I’m a nurse – here’s what really happens just before you die and why you shouldn’t be scared
IT’S normal to be afraid of death.
But, according to a hospice nurse, dying can actually be a very pleasant experience for those on the brink.
Talking to TikTok, nurse Julie McFadden, who has witnessed “thousands of deaths”, revealed what actually happens just before you die and why you shouldn’t be scared of it.
When we’re about to die our bodies go through a biological process which can actually make death euphoric.
“We’re actually biologically built to die,” Julie said.
“The body knows when we’re at the end of life and it will make you want to sleep more and take away that feeling of hunger and thirst meaning we eat and drink less,” she explained.
Eventually this will lead our body into a state of ketosis.
Ketosis is when the body, starved of carbs for energy, and starts to burn fat reserves for energy.
“This leads to decreased pain and increased euphoria which makes us feel good.
“Our calcium levels also start to rise which can make you feel sleepy,” the expert added.
Julie said that her many years as a hospice nurse has left her unafraid of death.
“I’ve seen how the body really take care of us when we die.
“It’s like we’re built to survive birth and we’re built to die,” she said.
The video has so far garnered over 200,000 views – and people have flocked to the comments to share their reactions.
One user said: “I have stage four cancer and I’m no where near ready to die but learning about death brings me comfort.
Another said: “My pancreatic cancer came back, I think about death daily, your videos are very comforting.”
Telltale sign your loved one is about to die
In another clip posted to TikTok, nurse Julie revealed what people are likely to do before they die as she spoke out about how we end our lives.
During the week leading up to someone’s passing they do the “death stare” a lot, Julie explains.
The term, which the expert coined herself, refers to when a “loved ones seemingly stares beyond you, or stares into the corner of the room or up to the ceiling,
“Sometimes they talk and say they see something but other times they will just stare.,” she explained.
The expert went on to say that she has also seen animals experience this phenomenon.
“Animals sometimes appear to see what their caregiving who is dying see
“They sometimes take on their owners symptoms, protect their owners, lay on their bed, lay underneath their bed,” she said.