Actively Dying Learn about Death and Lessen the Fear of Death 

I so appreciate what you’re doing Julie. I am 84, my husband is 87. I am preparing myself and very slowly engaging with family. It’s gonna happen! Indeed, let’s make it a sacred event if possible.

I was able to be holding my daughter as she was dying and witnessed the death breath (as I call it). Her death was not expected I grabbed her and held her in my arms as she took her last breath. Because it wasn't expected it was scary but looking at the whole process now, I am so glad I was able to be a part of her body's death. I was there in the beginning and her end on this planet.

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I wish I had found you when my son was in hospice with stomach cancer. While his team was phenomenal, no one can adequately prepare you for this experience.

Before people went to hospitals to die, family members were by the bedside, watching and listening, and understanding these end of life moments. Hospitalizations ending in death sort of cleaned up the process so family weren't necessarily keeping watch. When I worked in a medical center in South Carolina, I was occasionally responsible for leading tours to appropriate, "happy" areas, always pointing out the colorful paintings, large windows and lack of that old antiseptic smell some of us are old enough to remember. One day I met a group of elementary schoolers at the front of the hospital thinking they would all be excited to go see the newborns. One child burst into tears and held on to his teacher for dear life. "I'm not going in there! This is where everybody goes to die, and I don't want to die!" That little boy would be a grown man now. I hope something I said that day a few decades ago helped change his mind and lessened his fear of hospitals. You are helping change our minds about death and our fears of dying, wherever we may be when that time comes. I enjoy watching your channel and learning how to handle what I call Walking Home with grace.

As an employee of a funeral home, I have picked up hundreds of people who have died. The hospice nurses and hospital nurses who care for the people have all my respect. Thank you for sharing this information and others, as we all will go through this at sometime.

My father had Alzheimer’s and three days before his death he spoke to me as though he had his memory back. This was explained by the Nurse and I’m so grateful I was able to see and hear him talking to me like that. He said do you know what I’m doing and I said no, what are you doing, he said I’m climbing the stairs to Heaven to be with Jesus. Chills ran through my body and tears were flowing from my eyes and he said don’t cry it’s beautiful.. He also said I will see your momma my Mom passed away six weeks earlier but he had no idea that she had died..In Hospice he looked up at the ceiling almost as if he was smiling and he died.. I can say without a doubt they are with our Lord Jesus…

My mom passed in hospice this week. The breathing sounds, looks, and rhythms all happened. I had watched one of your prior videos with an actively dying patient. Knowing what to expect - so so helpful. And the hospice nurses - awesome. And my mom waited until all her kids were out of the room to depart. Classic mom.

I’m currently laying with my stepmother who is in the active stages of dying. Your videos have been such a comfort and help to me while I deal with this. I love you Robin, go in peace ❤

Hi, Nurse Julie! My Mom who just turned 99 on Sunday is actively dying and currently on hospice in her home . You have taught me a lot about the process and it helps me to help her make the transition. Keep up the great work ! Joan

Being a mental health therapist that often works with people who have gone through the death process with a loved one, and don't know what to do with what they've seen, your videos have been so incredibly helpful with helping me to educate them and also to normalize what they experienced. On a personal note, many things that you've said, have also helped me to be at peace with understanding that I did not do anything wrong, and that my loved ones were not suffering. This information is invaluable! I've read the comments from many people on this channel, and what your intending to do, which is to normalize death in a kind and compassionate way, you are achieving in such an amazing way! Thank you

My mom died when I was 8, she was 26. We didn't go to the funeral. I don't remember ever visiting the hospital, but have been told I did. Your videos are not only helping me make future decisions, but you are giving me a little peace in my ❤ Thank you.

My Mom passed away on August 11th. I referenced your videos a lot! Gave me a lot of comfort knowing it was all totally normal. And my 2 sisters and I were able to be there for her last breaths. Just how she wanted. Thank you Julie & every hospice employee on this planet. You guys are angels on earth!!!

Thanks to you and the families sharing with the world. Both subjects seem to have lived a long life on this planet and have completed their journey with dignity.

*❤Only God knows how much grateful i am. After so much struggles I now own a new house and my family is happy once again everything is finally falling into place!!*

Instead of preparing me for the death of my loved ones, your videos - both on here and other social media sites, helped me to cope with the abundance of grief resulting from multiple, significant deaths. You are providing such a valuable service to help us see that death and the process of dying is as natural as birth - both of which are a lot smoother when one is prepared and understands what's happening. Thank you, Julie 💝

Thank you for keeping us educated on death and dying. If we could normalize death and dying and leaving the attitude of he/she is too young to go to the funeral in the dark ages and start having celebrations of life instead of a year dressed in black, I think people would stop being scared of something that's going to happen no matter what.

Julie ❤ I am a Hospice RN too. Ive watched a bunch of your videos, but don’t often comment. I just want you to know that I absolutely love your approach and how you teach about dying. I use the word “normal” and comment “its normal” all the time when talking to my families. Our western medicine has made dying abnormal, to avoid, deter, not talk about. Ive never heard someone say that the body knows how to die. I just love this ❤ Thank you for all that you are doing. It’s heartwork❤

Great educational video. As a retired long term care nurse one of the things that came hardest for me was to make the connection that death is as natural as birth. One thing that helped me was the introduction of hospice services in the nursing home. I can't say enough about how good their services are. We had in home hospice for my mother in law. That was wonderful too. She was able to die at home surrounded by her family.

I wish I had seen your videos before my Mom went into hospice. Her dying process, which I now know (thanks to you) was completely normal, was scary. I feel reassured that we helped her have a peaceful death and that she's now living it up with all her favorite people and dogs on the other side.

Thank you so very much for bringing much needed information to the public. My father died in 2014, I was there. It was peaceful. My mom passed away in 2018, from ovarian cancer, again, with hospice and morphine, it was peaceful. Now I am facing losing my husband of 45 years to neuroendocrine cancer. I can’t accept it. I know about the stages of grief, and denial is one of them. I guess I’m stuck there. I know at 116 pounds with a gravity feeding tube and a port, he won’t recover. My brain knows but my heart won’t accept it. I am watching all your videos so I will be alert to the signs of his nearing death so I won’t dial 911 but let him pass peacefully. We have a home health nurse that will transition to our hospice nurse when she feels it’s time. Thank you again for talking about a hard subject.

Lutheran parish pastor and prn chaplain here. I love how you frame death as sacred! These things are so important for the general public to see and know about. Thanks for all that you do! 😊

I'm thinking they were babies once and their mothers would want to be with their little ones now at this time. It's touching. Thank you, Julie. We need to know the reality of the death process before we experience saying goodbye to our loved ones.

When they transferred my mom from the hospital to hospice because she was highly agitated, I was not ready to experience what I saw. I’m sensitive as it is emotionally and seeing my mom go from a lucid normal day to a person staring at the ceiling with no eye contact, no nothing just tore me up! I broke down sobbing hysterically. I think your channel is fantastic and really they need something like this for relatives who have been placed to prepare them!

Thank you, Julie! I'm watching your videos to prepare myself for the loss of my 36 year old son who is on hospice and nearing the end. What you are teaching is incredibly helpful. You help it be less scary. Knowing that these things do not mean trauma or discomfort to the patient is so helpful.

I am so grateful I found you late one night about 2-3 weeks before my late husband Geoff passed away from brain cancer meningioma and edema Oct 17,2022. I remember seeing a video about breathing the day he died or the day before along with eyes that made it a little easier for me to see him that last day. Geoff didn't have the death rattle but he did spit up purple stuff 2 hours before he passed.

Thank you so much for sharing! It's so important to learn about how the body dies. Of course it will always be sad and heartbreaking, but it shouldn't be scary because of ignorance ❤

Hospice nurse Julie, thank you from the very bottom of my heart. I've been caring for my dad for 16 months on VA hospice. The caregivers from the VA were #1. I'm so thankful for them. But I watched your clips down times and learned so very much to help my dad. Because you shared the different ways to go ,the death rattle I didn't freak out. He visited with many family members, reached his arms up, and had many strange conversations. We had fun with him. He would laugh and love our interaction. Anyway, thank you for making us comfortable during this time. Thank you, thank you thank you!!!! Dad passed August 1 ,2023. He is rejoicing in heaven !

As an RN I have supported both my parents as they made their transition to the after life. Thank you for sharing the videos and explaining to non-clinicians what the dying process looks like. Passing away in one’s own home is something we all should want to do. ❤️🙏

It all looks so beautifully peaceful. Death and dying do not phase me in the slightest. I guess it comes from years of reading hundreds of books on the afterlife and having witnessed it myself. I find it very spiritual and consider it a blessing to be present in the company of the dying. Nothing to be afraid of at all.

Mama went through all of it. The thousand yard stare, the rally for a week, and then the end very similar to the videos. Very peaceful. No more pain, actual, emotional, or otherwise. I learned from this that your body starts preparing you years, even decades before. In watching her age it was definitely a prep for the final moments. I even notice it in me. A bit less energy, harder to think, eating less, pains here and there etc etc. My wise country doctor used to tell me, your body is over the hill by 20-25. After, it’s just a slow approach for landing😅

I wish I had found you before my grandma passed. It would have been easier in understanding. And I could have advocated better when nurses did not, including in the family.

Ive watched 3 of my family members die, been in the room with them when they pass and worked in a nursing home setting so seen a lot of folks leaving this world we're all going to have our turn at it one day 🙏🙏🙋🙋

Thanks for sharing that…. It comforts me to be able to see the actual signs of the dying process so I can be prepared for it when I see it.

Hi Julie, new subscriber here, my grandmother passed away 30 years ago; I was 17 at the time. She died in a hospital, not in hospice. The last time I saw her, she had a tube down her throat held with medical tape, but I could see her mouth moving and her eyes were wide open. My middle sister, mother, and I were able to say goodbye to her before she passed, but my younger sister was too little at the time and the nurse wouldn't allow her in her room. Early the next morning around 2 am my younger sister woke up screaming about grandma; while mom, middle sis, and I tried to comfort her the phone ran, it was the hospital letting us know grandma had passed. I still think about the last time I saw my grandma not understanding what was going on with her, surprisingly I was not scared of how she looked; I was very curious, but as I got older I developed a fear of dying. Watching your videos is helping me get over the fear of knowing my time will come to an end and hopefully, I will have a peaceful death.

This is so important! My sister & I did Hospice care for my Dad, years ago, and our Hospice nurse was great at educating us, but we were still unprepared. Hospice was just a welcimed phone call away. His death was long & slow, but actually quite peaceful. His last words were "Hmmmm wasn't exoecting it to be like this!" with a grin on his face. Last year, we did Hospice for my Mom, who was diagnosed with lung cancer & died 6 wks later. There were no treatment options. Here death was quick & agonzing & frightening! It took us by surprise! Each death is a little different, but the very end stages & the rally the same. The more people are educated not only about the dying process, but in what Hospice can do, and why people shouldn't wait so long to bring them in, the better place the world will be not only for the dying, but for the living too! I have to say, no matter how prepared we were, the death of a friend's 11 yr old son who suffered 2 failed heart transplants from a congenital defect was OVERWHELMING! It was his choice, after the brutal recovery from the 2nd transplant, & it's failure, to discontinue treatment. You can watch his battle on RU-vid at @KrakentheBox , & on his Mom, Pixi's channel @CrapGoth . Julie, you might find it very interesting! Their goal, in starting a new foundation l, is to educate people on organ donation & to help families in Hospice care. You should take a look! 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️ #CaptKori #KrakentheBox #CrapGoth

I love to watch you & the info you give us all. I think everybody needs to listen & watch you. I've been thru many deaths and they all were different....just like you say. I encourage all my friends to listen & watch you 😊 God Bless you for what you do 🙏🏻

Thank you, Julie. Though I'm halfway to 65, it's only been in recent years that I've lost several close family members - one right after the other (brother, mother and grandma) But, it was the sight of my grandma that literally staggered me. In eight months time (since our last visit), she'd withered away to nothing but skin & bones. Both grandma and mom passed exactly five days after I made the trip to visit with each of them. I take deep consolation in the awareness that they were able to hang on long enough so that we had the opportunity to express our love for each other and say our goodbyes.

Hi Julie, I am from India. I went thru your entire video and found it so educational. I was not aware of the dying phenomenon, although I always wondered that death cannot be all of a sudden. I loved the way you have explained it. So scientifically. People taboo sex and death in India. Its not a topic to talk about. Thanks to you.

Two summers ago a friend of mine passed away while at home in hospice care. Another rider (we all rode horses together) and I brought her horse to the window of her bedroom so she could say goodbye to him a couple days before she passed. She was lucid enough to recognize him and whisper hello, but that was all. This was my first experience of seeing someone actively dying and it was distressing--like many contemporary Americans I'd never had a direct experience with a dying person, and I had no idea what to expect so to see her like that was jarring, even "knowing" she was dying. For a while after her death, the memory of that day haunted me. Some time later, I'm not sure when, I found your videos and they have helped me process and better understand not just what I saw but what my dear friend was experiencing that day. Those memories now add joy, not just sadness, to the other memories I have of the friendship we had and the amazing person she was. Thank you so much for this gift.

This is reality. When I was pregnant I watched childbirth videos...bloody but educational. These last hours of life are precious. Fear not. We all will experience it. ❤

My father passed away two weeks ago today. I had watched several of your videos to help prepare myself for his end of life journey. It wasn't easy to watch, but at least I had a better understanding of what was happening. Thank you!

I totally agree with you and all my children understand that death is apart of life and cope with anything that comes there way ❤

Thank you for your content, I've been present for actively dying family members, all different, two in hospice, the last one whom the hospital finally sent home to die with dignity and peace. Your videos help those who've never witnessed a natural death.

My 89 year old mom lives with me so I find your videos incredibly helpful in preparing me for the near future. I know her life will end in the next few years so being prepared in this way certainly helps reduce the fear that seems to automatically accompany the thought of that event. Thank you 🙏

Thank you so much for your videos. My wonderful grandmother passed just like this 18 years ago and I’ve always wondered if she was in pain. She looked like a fish out of water and it’s stayed with me all these years. Now I feel at peace knowing she likely was. Love from Australia 🇦🇺 ❤ 🦘 🐨

Thank you for helping people understand the act of dieing. I was uninformed when my husband died. I see it in a whole new light.

They're hard to watch but so helpful and necessary. Thank you Julie 😚

Terminal lucidity - yes! I’ve seen so many of my pt’s experience this, and then I come back from a few days off to find out they’ve died. So common. Thank you for sharing these. I start my hospice position on Monday and knowing these are all normal metabolic and physiological occurrences will help me stay focused. I love what you said -> “This is the body knowing how to die.”

Thank you so much for sharing this. And a huge thanks to the families that allowed you to sharing their loved ones

My mom is actively dying right now. I could not watch these videos in the months prior to this moment and now they are bringing me such comfort. Often times the emphasis on the “spiritual” can blind us to the beauty of the natural. My sister and I were struggling with wondering why my mom wouldn’t just “let go”. Seeing dying as a natural process has made this less stressful and we are more focused on my mom’s peace and comfort. Thank you so much!

Watching your video at my home in Germany,I was very much on your side concerning your arguements. The more people know about a special situation,the more relaxed they are. I worked in a hospice for about 11 years, I started this job,late in my life and I was triggered by curiosity. When I turned 44 ;I went to school again and five years later I had a special education to become a palliative care nurse. I loved my job, and it was hard to get out of work,because of my own health issues. Significant and fascinating around the subject "death" was, how individually different and intim the process of dying really is. Very special,but still similar in its procedere. I don´t know ,if you get what I want to say,English is far from my first language. Fazit: Your job is so important, the videos and the way you present the topic is wonderful. Death and to die are very much taboo in the so called "western civilisations", but lets say 150 to 200 years ago it was a part of our all day life, people died at home and stayed in the house for a while,everybody could say Good bye. Today most people die in insitutions and "disappear" quickly to funeral homes. Anyway,just wanted to support your work and the idea behind it. Thank you so much!

Julie, you are a delight to hear teach. It was important to me to hear you teach about our loved ones seeing & calling out to the deceased family. My mother did that. She didn’t believe she would know anyone in heaven except Jesus & God. The love of my life moved to Paradise in 2007, from Pancreatic cancer, he was only 66. Hospice was with us six days before he moved. Thankful for them. On Tuesday before he moved on Thursday night, he said 4 things. 1st. He said, “It’s so blue behind you.” 2nd. He said, “I’m ready to send them to Cullman County. “ 3rd. He said, “Are you smarter then a greater?” 4th. He said again, “I’m ready to send them to Cullman County.” He was not saying any of these things looking at us. No other conversation from him. The first, It’s so blue behind you. One of our daughters & I was standing at the foot of our bed. He looked past us when he said,”It’s so blue behind you.” The room was not blue. In Ezekiel 10:26, Ezekiel 10:1, Exodus 24:10 Scripture tells about a blue, Lapis Lazuli. In some translations it says, sapphire. A beautiful blue. This color is describing what it looks like around the Throne of God. The 2nd thing about sending THEM to Cullman County. Which is a county in Alabama. I didn’t know anything about Cullman County. We had lived in Walker County all of our lives. A few years later, I remarried, not for love, but to help each other with the many duties we have as a widow and widower. He know all about Cullman County. He suggested Cullman to be a really good place to live. We moved to Cullman County, & it is a better place. God gave me a great active church . The one we had been attending split & was in a sad situation. Not thinking anymore about my Bill’s statement. A few years later, our daughter & her family move next door to me. One day it hit me, “I’m ready to send them to Cullman County. He knew we would live in Cullman County. How, we do not know. Only God. The 3rd statement, “Are you smarter than a Fifth Grader?”. He & I ALWAYS watch the program, Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader on Thursday nights. The program would go off at 9:23 to have commercials, and then the next program. Thursday night at 9:23 he passed into Paradise. He knew the time of his end. The 4th statement about ready to send Them to Cullman County was to stress we would be living in Cullman County after he was gone. How he knew is an amazing♥️‼️

A valuable video for us all. Thank you Julie! Appreciate all you're doing in educating us. ❤

These videos gave me peace. Our grandma was dying in our home - doctors decided about home hospice - after she passed away, I thought we have done something wrong, that we could somehow relieve her in those final moments. Thanks to this videos I know now that everything was completely normal - physiological.

As I watch this my husband of 44 years is in the next room, in in home hospice with me as the caregiver. He is I believe actively dying. I did this with my mom almost ten years ago and have forgotten what it was like. These have help me to know what to look for,he is only 64.

Thank you so much for this information. My Dad died in 2018 and he was more like the second person. I didn’t know anything about actively dying and it seemed so horrible to me. I have watched so many of your videos and I understand so much more. My mom is 91 and getting closer to that time. I share your videos with my brother and sister. Again thank you for you service as a Nurse and with this education.

I wasn't there in person, but the first time I saw an actively dying person was when my mom shared a Facebook photo of my eldest aunt just hours before the latter's passing from dementia(brought on by a head trauma incurred two decades prior), and she had an "uncanny valley" appearance very similar to the subjects of these clips.

Thanks Julie. People need to hear and see these videos. So very many people are petrified of death and dying.

I truly appreciate what I’m learning from you. Because of what you share I felt comfortable to go to Hospice House last week to spend a day with my Aunt. This was huge for me. I had been so traumatized by watching my precious grandpa die. I wanted to learn more about death and what happens physically. I was able to watch my Aunt and feel much more prepared for what I was watching. Thank you and also the gracious family members who are willing to share these moments of their loved ones.

Been through this a few times. I've visited relatives and old friends and it seems like I'm a catalyst for them to let go as they tend to die the day after I see them. I talk to them, touch them, reminisce, and I finally stopped because I felt like the angel of death. My best friend of 32 years told me I was more of a gift and that for some reason and somehow I released them. A few years after all that, she was dying of lung cancer and I moved back to my hometown to be able to spend a few months with her and her kids. We were like sisters. And yes, the last time I saw her she was at the end, I held her and the next day she died. I won't do it again.

Thank you and the families for sharing. If you've never seen a dead body or a person in the last stage of life it can be scary and make a person feel like they should do something. We had the same hospice nurse for both of my parents who died 7 years apart. So professional and caring.

My 31 year old wife died of brain cancer 18 months ago and the sight of her actively dying still haunts my memory daily. Things I wish i could understand and maybe you can help Nurse Julie was a lot of time near the final week or so, one of her eyes would be shut while the other open. I dont know what that meant. Secondly, I being unaware of the dying process always thought people died when their breathing would be more and more faint, eventually stopping. Hers was opposite. Very rapid breathing for about the final 24 hours and in an unconscious like state. Very scary to see. I dont understand why that was the way she died. Both along with many other things, still ultra triggering to me and give me major PTSD daily still. Thank you for your videos. Though I am now seeing them after the fact, you are very helpful to many!

Hello Julie, and thank you for sharing your knowledge. Elderly 90 year old mother with dementia recently placed on hospices care.

So glad you are sharing and educating the public on this stage of life. I say life because it does continue beyond the veil. Really does take the fear factor out of it! Thanks, Julie.

This is important to know. I would also love hearing more about the first patient who was talking to her sister who died 30 years ago, and other related stories. My grandmother, who died at 107 years old, was talking to her father near the end. She loved her father very much and you could see that talking to him made her feel happy. Unfortunately even now, people think that is delusional, but having that attitude can be very disrespectful to the patient. Not to mention that a lot of evidence suggests that it’s a real phenomenon.

I've been a respiratory therapist for over 30 years and while in school watched people die or found them deceased. For the last 29 years I've worked in homecare and seen my share. The last few years my company has worked with lots of cal hospices by providing DME and respiratory equipment . Not to be morbid, but I can't get enough of talking with these wonderful hospice nurses. The service they provide is amazing and something a majority of people could not perform. It's an honor to provide the equipment and care to both the patient, family and, friends. I know we will all face death, but knowing that there are countless caring people around tohelp that final process, here on Earth, will not be as difficult as people think. That is, if I don't pass away in some sort of immediate fashion. A big thank you to all hospice providers, nurses, and staff!!!!

We’re very lucky to have a program like this. Thank you and God Bless You🙏

My mom is in hospice right now, slowly declining from dementia. I'm terrified and scared! These videos are very helpful. Thank you for all you do!!

Julie-Thank you for sharing all you experience, expertise and knowledge with end of life and death. I’m in my late 50’s with elderly parents. I have been watching your videos for over a year now. You have truly helped me accept and not fear the natural progression of life into death. I’m a dental hygiene professional, mostly taking care of the individual and family members - never dealing with the mortality part of care. These videos have helped me accept the natural progression of life and understand that the body knows how to live and how to die. Also- I feel more mentally prepared to handle and recognize the inevitable dying process …when the time comes- God willing, as long as we are blessed to be together ❤️

Thank you Julie for this precious information. My 86 year old father is in the end stage of COPD and dementia and they are just keeping him comfortable. Bless you for all that you are doing ❤

Good morning I want to say thank you for educating and explaining the stages of death I’m experiencing this right now with my grandma she’s 75 years old with congestive heart failure kidney failure pneumonia and an UTI about a month ago she was admitted into the hospital from her agency after being released from the hospital she started to decline as in losing her memory talking to deceased loved ones saying she was scared and agitated I guess what I’m trying to say is I appreciate you for putting these videos up I’ve shared them with my family so they would know how her body is reacting plus so they’ll have a better understanding of what’s going on with the dying process as of today she was rushed to the emergency room when we tried to wake her she was unresponsive her heart stopped 3 times they shocked her back but she’s on a breathing machine per her wishes I’m just happy that I found your channel it makes understanding the dying process a lot easier thank you from Toledo Ohio

Hi Nurse Julie. Thank you for all of your videos. Removing some of the fear associated with dying is important if we are to be able to help our loved ones pass from this world to the next. We accept that the elderly are going to die at some point. I think it's harder when it's a younger adult or a child. I wondered if you could perhaps release some content dealing with this please. I guess the mechanism of death is the same. But I think emotionally it is different. Thank you again. ❤

Until I watched some hospice nurse channels like your’s, I didn’t know that the body systematically dies. It’s fascinating to learn how it slowly turns off different organs and functions. I was with two of my grandparents when they passed and they did look very similar to the videos you showed here.

This is very important because these 2 videos show that the process of dying is not as scary as people imagine. Managed properly these are peaceful normal transitions. RIP both of them, and thank you to the families.

Thank you for educating and putting information out there to help everyone understand hospice better. I am a relatively new CNA working at a facility and recently had the honor of helping a resident who was special to me with their end of life care. The hospice nurses were phenomenal and I have learned so much between them and your videos. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you and the families who share experiences. It would have been super helpful to me in the past and it will most certainly help me in the future to know what to expect, to know how to help, and to be at peace. One of the most informative videos that you shared is for us to all know that we WILL need help, at some point, and to get used to that. You are not alone. Thank you so much!

My mom is about to start🎉 Hospice. I watch all your videos to help prepare myself for what is coming. Some people say they don't want to be there when their loved one dies, but I will be with her. Even if I have to sleep on the floor beside her. She is in a memory care unit currently and will stay there unless for some reason she has to go in-patient.

Hola Julie. Everybody in the world should know this. I am use to it & I am learning a lot from you. Muchas gracias dear

I wish I wouldn’t have left my dads side when he was actively dying. It was excruciatingly painful to witness.

Así esta mi madre 😢

Thank you for your educational channel. As Americans, we are so afraid of what nature has in store for us. I was with 3 of my four grandparents at the time of their deaths. I wish I understood what was happening better. Your videos are excellent and accurate.

While they were a little difficult to watch I appreciate ALL your educational information. I'm so far, on this journey with mom getting a peaceful feeling of calm regarding what's ahead for us just because of you. Her hospice group does nothing but count her pills, VS and "lay eyes on". Absolutely zero patient or caregiver education. I'm so very grateful to God for leading me to your channel.💜

You are doing a good thing here. You are a very good speaker and presenter. The hardest part of death for me is losing that person and knowing , at least for now, is you won’t get to see them anymore. Lost a lot of people , and every time I lose someone the pain never lessens. Keep doing what you are doing. There are people that really need this. God bless you.

Your videos are very educational. One of your closing comments was exactly on point: "Our bodies know how to live, and they know how to die." That's it in a nutshell!

Hospice Nurses are so so important! I am grateful for Nurse Julie (not the host, a different Julie) who helped us when my father passed away last year. She was patient with us, knowledgeable and most of all compassionate. Thank you for all the hard work you do for folks going thru the hardest time in this world. May all find peace

My beloved wife of thirty four years is in the active stages of dying. I have watched your videos for the past several months and these have truly educated me for what is to come.

This post helps to normalise the very normal part of the journey for every single one of us. Thank you, Julie.

We are preparing to say goodbye to my mom (100yrs) and these videos are so helpful. I may have experienced a lot of loss in my 67 years, but oddly very little of it has been just peaceful end of life (perhaps a commentary on the world today). Thanks for your explanations and guidance. While these moments are inevitable, they are not simple. Not easy to navigate. Your perspective is invaluable.

I have been with my father, mother and husband when they took their last breath. I still appreciate your videos.

Hospice Nurses are my heros. Sober Hospice Nurses? My Super-Heros. I really appreciate your videos. One of my greatest regrets is that I didn't pursue a career in the dying industry. It's so much like birth, the dying process. The laboring, the struggle, the phases, and then, the freedom.

I think these videos are very educational and I have been through this more times than I wanted. It is a fact of life. We live to die. But we have great things awaiting us…..🦋

Thankyou to the family who let us learn from them

Hospice Nurse Julie, you're an angel sent to us ftom some magical plane. Thank you for everything you do, teach, and explain. You're tops!!! 🙏🏻♥️♥️♥️♥️

That burst of energy and recognition is the bestspark I watched it with my mothe recognized everybody in the room and then how do we clear peacefully tight

Thanks Julie. You walking us through to accept, not fear the inevitable.

I didn't know there were videos like yours on RU-vid. I've saved your video to watch later. I watched my dad take his last breath when he died at home on hospice. Although I was aware of agonal breathing, one of his last breaths was very loud and sounded like he was struggling. It startled me so badly that I can't help but sometimes hear that noise at random times. He passed away over a decade ago and I still hear it clear as can be. I got to 1:27 of the video and had to pause because my anxiety shot through the roof. Baby steps with this one.

I lost my Mom 2 weeks ago. We had hospice at home. It was watching your videos that helped prepare me for her final moments. I was able to be present and stayed calm with her. Everything happened just as you explained. She had a peaceful passing. I am grateful to you for what you do and taking fear out of the process. God Bless you

yes, 'not pleasant' videos BUT, life ends at some point for us all, I've been 'ready to go' for a few years now, but, here I am.... Thank You Julie for sharing, AND for doing your job as a nurse, my daughter is an RN

My wife is a psw she tries to explain what she does on shifts and what she goes thru and what happens with the end of life scenarios ...so she got me to watch your channel and I have so much respect for what you guys see and go thru and knowing when they are passing ...I understand hats off..