If your loved one is terminally ill, take, that soon it will not be incredibly difficult. Understanding what to expect can ease the situation.
This article discusses the 11 signs of approaching death, and discussed ways to cope and survive the death of a loved one. This tells Likar.info.
When a person is terminally ill, he may stay in the hospital or receiving palliative care. To close it is important to know the signs of approaching death.
Human behavior before death
1. eat less
When a person is close to death, he becomes less active. This means that his body needs less energy than before. He practically ceases to eat and drink, as the appetite is gradually reduced.
Those who care for the dying, should allow a person to eat only when hungry. Have the patient ice (can be fruit), to maintain the level of hydration. A person can completely stop consuming the food a few days before his death. If this happens, you can try to lubricate lips a moisturizing balm to prevent drying out.
2. More sleep
Within 2 or 3 months before death, a person begins to spend more and more time to sleep. Lack of waking due to the fact that the metabolism is becoming weaker. Without metabolic energy a person begins to sleep more.
Those who care for the dying man, must do everything to make him sleep was comfortable. If the patient has the energy, you can try to help him move or get out of bed and walk to avoid bedsores.
3. Tired of people
The energy of a dying man comes to naught. He can not spend much time with other people, as it was before. Perhaps it would be a burden, and your society.
4. Changing vital signs
When a person is close to death, his vital signs may vary as follows:
● reduced blood pressure,
● changing the breath,
● heartbeat becomes irregular,
● pulse weakens
● urine can buy brown or rusty color. Human urine color changing, because the kidneys can not cope with their work. Watch for these changes can be frustrating, but usually they are harmless, so do not focus on them.
5. Changing toilet habits
As a dying man should eat and drink less, it may decrease bowel movements. This applies to both solid waste and urine. Renouncing food and water, he ceases to use the toilet. These changes can upset the family, but should be expected. Perhaps, in the hospital to establish a special catheter that will ease the situation.
6. Muscles lose their strength
In the days preceding the death, human muscles become weak. Muscle weakness means that the individual can not even perform simple tasks that were available to him earlier. For example, drink from a cup, roll over in bed, and so on. If this happens to dying loved ones need to help him lift things or roll over in bed.
7. Reduced body temperature
When a person dies, his blood circulation deteriorates, so the blood is concentrated in the viscera. This means that up to the hands and feet will be supplied enough blood.
Reduction of blood flow means that the skin of a dying becomes cool to the touch. It may also look pale or spotted with blue and violet shades. The man who dies, and can not feel the cold. But if after all this is happening, offer him a blanket or rug.
8. confused mind
When a person dies, his brain is still very active. Sometimes, however, those who are dying, begin to get confused or incorrect to express their thoughts. This happens when a person loses control over what is going on around him.
9. changing breathing
In the dying often appear with breathing problems. It may become more frequent or, on the contrary, deep and slow. A person may not have enough air, namely, breathing often becomes confusing.
If there is, do not worry. This is a normal part of the dying process, and of course, it does not cause pain of dying. In addition, if there is any experience on this subject, you can always consult with your doctor.
10. Appear soreness
It may be difficult to accept the inevitable fact that the level of pain may increase as you get closer to death. See the painful expression on his face or hear the groans, which publishes the patient, of course, it is not easy. Caregivers should talk to your doctor about the use of pain medication. The doctor will make the process as comfortable as possible.
11. appear hallucinations
Quite often dying people experience visions or hallucinations. Although it may seem quite daunting, do not worry. It is better not to change the opinion of the patient about his visions, as is likely, the opposite will only cause additional problems.
How to survive the last hours with loved ones?
With the onset of death, human bodies do not work, and all the processes in the body stop. All that you can do in this situation, it's just to be around. Take care and try to make the last hours of the dying as comfortable as possible.
Keep talking to him until he does not "go away", because most of the dying man hears everything that happens around it until the last minute.
Other signs of death
If the dying person is connected to the heart rate monitor close to be able to see when his heart stops working, that would indicate a death.
● absence of a pulse,
● absence of breathing,
● lack of tension in the muscles,
● motionless eyes,
● bowel movements or bladder,
● eyelid closure.
After confirmation of a person's death, relatives will be able to spend some time with those who have been to these roads. As they say goodbye, the family is usually associated with the funeral home. Then the funeral home will take the human body and prepare it for burial. When a man dies in a hospice or hospital staff contact the funeral home on behalf of the family.
How to cope with the loss of loved ones?
Even when death was expected, come to terms with it is extremely difficult. It is very important for people to give yourself time and space to grieve. One should not give up the support of friends and family.
Each person handles grief differently. But there are also a number of feelings and emotions that affect everyone, so perhaps it makes sense to share them with people who have already experienced similar. For such cases, there is a support group to help cope with their grief.
