Do you think you know when you are going to die?

Through all my years of caring I have seen it only a handful of times that a resident knew their time was near to the end.
I’ve witnessed them talking to someone when there was no sign of anyone else in the room.
My dad, Alzheimer’s, said to mum the day before he died, ‘quite lucid’, ‘sorry to have been a burden on her & thank you for looking after him. I do have to add he called her mum a lot towards the end.

You don’t say how old you are. Could it be that you are depressed?

I have this feeling too. I am going in for an op on Monday and the hibiscrub and nasal gel is being done but I feel very weary. DH keeps making arrangements for things to be done which involve me driving him and I don’t want to. He’s not done it on purpose but I wish we could just have a sandwich and not have him list all the things in the freezer that I should cook . I remember my mother the day before she died and I’m mirroring her.but no we don’t know the hour.🍾🏅💐to us for striving.

When you are going through serious health events it is pretty common to think “will I ever get better or is this the beginning of the end”? Your body may surprise you if you just give it time to heal.

You sound a lovely person. Wishing you well.

Oreo

We know not the day nor the hour.
Hope you make a full recovery Macaydia

I second this and send love and best wishes

It's OK to be negative. All feelings are perfectly fine.

Macaydia

I am feeling that way now so am trying to get things in order. Do you think people know beforehand? Has it happened to you before?

Is it just my imagination? (I dont think so).

The day I lost my husband, he was unusually quiet beforehand and I could tell something wasnt quite right.

I have just been home from the hospital and I also feel that I am not okay but the doctors did everything they could before sending me home. I had a stroke, bleeding in the brain, fractured skull from a fall and now a brain blood clot.

I have to get better tomorrow somehow but I am feeling like this is the beginning of the end. Not to be negative but these things do happen as we get older. Its a bit sad but not unexpected.

After suffering such major health problems, and losing your beloved husband a few months ago it is hardly any wonder you feel like this.
My DH had a massive stroke and bleed on the brain nearly 18 months ago. I am now his full time carer, he has many disabilities as a result, and he does get in a very dark place and says that he knows he is dying. I understand completely how he feels, and how you feel, but none of us know when we will go, though being older and suffering ill health we imagine it will happen sooner.
But you are still recovering from a bereavement and a stroke so you will feel physically and mentally in a slump.
Keep posting on here and take it easy. The Stroke Association has a forum where you can also talk to others who have been through what you have suffered physically.
I wish you respite and relief 💐💐

We know not the day nor the hour.
Hope you make a full recovery Macaydia

I can only say that is exactly how I felt when I had a particularly bad episode of bronchitus. Told my visiting daughters that this was the start to my end.

They replied that I was pretty poorly, but bronchitus normally has a three week period - and, much to my astonishment after about three weeks I began to feel better. This all happened back in 2021 - and am still here.

Dragonfly, I have my dear GNetter friends around me. ❤️

Luckygirl your post about your doctor scared me too. Maybe some people do know. They just dont say anything.

Thank you. I am alright and cheerful enough. I just feel that my end is coming but I didnt know it would be so soon. The doctors didnt say anything bad but seriously, how could things improve? Its a "toss up" now.

I am too dizzy to walk much and my head hurts most of the day. This is a very new place I am in, figuratively.

My OH, who was a doctor, had Parkinsons. When he fell over one day he said to me: "This is the beginning of the end." He was right.

I have a raft of heart problems and have been putting my house in order so my family know my wishes in the event of me either becoming incapacitated or dying.

I am so sorry you have been unwell and hope that that you can be well enough now to enjoy life.

Oh Macaydia I have just read your other post and I am so sorry. I do hope you survive this feeling of doom and you have people you love around you at this time.