End Of Life - the last hours and minutes

This video talks about understanding the last few minutes and hours of life and what the body goes through, what common symptoms are associated with the last few hours of life, and how to manage these symptoms to provide a humane passing.

[GregSr]

My dad lived with us for his last 6 years. He died at 88 in our home. He was in hospice care. He knew and accepted it. He said things like, "I'm going away". As his son, I did not know how to handle his comments. All I could say was, "we're all going away...eventually". On one of his better days, he also said, "It's been a great ride". Just like in this video, he died very peacefully in his sleep. No drama. He just didn't take his next breath. A few days before he died, his personality changed. He wanted me to stay next to his bed and hold his hand. I was more than happy to do that. In my entire life, we never even hugged. I was shocked. One day, for no obvious reason, he started crying. I had never seen him cry in my whole life. The whole process was an emotional roller coaster but something I am glad I could be there for.

[andrewjoyce]

My father and mother both died in hospital within 5 weeks of each other. My mum died last week. My father died of a brain tumour and mother died of cancer. I miss them both terribly

[csnymoodiesfan]

This makes me feel better because I did ask that the healthcare person give morphine to my mom to make the end of her life a more pleasant and less stressful end of life. She seemed to be sleeping mostly the last two days of her life, so I know she was at peace. I never saw her struggling.

[deniseroe]

My mom went into hospice on Friday and passed on Sunday. The nurses and I hadn’t had the talk about the EOL stages. On Sunday I go to her house after church and her body was shutting down. The urine in the catheter was coffee color and the feces was pouring out like a fountain. The on call nurse got there along with two others. She was given morphine and went home. This was almost nine years ago, thank you for saying that the morphine didn’t hasten her death. I have carried guilt for giving her the morphine and also guilt for not being with my dad for his final breath. I was home with a husband who had just had a stroke. Now I am preparing to go down this road with my husband.

[goldenautumn]

My mother had her second and final heart attack at 75 years and I was sure grateful when the attending specialist told me they'd 'given her something to help her out', which I believed was morphine. It was a sudden death and she was gone just several hours after being admitted to hospital. She always prayed she'd never be a burden on anyone, and her prayer was answered. I hated her having to go through what she did but am so glad I was at her home when the time came, as I was living in another State and had flown home to stay with her for a short visit. I only saw her for the last time after the medics had given her what they did and she seemed unconscious, but her facial expression was peaceful - and in fact, even though pain was etched into it, she seemed to be smiling! Remembering that has given me much comfort over ensuing years. I had prayed I would be with her when the time came, and so both our prayers were answered - thanks be to God.

[FrederickGrose-uk]

Thank you so all the help...i have terminal cancers various places...
Thank you again....
Good to know everything. !!!

[ideenweberei]

Thank you for explaining what happens when the body is shutting down. My 83 year old mom just died from CHF. She was in a lot of pain that started after weeks long decline. Thank god we arranged for palliative home care, so she was able to get relief through morphin and anti anxiety medication. She passed without feeling the pain a few hours later.

[legacyhospice]

I apologize that I have had people say that the volume is too low on this video. Please just turn on the closed caption option. Unfotunately I can't fix this now but I will boost audio in the next video! I am using a lapel mic.

[cynthiaboatright]

I turned my volume to the max. Still impossible to hear. Hope you can fix it, because I was intrigued with the topic.

[robertonuno]

Thank you so much for sharing your videos, they are very informative.

[kaltrex]

My grandma was like this, I once hydrated her because her prior dehydration issues and she bounced back but a few weeks later she passed. I had dilauted and tried to give it in the last hours but I don’t know if it was too late to administer. Her heart stopped beating and breathing, it seems she went peacefully, but I didn’t know about the restlessness. Her heart rate was very low and the kidneys were a problem. I kissed her and her rate went up then not. I tried to keep an eye on everything 24/7. I lost the person who I came home to. She was like my mother. It was a gift she held on until her birthday and so we could finish documents, then she passed.

[mariejoy]

When my father was dying, I asked for valium for him. It made his last hours much easier.

[darrenupton]

In my dads last moments he went all hot so i opened all the windows. His last words were" i feel faint". He past out. I gave him the kiss of life but i was just glad it was all over for him. I was not sad at all. I can picture them last moments as if it happened five minutes ago and it 35 years ago.

[laurakimmons]

I would be like dose me up, l mean come on nobody want to be in pain or full of anxiety. The fact that we are dying anyway, I really don't see the problem. Let us die with a smile😊.

[jackgross]

This is necessary info i never knew, thank you

[silverraven]

Thank you for this informative video. The sound was perfect too

[jackskellington]

Thank you for your information
Very helpful to understand this process I live in Thailand and hospice is not offered
so good to be armed with information

[NiseyLou]

Thank you for sharing this information 🙏

[gailpool]

Dose me up on morphine when my time comes. The more, the merrier.

[a.l.a.]

great information but the audio track is practically inaudible. I want to share this with clients and family members facing terminal diagnosis, but the audio is so hard to hear.