‘It can be really frightening’: knowing the common signs that a loved one is dying can help in their final days | Lydia Hales Death is confronting, heartbreaking and unpredictable – information and open discussions can make a difficult experience more meaningful

My most recent story had a personal motivation: days before my mum died, a nurse described one of the signs of approaching death, which altered how we responded when it appeared. There are other things I wish I had known in the months beforehand. I wrote this in the hopes it might help someone else.

Oh god I think this was a repressed memory

Hi Ruth! Sure—thank you!