Thank-you for your channel. I lost my sister last Tuesday. She was a fighter. Your channel has got me through it. Her mouth was open. I told her it was. Ok to go I hope I was not being mean. They took her off the vent. It wasn't long after that she was gone. Your channel help me get through this Thanks Julie
thank you so much for sharing that us. I know it must have been so hard- thank you for caring for your sister. It truly feels like the greatest act of LOVE. Truly, THANK YOU
Wow. My mom taught me about everything growing up … including the death rattle long before I ever saw it first hand. So I was prepared. But this is the 1st time I heard what causes it so thank you.
My husband died 4 days ago and he had a slight rattle at the end but I knew what to expect from watching your videos and our wonderful hospice nurse. Thank you so much for what you do.
So very sorry for your loss. I lost my husband seven weeks ago in the same. This is slight rattle at the end, but like you watching these videos really helped.
thank you for being there with your husband, such an act of love. thank you for having the courage to watch my channel during a difficult time. truly- thank you
Thank you for your work Julie. We just lost my 92 year old Grandmother in the hospital yesterday. She was hospitalized for severe heart issues on October 7th and on October 9th her doctor said she had days to live without surgery. Well of course at 92 the last thing she wanted was surgery. She declined all interventions/life support and refused all food and water. Yesterday she slipped away from us. The active dying phase was extremely difficult for us to watch, but thanks to your videos I felt more prepared emotionally to deal with it. Your reassurance that she wasn't suffering and how to make sure she was comfortable as she passed helped immensely. She is now resting eternally with my late Grandfather. Thank you.
My grandma passed yesterday. She'd had a rattle for a day or more, including while we had the whole family there to say goodbye. She was generally conscious for that time, raising her eyebrows or twitching her lips when she wanted to laugh at us, squeezing hands back, etc. In the evening, we stepped out for less than an hour to go get dinner, and when we came back, her entire demeanor had changed. Her breathing was rapid, very shallow, but silent and even-no more rattle. Her body wasn't moving at all, voluntarily or involuntarily. A few hours later, it changed again to agonal breathing (reflexive gasps induced by low O2), and she passed a couple hours after that. She'd definitely held on exactly long enough to see everybody, and then for everyone to clear out awhile so she could start turning the rest of the lights out in privacy. Nurse Julie's videos definitely helped know what to expect, and how much to appreciate her peaceful, happy passing.
Nurse Julie, I've been waiting for You to post these sounds. I feel horrible about my friend. He passed away almost 2 months ago. He sounded almost exactly like the second one that you posted. I had no idea. I thought that he was snoring. Now my Father, although it was many years ago,I remember it like it was yesterday and he sounded like the first one that you recorded. He was also very sickly towards the last year of his life.Thank you again for your informative videos.
Mom’s been transitioning now for the past 7 days on hospice. She took off her O2 for good a few days ago. Not much rattling but she’s on morphine (hourly) and Ativan. Due to hospice she does have meds for the secretions if/when needed. This is a timely message. Thank you Nurse Julie!
My thoughts and prayers are with you. I'm glad you have this time with your mother. When she does pass I pray she flys high and free with the Angels. ❤🤗🙏
I knew her spirit had already left her physical body days before. She was comatose for the last 36 hours. I had to adjust her on her side for the secretions and that helped tremendously! She passed this AM, softly and peacefully. Thank you 🙏
It takes a special kind of person to be a Hospice nurse! I believe there is a room in Heaven for all of you and it is filled with giggling babies, puppies, kittens and laughter. You have no idea how much our videos help us all...Thank you and, GOD bless you.
Thank you for what you do. My mom passed in 9/15/2001, yes it was a horrible time for us and the United States. My sister (14 yrs older than me) was an RN and although we had my mom home with hospice, my sister andI took on most of her care. My sister was incredible not only to my mom, but also to me. She was so good about warning me in advance about what to expect. My dad passed in 1991 all alone, he was found several days after his passing. Because of the state of his nody I didn't get to see him before he was cremated. I was only 36 and I took it incredibly hard. So 20 yrs later, now Im losing my mom. Yes, it was hard, but I got to have time with her. Tell her howmuch she meant to me, how much I loved her. Yet, for me the greatest give was having the honor of being by her side when she left us. All her 3 children were there loving her. So for me, as hard as it was, it was also such a beautiful and spiritual event. My brother (11 yrs older than me) is not religious and he was given the blessing of seeing an angel hovering above are my mother right before she passed. I'll never forget it, he was looking up and yelled "Do you see her? Do you see the angel". My sister and I didn't, but we didn't need to as we had our faith, but my brother didn't. We were so happy he received such a glorious gift. Just writing this brings back those tears of both sadness and joy. I hope, no, I know that your videos are a help and comfort for those facing a loved ones dying. I'm glad you're there to help them though it. Many blessing to you and again thank you. ❤❤❤🤗🤗🤗🙏🙏🙏
Julie, I just want to say thank you so much! My husband and I moved in with my mother in law about a year and a half ago to care for her. She is now on hospice, and your videos have been such a blessing! On top of it, my Dad in another state is on hospice as well. If Mom passes before him, we will care for him. I watch your videos every night and honestly appreciate your content more than my words can express!!!!!! God bless you ❤ p.s. I love our hospice team as well! They have been amazing!!
My dad got a stroke and became paralysed because of drinking alcohol and he was in hospital for some days, later he got discharged and was back home but he was not mentally ok he was irritated. And magically few days ago he started walking by using walker and he started talking to me and my mom and my sister! This was unbelievable we thought now he is gonna be okay but recently, his all energy and power gone and he is now unable to move his hands legs or anything in his body he can only move a bit, he is unable to speak too now. His mouth is open and when he breathes in and out it sounds like death rattle or idk. Well julie thanks for these vedios but idk whats happening.
My friend's best friend was in hospice care. I went in to visit her and wasn't sure if she was snoring or if it was a death rattle. I think it was the death rattle. She passed later that night after i had visited.
I could have really used this back in May when my Mom entered hospice. I knew about the "death rattle" but didn't know how/why it was happening and so I was very scared. Thank you for this!!
My dog started the death rattle when he was dying it broke my heart we rushed him out and had him put down. I wasn't gonna wait for it to continue. I have no idea how long it can go on for an animal sorry very different than a human but it broke my heart. He woke a bit in the car but was very limp and then I made sure he was put down asap so he didn't suffer. I can't imagine what people go through it breaks my heart.
Thank you for reassuring me that the patient is not drowning/choking on their saliva. My brother’s hospice nurse told me that they rolled my brother onto his side as he was close to death. This has bothered me but now I feel a form of relief. Thank you, Julie.
I wish I had known this information when my dad was passing. Now I feel like I was being annoying and needy to the nurses asking to suction the fluids. I thought I was protecting him at the time.
I barely heard anything from my dad. He passed last month, the main thing that happened the day he passed was his mouth kept moving when he would breathe. He was on plenty of moriphine and oxygen but he seemed like he was doing little gasps. Maybe because he was on his side is to why i didn't hear much, he had saliva coming out the side of his mouth that was open.
can you discuss other forms of saliva? My brother has dementia it's not the "death rattle" as I have heard that before in my line of work but with dementia and increased saliva, and "slurping" and drooling seem to be new after a first time seizure.
Yesss!! My mom had the long pauses, I think I counted 7…each time we thought she passed and we started to sob. Then she was back and we were relieved. Eventually she did pass but that was messing with us and making it so much worse emotionally
My grandmother recently died and had the death rattle but it was very minor. We were told that suction was too distruptive for her and they didnt use any medication. Is it possible that some people's arent as loud or "as bad"
I was with my Dad when he died 2 years ago and nobody prepared me for all the blood that came out of his nose and mouth the moment he passed. I was in so much distress watching this i just freaked out. His death Rattle beforehand was very loud and then…..blood pouring out of his nose and mouth. Why did that happen?
I would really love to see you do a collab video or interview with the lady from TabooEducation. She is a psychologist at an Australian hospice and she makes videos talking about death and dying and the surrounding issues.
I know Nurse Julie answered your question but in the medical field like for instance I used to work as a CNA we weren't allowed to even talk about a resident we took care of due to confidentiality reasons. So that's basically the main reason why she blurred the video. I would of loved to have been able to be a nurse. But now it's my daughter who is going to Fresno State and studying to be a Registered Nurse. I'm so proud of her. I'm basically a caregiver for my grandparents at home but I don't work or get compensation. I'm here with them before they pass away. But anyways sorry for rambling on. You take care ❤
My dad had that sound the night before. My sister is an rn & said that something was wrong. By morning it stopped. He passed at 5:30 pm with no sounds at all. Thank You for posting the rattle! And for all the you help others with.
One thing has me curious. It's not at all uncommon for a person to accidentally inhale a small droplet of saliva that immediately causes them to cough until they get it cleared. How doesn't this happen to someone with a pool of saliva in the mouth near their throat with every inhalation of breath passing over their saliva?
My mom was a little gurgley at first, but we put her bed up and moved her more on her side to help. She was already a little dry because she hadn't eaten or had very little drink for a week before her death. She did seem comfortable so it must have worked for her. At the end, the last day or so, I moved her as much as I could so she wasn't on one side all the time.
My friend was in the hospital, he was taken off of medication and the machine, and he woke up, he is alive now, they were going to give him medication to help him pass, then they sent him to a hospice care facility, I reckon to receive the proper medication, continuing to have him pass, then he come home, now he is experiencing hallucinations, related to a low oxygen levels, and medication, God help
@@brendastorch6305 61 or 62 year old, smoke cigarettes always life, heart problems, had some stints put in a while back, a heavy methamphetamine used for most of his life, the doctor said he probably won't live another 6 months
@@NormanChester882 My mom is deaf (completely for many years and born with hearing loss), also full body neuropathy, COPD (24/7 O2), dementia, chronic pneumonia, chronic UTI’s, - she began having hallucinations during dementia decline, went through the horrific terminal agitation (I wish this on no human!), she’s been on hospice for 2+ months and the last 7-8 days has no eaten or drank (she’s 5’6” 110# before decline). It’s a scary sad journey. You can not rush nor prevent what is their time to go. The body knows. I give this advice however, learning as I go because it’s devastating! I wish Hospice would have told me ANYTHING that Nurse Julie has shared, but they haven’t. Learned most of it here, due to Nurse Julie. Don’t expect hospice to tell you, that is what I have learned….. NO ONE CARES is what I have learned. Everyone except the very few are all clock punchers and do not care. Elderly healthcare must be improved. This has been a horrific experience. I know my mom is an unusual case due to all of her diagnosis/ailments but that is no excuse. Where is the communications? Not even within their own organization - it’s been a horror show. Bottom line I feel is : NO ONE CARES. Sad state of affairs. Our regular Nurse and CNA praise me and tell me I am doing a phenomenal job. Those 2 I can count on because they see all my efforts 5X a week and they do care, so it’s not the entire organization that’s dysfunctional - just most of them.
Thank-you for your channel. I lost my sister last Tuesday. She was a fighter. Your channel has got me through it. Her mouth was open. I told her it was. Ok to go
I hope I was not being mean. They took her off the vent. It wasn't long after that she was gone. Your channel help me get through this
Thanks Julie
thank you so much for sharing that us. I know it must have been so hard- thank you for caring for your sister. It truly feels like the greatest act of LOVE. Truly, THANK YOU
Wow. My mom taught me about everything growing up … including the death rattle long before I ever saw it first hand.
So I was prepared. But this is the 1st time I heard what causes it so thank you.
My husband died 4 days ago and he had a slight rattle at the end but I knew what to expect from watching your videos and our wonderful hospice nurse. Thank you so much for what you do.
I’m sorry 😔💐
So very sorry for your loss. I lost my husband seven weeks ago in the same. This is slight rattle at the end, but like you watching these videos really helped.
thank you for being there with your husband, such an act of love. thank you for having the courage to watch my channel during a difficult time. truly- thank you
@@cherylj755 thank you for being a kind part of this channel- i appreciate you
Thank you for your work Julie. We just lost my 92 year old Grandmother in the hospital yesterday. She was hospitalized for severe heart issues on October 7th and on October 9th her doctor said she had days to live without surgery. Well of course at 92 the last thing she wanted was surgery. She declined all interventions/life support and refused all food and water. Yesterday she slipped away from us. The active dying phase was extremely difficult for us to watch, but thanks to your videos I felt more prepared emotionally to deal with it. Your reassurance that she wasn't suffering and how to make sure she was comfortable as she passed helped immensely. She is now resting eternally with my late Grandfather.
Thank you.
so glad youre here!
My grandma passed yesterday. She'd had a rattle for a day or more, including while we had the whole family there to say goodbye. She was generally conscious for that time, raising her eyebrows or twitching her lips when she wanted to laugh at us, squeezing hands back, etc. In the evening, we stepped out for less than an hour to go get dinner, and when we came back, her entire demeanor had changed. Her breathing was rapid, very shallow, but silent and even-no more rattle. Her body wasn't moving at all, voluntarily or involuntarily. A few hours later, it changed again to agonal breathing (reflexive gasps induced by low O2), and she passed a couple hours after that. She'd definitely held on exactly long enough to see everybody, and then for everyone to clear out awhile so she could start turning the rest of the lights out in privacy. Nurse Julie's videos definitely helped know what to expect, and how much to appreciate her peaceful, happy passing.
thank you so much for being here and especially for being THERE to help your family!!!
Good bless you 🫶🏽💌💌 from Croatia.
Nurse Julie, I've been waiting for You to post these sounds. I feel horrible about my friend. He passed away almost 2 months ago. He sounded almost exactly like the second one that you posted. I had no idea. I thought that he was snoring. Now my Father, although it was many years ago,I remember it like it was yesterday and he sounded like the first one that you recorded. He was also very sickly towards the last year of his life.Thank you again for your informative videos.
thank you so much for the message, and for being here, and THERE
You are an angel.
You are awesome.
You are my heroine.
Truly so helpful!!!
Thank you. (I am french and watching your youtube channel from France).
From FRANCE!!! I LOVE THIS- Thank you!
Mom’s been transitioning now for the past 7 days on hospice. She took off her O2 for good a few days ago. Not much rattling but she’s on morphine (hourly) and Ativan. Due to hospice she does have meds for the secretions if/when needed. This is a timely message. Thank you Nurse Julie!
Sending prayers your way.
My thoughts and prayers are with you. I'm glad you have this time with your mother. When she does pass I pray she flys high and free with the Angels. ❤🤗🙏
I am so sorry to hear your Mum is passing. Sending you love and prayers ❤️
I knew her spirit had already left her physical body days before. She was comatose for the last 36 hours. I had to adjust her on her side for the secretions and that helped tremendously! She passed this AM, softly and peacefully. Thank you 🙏
@@100kristilynnsorry for your loss 😢
It takes a special kind of person to be a Hospice nurse! I believe there is a room in Heaven for all of you and it is filled with giggling babies, puppies, kittens and laughter. You have no idea how much our videos help us all...Thank you and, GOD bless you.
Thank you Nurse Julie
I have learned so much from your videos and now I am no longer afraid of death/dying. With myself or a loved one. Thank you,Julie, for what you do.
Thank you for what you do. My mom passed in 9/15/2001, yes it was a horrible time for us and the United States. My sister (14 yrs older than me) was an RN and although we had my mom home with hospice, my sister andI took on most of her care. My sister was incredible not only to my mom, but also to me. She was so good about warning me in advance about what to expect. My dad passed in 1991 all alone, he was found several days after his passing. Because of the state of his nody I didn't get to see him before he was cremated. I was only 36 and I took it incredibly hard. So 20 yrs later, now Im losing my mom. Yes, it was hard, but I got to have time with her. Tell her howmuch she meant to me, how much I loved her. Yet, for me the greatest give was having the honor of being by her side when she left us. All her 3 children were there loving her. So for me, as hard as it was, it was also such a beautiful and spiritual event. My brother (11 yrs older than me) is not religious and he was given the blessing of seeing an angel hovering above are my mother right before she passed. I'll never forget it, he was looking up and yelled "Do you see her? Do you see the angel". My sister and I didn't, but we didn't need to as we had our faith, but my brother didn't. We were so happy he received such a glorious gift. Just writing this brings back those tears of both sadness and joy.
I hope, no, I know that your videos are a help and comfort for those facing a loved ones dying. I'm glad you're there to help them though it. Many blessing to you and again thank you. ❤❤❤🤗🤗🤗🙏🙏🙏
Julie, I just want to say thank you so much! My husband and I moved in with my mother in law about a year and a half ago to care for her. She is now on hospice, and your videos have been such a blessing! On top of it, my Dad in another state is on hospice as well. If Mom passes before him, we will care for him. I watch your videos every night and honestly appreciate your content more than my words can express!!!!!! God bless you ❤ p.s. I love our hospice team as well! They have been amazing!!
😂if only I hadn't been so depressed maybe I could have been recovering from the loss b4 I did 😢 4:29 prayers 2 Unyours God bless 🙏
I'm so glad youre here, and thank you for being there for your family
As always, it's a good video.
And, I'm glad I didn't wake up dead this morning.
My dad got a stroke and became paralysed because of drinking alcohol and he was in hospital for some days, later he got discharged and was back home but he was not mentally ok he was irritated. And magically few days ago he started walking by using walker and he started talking to me and my mom and my sister! This was unbelievable we thought now he is gonna be okay but recently, his all energy and power gone and he is now unable to move his hands legs or anything in his body he can only move a bit, he is unable to speak too now. His mouth is open and when he breathes in and out it sounds like death rattle or idk. Well julie thanks for these vedios but idk whats happening.
Update : idk why this happened I am feeling so down rn, now he is in heaven.
My friend's best friend was in hospice care. I went in to visit her and wasn't sure if she was snoring or if it was a death rattle. I think it was the death rattle. She passed later that night after i had visited.
I could have really used this back in May when my Mom entered hospice. I knew about the "death rattle" but didn't know how/why it was happening and so I was very scared. Thank you for this!!
My dog started the death rattle when he was dying it broke my heart we rushed him out and had him put down. I wasn't gonna wait for it to continue. I have no idea how long it can go on for an animal sorry very different than a human but it broke my heart. He woke a bit in the car but was very limp and then I made sure he was put down asap so he didn't suffer. I can't imagine what people go through it breaks my heart.
Thank you for reassuring me that the patient is not drowning/choking on their saliva. My brother’s hospice nurse told me that they rolled my brother onto his side as he was close to death. This has bothered me but now I feel a form of relief. Thank you, Julie.
Excellent info. Dying is still a difficult thing to watch...we're not professionals...but it is part of the process...and we deal with it
I wish I had known this information when my dad was passing. Now I feel like I was being annoying and needy to the nurses asking to suction the fluids. I thought I was protecting him at the time.
Thanks for sharing 😊
Mu father had cancer i wasn't near him the day he died but in the same house was sad
I barely heard anything from my dad. He passed last month, the main thing that happened the day he passed was his mouth kept moving when he would breathe. He was on plenty of moriphine and oxygen but he seemed like he was doing little gasps. Maybe because he was on his side is to why i didn't hear much, he had saliva coming out the side of his mouth that was open.
do you think it is effective to lay a dying person flat......and suffer...or lay uprite to lower the death sicrisions???
can you discuss other forms of saliva? My brother has dementia it's not the "death rattle" as I have heard that before in my line of work but with dementia and increased saliva, and "slurping" and drooling seem to be new after a first time seizure.
I’ve heard that sound too many times in my life. 😢
Me too 😢. 🫂 Sending you a virtual hug. Take care of yourself ❤
@@charlottewhite1277 thank you 😊
I broke my back and neck so I have not heard or smelled someone passing away in many years but I know that sensory input overly well.
That is the worst thing to endure for a family member,, Especially when there is long pauses in breathing
Yesss!! My mom had the long pauses, I think I counted 7…each time we thought she passed and we started to sob. Then she was back and we were relieved. Eventually she did pass but that was messing with us and making it so much worse emotionally
My grandmother recently died and had the death rattle but it was very minor. We were told that suction was too distruptive for her and they didnt use any medication. Is it possible that some people's arent as loud or "as bad"
My mom didn’t have the death rattle. I sat her side for one month up until the hour. She died i never heard anything like that.
I was with my Dad when he died 2 years ago and nobody prepared me for all the blood that came out of his nose and mouth the moment he passed. I was in so much distress watching this i just freaked out. His death Rattle beforehand was very loud and then…..blood pouring out of his nose and mouth. Why did that happen?
I would really love to see you do a collab video or interview with the lady from TabooEducation. She is a psychologist at an Australian hospice and she makes videos talking about death and dying and the surrounding issues.
Thanks, Julie, for yet another very informative one. Two thumbs up 👍👍
Now that your important message has been sent, the purpose of her being, doesn't Julie look super in black?!
Is RUclips making you blur them?
i blur the faces if there is no reason to see them - it was just about hearing them. ;o)
@@hospicenursejulie thank you!
I know Nurse Julie answered your question but in the medical field like for instance I used to work as a CNA we weren't allowed to even talk about a resident we took care of due to confidentiality reasons. So that's basically the main reason why she blurred the video. I would of loved to have been able to be a nurse. But now it's my daughter who is going to Fresno State and studying to be a Registered Nurse. I'm so proud of her. I'm basically a caregiver for my grandparents at home but I don't work or get compensation. I'm here with them before they pass away. But anyways sorry for rambling on. You take care ❤
Dad was in hospic terrible
My dad had that sound the night before. My sister is an rn & said that something was wrong. By morning it stopped. He passed at 5:30 pm with no sounds at all. Thank You for posting the rattle! And for all the you help others with.
thank you for being here, and especially for being there- despite how hard it probably was.
One thing has me curious. It's not at all uncommon for a person to accidentally inhale a small droplet of saliva that immediately causes them to cough until they get it cleared. How doesn't this happen to someone with a pool of saliva in the mouth near their throat with every inhalation of breath passing over their saliva?
My mom was a little gurgley at first, but we put her bed up and moved her more on her side to help. She was already a little dry because she hadn't eaten or had very little drink for a week before her death. She did seem comfortable so it must have worked for her. At the end, the last day or so, I moved her as much as I could so she wasn't on one side all the time.
My friend was in the hospital, he was taken off of medication and the machine, and he woke up, he is alive now, they were going to give him medication to help him pass, then they sent him to a hospice care facility, I reckon to receive the proper medication, continuing to have him pass, then he come home, now he is experiencing hallucinations, related to a low oxygen levels, and medication, God help
@@NormanChester882 if I may ask, what is the age and diagnosis?
@@brendastorch6305 61 or 62 year old, smoke cigarettes always life, heart problems, had some stints put in a while back, a heavy methamphetamine used for most of his life, the doctor said he probably won't live another 6 months
@@NormanChester882 My mom is deaf (completely for many years and born with hearing loss), also full body neuropathy, COPD (24/7 O2), dementia, chronic pneumonia, chronic UTI’s, - she began having hallucinations during dementia decline, went through the horrific terminal agitation (I wish this on no human!), she’s been on hospice for 2+ months and the last 7-8 days has no eaten or drank (she’s 5’6” 110# before decline). It’s a scary sad journey. You can not rush nor prevent what is their time to go. The body knows. I give this advice however, learning as I go because it’s devastating! I wish Hospice would have told me ANYTHING that Nurse Julie has shared, but they haven’t. Learned most of it here, due to Nurse Julie.
Don’t expect hospice to tell you, that is what I have learned….. NO ONE CARES is what I have learned. Everyone except the very few are all clock punchers and do not care. Elderly healthcare must be improved. This has been a horrific experience. I know my mom is an unusual case due to all of her diagnosis/ailments but that is no excuse. Where is the communications? Not even within their own organization - it’s been a horror show. Bottom line I feel is : NO ONE CARES. Sad state of affairs. Our regular Nurse and CNA praise me and tell me I am doing a phenomenal job. Those 2 I can count on because they see all my efforts 5X a week and they do care, so it’s not the entire organization that’s dysfunctional - just most of them.
Can someone enter the actively dying phase (unconscious & unresponsive, slowed breathing, graying skin, etc.), then suddenly recover somewhat?
they can BUT its unusual if they do.
@@hospicenursejulie thank you for your reply ❤️ my mom is unusual, lol
As a hospice Nurse, what are your feelings on self euthanasia?
My Dad died with a open mouth
I find this interesting, but I'm afraid to listen.