Ghosts and Dying

Other physicians have found similar things. My husband once had an encounter with a man on the brink of death who had terrible visions of hell. I've known people on the brink who saw angels and ghosts. At the end of life, visions of the other side are common and remarkably similar. Visits from deceased loved ones are common. There have been cases of those on the brink of death being visited by loved ones and friends they thought were alive, but found out later were dead. According to Steve Wagner of About.com, deathbed visions are very common. He says, "Only about 10 percent of dying people are conscious shortly before their deaths. But of this 10 percent, it is estimated, between 50 and 60 percent of them experience these visions. The visions only seem to last about five minutes and are seen mostly by people who approach death gradually, such as those suffering from life-threatening injuries or terminal illnesses."
Regardless of people's beliefs prior to their deathbed vision, the visions are surprisingly similar. It doesn't matter if you believe in ghosts, God, Allah, or nothing at all, on the path to death your visions will seem much like everyone else's. All of this evidence suggests that at the moment of death, we are granted a brief glimpse of the other side. Often, this vision can take the form of ghosts that come to guide you through the process of death. The dying describe these ghosts as comforting. They are there to help. They are guides, friendly faces in a dark time. Scientifically, these visions can never be confirmed as real, but as someone who believes in ghosts, it is hard for me to believe that the dying are seeing anything but the kind faces who have gone before them, guiding them home.
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Cheers Jess!
She had other conversations with her childhood best friend who died of a brain tumor at age 20, various other family members who were also deceased.
The only disturbing 'vision' she apparently had was some 'woman' she didn't know who was apparently in the far corner of the room and my mom did NOT want to be left alone with her. Mom was genuinely frightened of her and I just didn't know how to handle it, how to comfort her without belittling her by not 'believing' her by telling her there was no one there.
I have wondered ever since who this woman was, my mother did not 'know' her. An angel of death perhaps?
Robin's Egg...That end visitation was quite creepy. For some reason it sent chills up my spine. I'm glad she had the good visits to balance that one out.
Courtney... I like to think of them as angels too. Many of the children who have death visions say they are visited by angels. Maybe ghosts and angels both visit us as we are dying. I think the other side comes to guide us home in those last hours. The ghosts are the spirits are those who've been waiting for us and the angels are there to help us. Thanks Courtney.