# Nurses Share Deathbed Confessions

> Nurses reveal patients' final, shocking confessions before dying.
- Title: Nurses Share Deathbed Confessions · BuzzFeed | Shortify
- Summary: Nurses reveal patients' final, shocking confessions before dying. Nurses share patients' last words and deathbed confessions from their care experiences.
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- Source: BuzzFeed — https://buzzfeed.com/spenceralthouse/deathbed-confessions-from-nurses
- Published: 2026-11-10T03:06:04+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: deathbed confessions, nurses, patient stories, final words, deathbed, nursing, patient confessions, deathbed stories, nursing home, final moments, entertainment, culture
## 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
## Key takeaway

Nurses share patients' last words and deathbed confessions from their care experiences.