One of the most painful things in life is having to watch a loved one pass away after a protracted battle with a terminal disease. Some people are often informed that they will die after a long battle with a terminal disease at the hospital especially cancer related diseases. Knowing when your loved one is about to die is important because it will help you to be able to cope with the emotional distress and pain that comes with watching your person decline to the extent of passing away.
In this article for enlightenment purposes, we are going to have a look at some of the signs a person suffering from a terminal disease is about to die. Just sit tight and enjoy this article whilst learning something new.
1. Sleeping More Often; in 2 or 3 months before a person dies due to a terminal disease, there is every chance the person will be sleeping more often than before. Reason being that as the energy reduces, the organs keep getting weaker, the person would appear to be weaker generally and as such, sleep more often. The constant sleep is because the body’s metabolism is growing weaker and there is absolutely nothing you can do about it, just understand and find a way to bear it. Don’t disturb the person as that might worsen the person’s condition, allow him or her chance to sleep and don’t feel bad about it since you understand the person’s predicament.
2. Decreased Appetite; as a person approaches death, he or she might become less active and as such the body would require far less energy than before. They will stop eating and drinking as they used to as the appetite gradually reduces. If you are close to such a person or he or she is your loved one, don’t force him or her to eat, instead make sure the food is always available for such a person incase he or she feel hungry at a later time. Reason being that, the body’s metabolism is weak, the organs require less energy and as such, there will be less need for food or water.
3. Change in Toilet Habits; since the person has reduced his or her intake of food and water, there will be drastic change or habit when it comes to excretion. When the body doesn’t take in much food, the resultant experience is less excretion and more weakness. So you might notice that such a person will be urinating far less often and also passing stool very few times. As death draws nearer, such a person will even stop going to the toilet due to the failing organs and also continued appetite decrease.
4. Change in Vital Aspects; as a person approaches death or demise due to an illness, he or she will change in various aspects and they are as follows;
a. Blood Pressure Will Drop signifantly.
b. Breathing changes or difficulties breathing otherwise referred to as shortness of breath.
c. Heartbeat becomes irregular.
d. Urine becomes brown, tan or rusty. Reason being that the kidneys are failing due to the near death situation. There is absolutely nothing you can do about this other than doing your best to take care of the person.
There are many other signs a person is about to die but for the purpose of this article, let’s stop at the ones stated above. We pray for better health. Thanks, share and follow the handle for more updates.
