kiss. Then, Norm just laid back down in bed, took a few last breaths, and was gone.
This happened to my dad. He had a wonderful day and then died that night.
My last comment concerning floating people. Has only happened in the one room, over 8 yrs and 3 different residents. As an atheist. Not sure what to make of it but does creep me out a bit when i saw similar behaviour by different residents. And again. Only in that room out of 87;rooms.
Have you ever seen someone have a very disturbing rally? My mom woke up slightly one evening after being unconscious for several days. She was very upset and kept asking me "why did you put me here". That was the last time she was semi-lucid, and died the next day. It was so disturbing for my brother and me.
My Aunt died last month. Long, slow congestive heart failure/stroke death. She died on a Wednesday. Monday she was up having apple pie with her friend who was visiting. She was still kind of up the day before she passed. Never unconscious even though when asleep she was doing Cheyenne Stokes.
We had one guy on the pump. Morphine and midaz. For about a week. Then came back. Lived another yr after that. He had Hodgkinson disease.
In Mandarin, it is called 廻 (hui 2) 光(guang 1) 返 (fan 2) 照 (zhao 4)。It is a culturally aware knowledge that someone suddenly 'gets well' after a long time sickness, and... that can signal his or her final moment is near. Not necessarily a sad thing for meditators. They themselves are aware of it. The limitation of their physical bodies have been reached. It is time to say goodbye happily and peacefully ~ we will meet again in a higher realm of evolution!
If the family notices that the loved one is having the rally or whatever it’s called I don’t remember now sorry should we say something to our loved one that they are fixing to die maybe in a few hours or tomorrow? Should we say everything that we want or need to say to the person or should we just not, say oh thank God, I am so happy to see you awake and talking and eating but not let them know that this is most likely they’re very last few hours all day? I am kind of feeling like it would be best not to say anything about that, but I was just wondering what your thoughts are concerning this thank you very much and thank you so very very much for your videos andfor teaching us so much. I really appreciate it greatly God bless and have a blessed wonderful Thanksgiving. Susan from Houston, Texas.
The "terminal lucidity" effect could be related to "enantiodromia" and is related to the mind.
"Enantiodromia" is a concept originating from ancient Greek philosophy, later expanded upon by the psychologist Carl Jung. The term describes the phenomenon where something eventually turns into its opposite when it reaches its extreme.
Jung applied this idea to psychology.
The idea reflects a natural tendency toward balance or compensation within systems, including the psyche. In simpler terms, extremes in one direction can lead to an eventual reversal to the opposite.
Looking at these two opposites:
Libido (Life force drive for growth, vitality)
vs.
Destrudo (death drive, decay, regression)
Could be that extreme Destrudu over a period of time suddenly flips to Libido(Life force) in an attempt to balance the persons life force psychologically so the person awakes and is lively. But the body cant maintain that level of mental libido for long because the body is too run down so then the person dies.
This happened with my dad he had a slew of health issues heart failure kidney failure copd vascular dementia he had a hernia operation on the day he passed he was up and taking knew who everyone was i left the hospital to get him some regular food boom he was gone
My dad was like that the day before he passed away. On Saturday--2015, he had a heart attack coming off the dialysis machine. We called my siblings to let them know to come home. Sunday morning he was morning closed eyes, we had him come home on Hospice, come around 5:00pm Sunday he was wide awake, telling jokes and stories, he ate a little, around midnight, energy left, and at 5:35am Monday morning he had one more heart attack and passed instantly. My oldest sister is a Hospice Nurse so she was with most of the night.
Mom passed away 2021, from Covid, she didn't do a rally, hers was more like--- wanting to sing Hymns and then telling us what we need to do when she passes. We did that for 6 hours.
That's the way I'd love to go
My husband was on his death bed. The family was all called in. The next morning, when all the family was there, Cliff woke up... TOTALLY 'Fine' ! He was laughing, joking, and wanted a beer. His mother called me aside, almost angry at me! Asking Why I had called every one in, when, Cliff is fine, and apparently, NOT DYING?! That evening, the family left, after spending a wonderful day together. Cliff died, two hours After they left. It was just He and I. I held his hand, as he took his last breath. The family was called, and were in shock and disbelief, that he was gone.
Thanksgiving dinner is the best
Did you get a hair cut? Your hair looks cute.
Actually, I experienced terminal lucidity with my mother who died of Alzheimer’s disease.
Around Christmas she experienced rapid weight loss; literally she was skin and bones, but then she rallied, initially my sister thought she was getting better; however she couldn’t walk anymore and lost the ability to communicate with us.
In fact, she dislocated her lower jaw trying to reestablish communication.
Mom ended up passing the day before Easter 2010, exactly as expected by her neurologist.
I explained the rally to him; he said that some people rally and even he didn’t understand why?
I guess I was expecting some words of wisdom?
Later on that evening, I got into a verbal altercation with my mother’s ghost.
I heard her state repeatedly, that everything was going to work out!
I was furious, and shouted back, how was everything supposed to work out?
My mother was dead, but I still had to figure out what to do with the remainder of my life; and she claimed everything would work out? How?
That was the last time I heard her voice.
It actually took until April 19, 2020, before I was awarded my SSI/SSDI benefits as well as my Section 8 housing voucher.
Too bad, it took me 10 years, but now my life is more stable.
OMG I want them all.
Julie, do you think someone can *decide* to rally? Like, schedule it? About 5 days before my mother died, a bunch of her friends from her old church announced they were making the nearly 4-hour drive to come visit her. I was pessimistic, bit decided it would probably be good for them to see how she really was, as I had the distinct feeling they didn't believe me when I told them she was in her last days. When I told her they were on their way, she aroused, insisted on getting out of bed and dressed, ordered that chairs be set up in her room and prepared to greet her guests. She presided over the hour and a half long visit like a queen holding court. Of course this didn't do much to reinforce my claims about her health, but she had a wonderful time. And by the weekend she was gone.
So did she decide to rally? To get up and in her chair, to be dressed and have her hair brushed and to be conversational and alert for the first time in many days? Was this a true rally or something else?
Called….RISE BEFORE THEY FALL.
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I absolutely saw this with my grandma as well. I was able to tell her that my husband and I had bought our first house. She was thrilled when I told her that it wasn't too far from her, as though in that moment she didn't realize that she was dying and wouldn't be able to come see it. I played along, though, and let her have that moment of joy. 🥹💜 Oddly enough I have even witnessed the rally with dying pets. It's a fascinating phenomenon.