Old age. Cancer. A rare disease of the nervous system.
Whatever the reason, the fact remains: A life is about to run out. Sometime in the next few days or weeks, death will be a fact.
It is during this period that something special may happen. The dying person may wake up one morning having had the most vivid dream. As if it were real.
Researchers from Japan, for example, sent a survey to the relatives of cancer patients who had died. Over 20 per cent of the family members knew that the deceased had experienced special dreams or visions before death.
A study among relatives in India showed that 30 per cent reported such experiences. And the figure was almost 40 per cent in a survey from Moldova.
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Despite the upsetting nature of some of the dreams, a study from 2020 showed that patients who had the special dreams more often experienced post-traumatic growth, and felt strengthened and mentally stronger after their dreams.
Studies have also shown that the dreams of the dying affect the relatives. Family and friends of patients with good dreams and visions found that they helped in the grieving process.
