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Originally Posted by mapuc
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Thank you for posting that, very interesting thread indeed.
I think anyone who claims they don't fear death is either lying or deeply depressed. But what also appears to be the case is that almost all people going through the dying process, do not seem afraid during this transitional period. There are many end-of-life videos about this subject, and most are extremely peaceful.
The brain has a tremendous capacity to adjust. I once had the privilege to be part of a small group of people at a lady's last meal. She would be euthanized later that day to avoid the horrors of end stage pancreatic cancer. She always demanded not to be given pain killers or medications that changed her perception or clarity. I think she feared that more than death.
During the entire dinner I never saw fear. Not once. It was the strangest
thing to me. It was almost as though she was going on a cruise or a vacation of some kind (I do not mean to sound crude, merely what i observed) there was a lot of wonder, but no fear in her, that I could tell. And dying people have no reason to lie.
It was strangely reassuring.