An expert in palliative care and an “end of life” specialist recently revealed What are the last days before death like? of a person, in which most patients experience visions and dreams that help them reconcile with the past.
Palliative care expert doctor and author of the book Dreams of the Dying: The Encounter with Meaning and Hope at the End of LifeKerr and his team at Hospice & Palliative Care Buffalo conducted countless studies regarding the last days of life.
In an interview with the podcast Next Level Soulthe native of New York explained that a large majority of patients in their last days experienced dreams and visions, which help people find peace by reconciling with past decisions and problems.
Dr Christopher Kerr dedicated his life to studying patients in their last days of life.
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The “end of life” specialist explained his reasoning about the dreams and visions that people can experience before they die. “We have all been harmed in one way or another by having lived and it seems that we recover through these experiences. And thus, the life that is lived is validated and, conversely, the fear of death seems to decrease,” he analyzed. Kerr.
Kerr’s case studies
In the aforementioned interview, the doctor shared his most notable experiences with the patients he studied for years. One of them, who had spent part of his life in prison, He revealed that in his dreams he confronted people he had hurt in the past.and before he died, he spent his days looking for a way to express his love and ask his daughters for forgiveness.
Another case was that of a girl who He created in his imagination a castle full of things he loved, which helped him find peace and comfort. From this experience and that of other minor patients, Kerr reflected that children generally see comforting figures and scenes in which love and security abound.
