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Hospice Nurse Reveals What People Say When They Die

Hospice Nurse Reveals What People Say When They Die

Julie McFadden has been a nurse in a hospice for five years, and regularly shares videos about her experiences in nursing.

Jess Hardiman

Jess Hardiman

A hospice nurse has revealed what most people say before they die - and while one of the phrases is probably something you'd expect, the other may come as bit of a heartbreaking surprise.

Julie McFadden (@hospicenursejulie) has been a nurse in a hospice for five years after working in the ICU for more than a decade.

She now also shares TikTok videos about her experiences in nursing, with an aim to educate others about death - something she says is one of the best parts of her job.

Speaking to The Sun, she said: "The best part about my job is educating patients and families about death and dying as well as supporting them emotionally and physically.

"Also, helping them to understand what to expect is another part of my job as a hospice nurse."

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McFadden, who is from Los Angeles, California, also revealed what most patients say before they pass away, often calling out to deceased loved ones.

She said: "There is something most people say before they die and it's usually 'I love you' or they call out to their mum or dad - who have usually already died."

In one of her recent videos, McFadden listed some of the things that happen to us at the end of life, which 'look really abnormal, but are actually really normal'.

These include changes in breathing, changes in skin colour, 'terminal secretions' and fevers, 'just to name a few'.

In another, she also spoke of 'the rally' patients often display, whereby they suddenly appear to be better before dying.

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"This is when someone is really sick and almost towards actively dying, meaning dying within a few days, and then suddenly they look like they are 'better'," she said.

"This can manifest in a lot of ways, but a lot of times they suddenly eat, they'll suddenly talk, maybe even walk, they act like their old self, they have a little more personality, kind of laughing, talking, joking, but they usually they die within a few days after this."

McFadden told The Sun that she knows a lot of interesting information about death and dying that most people don't know about, and hopes to 'normalize death' by educating others.

Speaking about how she made the move to TikTok, she said: "I went home to visit my family, and my tween nieces were on TikTok making dance videos.

"I later went on TikTok to see their dances. This gave me the idea of starting my own TikTok about death and dying, four days later I did it and it took off.

"I've been doing it for six months now and have over 340,000 followers - it's crazy!"

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: News, US News, TikTok