End-of-life nurse reveals what people do as death approaches

“My father raised both arms,” one wrote. “Before that, he couldn’t lift them at all.”

Another comments: “It’s the in-between: “It’s the in-between. What a privilege to witness it.”

Others echoed this sentiment: “This is paradise they are trying to reach,” wrote one. “I didn’t want to disturb it, it was sacred,” said another.

For many families and caregivers, these gestures are a quiet reassurance that their loved one is at peace, gently guided by something, or someone, just out of sight.

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