As a hospice nurse with years of experience, Julie McFadden has seen countless people in their final moments. Through her work, she\u2019s observed a pattern\u2014one subtle but powerful sign that death is near. And now, she\u2019s sharing it to help families better understand the transition between life and death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Nurse Julie, many patients exhibit the same quiet gesture just hours before passing: they reach their arms up toward the ceiling<\/strong>, as if they\u2019re trying to grasp something\u2014or someone\u2014just out of reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt happens so often, I can\u2019t call it coincidence anymore,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s not a seizure. It\u2019s not random. It\u2019s almost as if they\u2019re reaching out to someone only they can see.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some describe it as a final farewell. Others believe it may be a spiritual experience, possibly a sign that the person sees loved ones who\u2019ve already passed. In many cases, families who are present report feeling calm\u2014even comforted\u2014after witnessing the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This simple, upward-reaching motion has become something of a sacred sign among hospice workers. For them, it\u2019s not frightening\u2014it\u2019s beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Julie shares this and other end-of-life insights to help ease the fear and mystery surrounding death. Her message is clear: death doesn\u2019t have to be terrifying. It can be gentle, peaceful, and even filled with unseen connection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As a hospice nurse with years of experience, Julie McFadden has seen countless people in their final moments. Through her work, she\u2019s observed a pattern\u2014one subtle but… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=179"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":180,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179\/revisions\/180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsbreeze.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}