Watan-A new study revealed what a dying person sees on their deathbed and what adults and children often see before their death.

Dr. Christopher Kerr, a hospice care physician from Buffalo, New York, said that children have a different experience of death compared to adults.

He pointed out that “this is something he believes in because of children’s inability to grasp the correct concept of the end or demise, often also attributed to them perhaps not knowing someone who died as a reference point, or someone they can envision meeting in some form of the afterlife.”

Dr. Kerr studied the cases of 1000 people on their deathbed, explaining that these visions often help patients come to terms with their life decisions, whether through poignant memories or imaginative apparitions.

He said that patients often have dreams and visions that make them feel loved, reconnect with their past, and find peace.

He added, “It is interesting that children’s experiences differ significantly from adults’ experiences due to their limited understanding of death. They often find comfort in their imagination.”

Dr. Kerr also noted that individuals with diverse pasts, including those who may have committed crimes, often have visions related to people who influenced them, according to the British newspaper “Mirror.”

During a podcast interview, he recounts the story of a man in his forties who spent most of his life in prison due to drug addiction and was suffering from neck cancer.

During a dream, the man had a painful vision of being attacked by those he had harmed in the past, leading to an emotional breakdown.

But after this vision, the man requested to see his daughter and express his love and apologies.

According to Dr. Kerr, the man passed away peacefully after this reconciliation.

Patients “do not deny the bad and painful things that happen”

Through his research, Dr. Kerr believes that patients “do not deny the bad and painful things that happen, but they deal with them and use them in a very interesting way.”

He also shared the story of another patient who participated in the Normandy invasion as a teenager, living with post-traumatic stress disorder throughout his life without seeking help.

He said, “He came to our unit at the end of his life… He was going through terrible experiences; he might see body parts and bloody waters and scream and couldn’t find rest.”

Dr. Kerr explained that patients need relaxation and acceptance of their situation to some extent until they die.

Dr. Kerr considers that the dying do not die before they manage to sleep.

He said that the patient who participated in the Normandy invasion had seen a beautiful dream one day, probably in Normandy, where a soldier he didn’t know approached him and said, “No, we will come to take you.”

After that, the man peacefully fell asleep and passed away during his sleep.

The doctor added, “So, the general theme is that patients reconcile with the decisions they made in their lives.”

At the end of life, you may see what Dr. Kerr calls “post-traumatic growth,” as the positive elements of past difficulties come to light.