Before death

Signs of Dying

This is a general picture. It will vary greatly according to the cause of death, the person's general health, medications and any other significant factors. All dying experiences are unique and influenced by many factors, such as the particular illness and the types of medications being taken, but there are some physical changes that are fairly common. For some, this process may take weeks; for others, only a few days or hours.

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Black Plague Simulation

Imagine that YOU are traveling to a variety of towns and villages on a pilgramage or a trading voyage. It is the time of the Pestis Puerorum a form of the Black Plague which is particularly virulent among children and young people, during the mid 1300's. It is the second great plague to invade Europe. This Plague was so deadly that is took until the 1800s before the population again rose to the numbers before the Plague, about 500 years!!

famous SUICIDE notes

To my friends: My work is done. Why wait? Suicide note. ~~ George Eastman, inventor, d. March 14, 1932

dying words of CRIMINALS before execution - famous last words

You sons of bitches. Give my love to Mother. Executed in electric chair. ~~ Francis "Two Gun" Crowley, d. 1931

dying words of famous people

the last words spoken by famous people at death, or shortly before Am I dying or is this my birthday? When she woke briefly during her last illness and found all her family around her bedside. ~~ Lady Nancy Astor, d. 1964