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Nurses Share Deathbed Confessions
Nurses reveal patients' final, shocking confessions before dying.
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Nurses reveal patients' final, shocking confessions before dying. Nurses share patients' last words and deathbed confessions from their care experiences. Originally reported by BuzzFeed.
Patient's Fear of Spouse
A dying woman confessed she hated her deceased husband and feared him, crying after being told it was okay to go with him.
“Oh my god! No. I hate him. I'm scared of him!”
Grandma's Murder Confession
A grandmother confessed to murder on her deathbed, though no ex-husband or partner had died unexpectedly.
“My grandma confessed to murder while on her deathbed”
Grandmother's Final Words
A grandmother called out to her deceased mother and grandfather before dying, asking if they were coming to take her home.
“Rose? Russel? Are you here to take me home?”
Grandmother's Sudden Death
A grandmother said she was going to die and died before finishing the sentence after the nurse tried to reassure her.
“I think I'm going to die now”
Patient's Deceased Husband
A patient with end-stage renal failure said her deceased husband 'Bill' was here before stopping breathing.
“Bill's here, love. I've got to go”
Man's Death Prediction
An old man predicted he would die that day and died after saying, 'See? I told you I was going to die'.
“See? I told you I was going to die”
Patient's Final Words
A 29-year-old man with severe COVID said, 'Two worlds wait for us: a beautiful one, and one with fire. Please, I don't want to go anymore'.
“Two worlds wait for us: a beautiful one, and one with fire. Please, I don't want to go anymore”
WWII Veteran's Regret
A WWII veteran with dementia said he killed 22 men over there before dying after 50+ years of guilt.
“Twenty-two men...I killed 22 men over there”
Ku Klux Klan Regret
A 90+ year old man confessed to being in the Ku Klux Klan and asked a Black RN if she forgave him before dying.
“I've been part of the Ku Klux Klan in my youth and am ashamed”
Regret Over LGBTQ Children
A patient regretted disowning LGBTQ children and wished they had relationships with their families.
“I regret disowning my LGBTQ children and the relationships I could've had”
Young Woman's Death
A 28-year-old cancer patient died alone after moving from Canada to be with her boyfriend who left her.
“I wish I'd never left Canada”
Patient's Final Confession
A patient said he should have finished drowning his stepmother and burning down the house before dying.
“I should have finished the job of drowning her and burning down the house”
Patient's Final Words
A hospice patient said she was leading the parade before dying after a candlelit memorial walk.
“Don't worry. I'm leading the parade today”
Patient's Death Prediction
A patient said he was going to die before surgery and died shortly after the procedure.
“I'm going to die. I know I'm going to die”
The main idea
Nurses share patients' last words and deathbed confessions from their care experiences.
