Perfect.

Just because you don’t want to believe it doesn’t mean it’s not true...You should try actually talking to a few black people about their interactions with police.

Ummmm no. The author is stating that many police officers do not like it when people tell them “No” even when they are perfectly within their rights to do so. It is ESPECIALLY dangerous for PoC.

I don’t know either. I had a friend who died suddenly of a heart attack. No lingering or knowing that it was coming. Yet in the couple of weeks before his death, he had made a point of visiting people dear to him and cleaning up outstanding concerns and letting them know he loved them. Something moved him to do so.

Apart from the fact that it’s true?

“When to Say No to a Police Officer”

Reminds me of a family friend who died of old age when I was a child. She was doing poorly for several months, and we’d go visit her. Her actual children were total assholes who stole her money by getting her power of attorney but my mother was like a daughter to her so we saw her often. That last year my mom was…

My father tells me that he visited my grandfather in the hospital after he slipped in the shower. He was ok, a few bruises, but my dad says he had the feeling it was the last time he saw him. Sure enough, my grandfather passed a few days later. Not only do people sometimes seem to know their time is up, but apparently…

As an ICU nurse I have witnessed many passing over the years. Some have been beautiful, graceful exits and others have been less so, with resuscitative efforts and medical interventions complicating the journey. Once in a while I will get a stable patient who has a premonition “I don’t think I will make it out of…

I wish I knew, but such experiences are terribly common. Clinicians notice when someone who is dying becomes unusually aware, and they know that time is running out.

i agree. i watched my mom pass 2 years ago . it was just the most surreal thing to ever have seen. it stays with me everyday. it was peaceful. and heart breaking for me, naturally. she also, after 2 days of into the process, some friends and family were called to come say goodbye. my mom was up, and we watched…

I come a non-religious family.

I’m guessing the brain subconsciously makes the body push harder so that it can finish whatever business that’s important to you, and after that, it just lets go and stops fighting.

This really touching - as someone who lost their dad to kidney cancer... I could only wish for something so beautiful.

That’s an incredibly beautiful story - gave me chills.

What Feels Like to Die

One of the more interesting presentations of imminent death is how blood pressure drops off to the point where it’s not measurable in the extremities.

So I’ve got that going for me...

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