The Secrets Behind Funerals

Let's tackle the big question: what happens when you die?

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[TheSherryBoops]

When I died from a heart attack, I was in a dark room and felt peace like i'd never felt. I didn't want to leave. I heard a voice yelling at me from far away telling me to come back, don't leave. Next thing I remembered it was 2 weeks later, I was 40 yrs. old. I'm 71 yrs. old now. I was told i wouldn't live 3 years after my heart surgery. The back of my heart was blown out like a flat tire. God needed me here, I don't think i've done anything to help people.

[ChaCha.]

When I was a new nursing assistant (and now nurse) I hadn’t “dealt” with dead bodies at all. I remember a woman passed away and another nursing assistant and I had to go and clean her up to get her ready for the family to view before the mortuary came to get her. Well, after we gently washed her face, it was time to wash her back, which meant I had to roll her towards me. As I did this, her mouth dropped wide open and a loud “scream/groan” noise came out. Both of us nursing assistants jumped and screamed! That was one of THE scariest moments I’ve ever had! I wasn’t aware yet of the things dead bodies could do. As you can guess I caught on pretty quick, as sadly we had people passing away on a daily basis. It became “easier” after a while, but I admit every time a deceased body moaned and groaned it still kinda creeped me out (and still does today).

[deputy]

I retired as a police officer and was an evidence technician. I saw many bodies that had been undiscovered for days. I will never forget that odor.

[inumysp]

Back in 1948, one of my little friends passed away from leukemia. In those days, we didn't have funeral home in our town so the casket would be set up in the home in which she lived. There were people that sat all day and night with the deceased person and watched the coffin for 3 days and nights. When I went to visit her, she was dressed in a little pink dress. As I watched her laying in the casket, I swear, I saw her tummy was moving up and down. I screamed and cried because I thought they were going to bury her alive! I saw her move so I swore, she was not dead. Well, they buried her anyway. It wasn't until MANY years later that I learned why her tummy moved and was finally able to let go of that memory. This video just confirmed it so now my mind can be totally at ease. That was 76 years ago.

[promqueen]

I almost died when I was pregnant with my first born. I was 20(5 years ago). I remember feeling relaxed, at peace, and just calm. I heard a nurse scream get away from her. I was looking down at my body and heard I need another nurse in here! I heard my mom crying and saying "breath baby breath." I webt back in my body, blinked and seen my dead grandmother beside me. Blinked again and she was at my feet, smiling saying it wasn't my time yet. Everything will be okay. Blinked again and she was gone. I shot up and gasped for air and started to cry. I never been so scared of death until that night.

[valkyrie]

When I was a child, I drowned. I remember clearly watching the two men who pulled me out, listening to them freaking out, and watching them begin CPR. I remember thinking that I didn't understand their emotion, as I felt just fine. I was, however, watching the scene from above, seeing myself laying on the beach. I wasn't afraid, I "knew" it was over and I was fine. A few moments later, I feel the CPR; I feel him pushing air into me, and having the overwhelming desire to vomit. The next moment they were laughing and crying and patting me on the back. and I was fine. I can state that the terror I felt drowning SUDDENLY became a light and comfortable feeling. It's like a quiet announcement of "That's all, folks!" and I stopped struggling. No light at the end of the tunnel, no dead relatives, no seeing angels. Just and overwhelming calm and serenity. I believe that's probably how it's going to be when it IS for the last time. peace. I don't want to end my life, but I don't FEAR death as much as I did before. (note: I am pagan, not christian, so I don't have prerecorded visual cues on WHAT I am supposed to see)

[j.cheese]

As a funeral director, I can say I’m quite surprised how accurate this video is!

[sunnyquinn]

My mom died December 3rd, 2021 and I remember looking at her just after the nurse said she was gone. I remember thinking how relaxed she looked, which comforted me since she had suffered so much throughout her life. I do especially remember that her face was so smooth it looked like she'd had a face lift. Her eyes were closed, her mouth was hanging open and her hand felt a little cool as I held it for the last time, but that didn't really bother me since she often slept with her mouth open and always tended to be cold anyway.

[supermanknowsmagic]

Hello I'm from india.
There is this neighborhood aunt who once died and while people were making arrangements to carry her to her burning ground, she woke up. Her death was declared officially but she just woke up and got into a little shock. Everyone was scared and then she told everyone about what she saw on the other side. She claims to have seen a door through which when she passed, she saw many saints dressed in white, white beard touching the ground and sitting on a high place like a judge sits in the court. She told that there were their servants and all the saints had huge books placed before them. When they saw her, they checked her name in their book and they got shocked and told the servants to take her back to her body before the villagers burn her body. The saints told that she is not the one, she has to live more years and then she was brought back to her body by the saints.
There are 3 such incidents in my village. A guy named raghuveer died and woke up and the second he woke up, another guy named raghuveer died from the next house. My whole village knows these happenings, my own grandma was there to witness that aunt's death.

[davebaker]

I was in a coma for 44 days, I was somewhere else that I can't really describe, but it was as real as this existence

[kyungsu]

My most loved grandpa died this Feb in home. His eyes (his iris was bigger than usual like our eyes in the dark) and mouth were open when he died. It was traumatizing for me to see him like that. I did shut his eyes and but when I Tried to shut his mouth, but I couldn't. His body was so relaxed, cold and calm. I could never forget what I saw. He was Buddhist (I am Catholic) so I believe he is in heaven or in another life now.❤❤

[myawelch]

My grandpa died in 2019, and I remember so clearly standing over his open casket at his funeral. It was bright blue, with a beautiful wreath on top. And I looked into it, and he looked nothing like I remembered. His cheeks were normally rosy, but his whole face was pale white. After that day, I became terrified of death. Not for me, though. I am not scared of me dying. I am scared of my family dying. A year later, my half brother committed suicide, and that was just as bad as my grandpas funeral. Again, it was an open casket, but they had a little black cube to cover where he shot himself in the head. Lying in that casket, he looked so peaceful and innocent, and I broke into tears. I felt so bad for his mother and sisters, and we were all sitting there the whole time crying together

[medo]

Wow, I somehow never expected this channel to get that deep into a topic like this. It was a nice change of pace and gives us all something important and interesting to think about...

[cherylmcwilliams]

When I had my heart attack, everything was just blank. Then, I heard my husband in a far, far distance yelling for me to come back, he was doing CPR. He was actually in my face but my hearing made it seem he was a mile away. Then, his voice sounded closer and closer. I woke up (somewhat dazed) to realize I was laying the kitchen floor. EMT's arrived and I was taken to the hospital. I don't remember the ride or the ER. Just came to in a hospital bed. I was out for about 4-5 minutes, that was it. No light, no loved ones visiting, nothing.

[Christian_Girl]

Even though some of these may seem macabre, funeral directors/embalmers have a very difficult but necessary job. After listening to some videos where funeral directors very respectfully explained what it is they do and why it's done the way it is. They really have to go through and experience very unpleasant circumstances pertaining to the deceased, much of what many of us wouldn't or could not do. Therefore I take my my hat off to those funeral directors who very respectfully care for our loved ones and who actually care about what they are doing. Many of them do care. I learned a lot from that.

[glitch]

THIS EXPLAINS SO MUCH! When I was 10 my great-grandmother, Grandma Goat is what we called her, died. At her funeral we had an open casket. Everything went smoothly until it was time to say our final goodbyes and leave. When it was me and my grandfather's turn she opened her eyes. They were black! I have been terrified since. Thank you for explaining this!

[danhartigan]

Man when you make vids like this it it makes me very proud of you

[MelissaRoss-yljj]

When I was a CNA in the 90's, we needed 5 people in there to clean her. Every minute or 2, she would sit up, open her eyes and gasp. Scared the hell out of us cause she had no heartbeat and wasn't breathing.

[LittleJoeTheMoonlightCat]

I already know, I took a tour of a mortuary in 1994, when I was graduating high school, as a part of my prep for life class, it was mandatory.

[maryandramiller]

I saw an interesting movie that discusses death in a very personal but intriguing way. It's a Japanese film called Departures. A guy accidentally gets employed by a specialized funeral home and gradually learns how to prepare and dress the bodies of the deceased for the funerals so that their families can view them in a peaceful state, no matter how tragic their passing. The loved ones actually get to watch the preparation process if they want to.
It takes a look at how gruesome and traumatizing death can be, and turns it into something peaceful and hopeful, helping the viewers feel closure. Highly recommend!