End of life experiences

Visions of dead relatives or religious figures who appear to have the express purpose of ‘collecting’ or ‘taking away’ the dying person.
Co-incidences – usually reported by friends of family of the person who is dying, who say the dying person has visited them at the time of death?
Visions of dead relative sitting on, or near the patient’s bed who provide emotional warmth and comfort
Transiting to new realities. Patient reports a sense of going to and back from a different reality as part of their dying process.
Experiencing a radiant light that envelops the dying person, and may spread throughout the room and involve the carer
Dying-dreams, dreams, or visions through which the patient seems to be comforted and prepared for death.
Vivid dreams or visions that hold a significant meaning for the patient which helps the patient come to an understanding of some unfinished business
A sense of being ‘called’ or ‘pulled’ by something, or someone
Seeing people/animals/birds out of the corner of the eye
A sudden desire to write poetry or prose
A sudden desire to sing or hum religious songs
A symbolic appearance of an animal, bird or insect near or at the time of death
At the time of death, synchronistic events happen – such as clocks stopping.
A patient who has been in a deep coma, suddenly becomes alert enough to coherently say goodbye to loved ones at the bedside
A desire to mend family rifts.