Im a hospice nurse here are 6 wild deathbed behaviors Ive seen

She’s dying to tell you about what she’s seen.A 41-year-old hospice nurse named Julie McFadden from Los Angeles, California shared a video on YouTube talking about a few common behaviors she has observed in people on their deathbeds.Since being posted a day ago her video has nearly half a million views. McFadden, who goes by Hospice Nurse Julie on several social media platforms, seeks to educate people about death and dying in her book on the topic, called “Nothing to Fear: Demystifying Death to Live More Fully,” which is now available for pre-order. In her latest video, she details the following deathbed phenomena: terminal lucidity, visioning, choosing a time of death, the death reach and the death stare.McFadden, who previously worked as an ICU nurse didn’t start noticing these behaviors until she worked in hospice care.

She’s been educating people about these types of phenomena ever since. She said that shortly before death, people become lucid and experience a “burst of energy.” “Just enjoy it and expect that maybe they will die soon after because that’s the kicker with terminal lucidity, it looks like someone’s going to die very soon then suddenly they have a burst of energy,” she said. “They maybe have a really great day, they’re suddenly hungry, they’re suddenly able to walk, they’re suddenly very alert and oriented, and then shortly after usually a day or two they will die, so that can be the hard part if you’re not ready for it, if you don’t know what’s coming you can think they’re getting better and then they die, which can be very devastating,” she continued. She said that it’s common for people to hallucinate a few weeks before they die.“Visioning is wild.I have seen so many people … have delirium, have hallucinations, ICU psychosis,” she explained.Although, visioning before death is a “distinct” and different experience. “It’s always comforting and the person’s usually … alert and o...