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Terminal lucidity (also known as rallying, terminal rally, the rally, end-of-life-experience, energy surge, the surge, or pre-mortem surge) [1] is an unexpected return of consciousness, mental clarity or memory shortly before death in individuals with severe psychiatric or neurological disorders.
sudden lift in spirits or happiness, after long sadness, for the end is near; [2] withdrawing from friends, family and prior interests; [3] dramatic change in dress or personal activities; [3] [4] rewriting a will, or farewell letters, or visiting to say goodbye; [3] [4] apologizing to others for various past actions;
Terminal dehydration is dehydration to the point of death. Some scholars make a distinction between "terminal dehydration" and "termination by dehydration". [ 1 ] Courts in the United States [ 2 ] generally do not recognize prisoners as having a right to die by voluntary dehydration, since they view it as suicide .
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In his heartbreaking and posthumous memoir, "When Breath Becomes Air", Kalanithi explores the big questions surrounding how the prospect of death can impact what makes life worth living.
That was the conclusion of Gray’s clinical research trial in which adaptive disclosure therapy was used with 44 active-duty combat Marines with PTSD and moral injury. In six 90-minute sessions, Gray found that the Marines experienced “substantive” improvement in their symptoms.
The word apoplexy was sometimes used to refer to the symptom of sudden loss of consciousness immediately preceding death. Strokes , ruptured aortic aneurysms , and even heart attacks were referred to as apoplexy in the past, because before the advent of biomedical science , there was limited ability to differentiate abnormal conditions and ...
Brook Mitchell/Getty Images Dr. Michael Mosley spoke about hoping to see his grandkids grow up before his sudden death at age 67. The British TV doctor revealed during an interview with The ...