How do you comfort someone who is dying?

Answer 1

I am sorry you are going through this. There isn't much you can say, but be sure you let them know how much you care for them. Perhaps going over old memories of the fun you had together (silly things) may bring laughter instead of tears. Dying a lonely road all of us must make one day.

If you know this person's faith life, now is the time to elicit questions and give reassurance . I f they believe in Heaven , or a hereafter , reinforce their beliefs. If they are having douubts, reassure them . Everyone I have watched die [ and there have been hundreds over the years ] has at least a momentary panic near the end, even if only a glint of fear in their eyes. Make them look you in the eye and let them see the truth of your words , and tell them you KNOW you will see them again. When their physical strenght and their faith wavers , give them all you can. Death is not pretty , and you don't need a good laugh , just the strenghth and faith to face the inevitable.

Answer 2

Be strong, know that even from a scientific point of view there IS an afterlife. Death is just a concept just like time. When we are on earth we count the rotations around the sun and thus we have, years, months, days and so on... But as soon as we leave the solar system there is no sun to count the days. When we go fast enough at light speed time slows down, just like when we leave our physical bodies death no longer applies; we become greater beings and (if you believe) God will embrace us with kindness and love. Be strong,this is merely the beginning of you're journey

ANOTHER ANSWER:

Death is coming for all of us, and there's no comfort in its approach. When it's your turn, you are forced to face it head on. Each of us must evaluate ourselves at death's door.

Have we been sick, diseased and in constant pain? If so, might we not welcome death? Have not all of us at one time or another been so ill that we "wished we were dead? " Of course, few of us really mean it... yet, at such times... sometimes I wonder.

Have we've been blessed with reasonable heath; are we living in reasonable comfort in the world? Have we been blessed with many children and dread the very idea of leaving them in the world without us... without our "protection" [as deceptive an illusion as that may be]?

Bottom line is we're all born, set on a journey toward death; which few of us consider on a daily basis for the most part. At least until we get older and can see it coming a little more clearly than when we were young.

As for the spirit within us -- what have we, as individuals, been taught... what has life taught us? What sort of religious and/or philosophical view do we hold? Has our religious teachings become part of us, and do we "believe" what we've been taught? Have we bought into the "religion of evolution" and its beliefs where belief and faith in the "Eternity of God" is replaced with our faith in the "Eternity of Matter"?

Some religions, as twisted and perverse as they may be, gives their adherents "hope" in something beyond death. Perhaps consolation can be achieved here. But other religions don't offer anything but "the here and now." Is there any consolation to be had in this?

Some folks die instantly in accidents, murders and wars. They don't have time to be consoled, so what does it matter? We're all going to die, consoled or not.

The Bible reveals, however, that everyone who has lived and died throughout the generations of man are going to [when Jesus returns] LIVE AGAIN to FACE JUDGMENT [an assessment of their life's experiences] in one of TWO RESURRECTIONS -- the FIRST RESURRECTION taking place for His saints; the SECOND a thousand years later:

"...They came to life again, and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years. THIS IS THE FIRST RESURRECTION. (The rest of the dead did not COME BACK TO LIFE until the thousand years had ended.) Blessed and Holy are those who SHARE IN THE FIRST RESURRECTION. For them the SECOND DEATH holds no power..." (Rev.20:4-6 NLTNew Living Translation).

So, forget "consolation" for the dying. WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE ONCE. It's the SECOND DEATH that people should be concerned about!

"...THIS IS THE SECOND DEATH - THE LAKE OF FIRE. And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was THROWN INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE." (verses 14-15)

The only possible consolation at the facing of the FIRST DEATH has to be "that we've lived a good life."

Our Creator will take care of the rest:

"'Let the one who is doing wrong continue to do wrong; the one who is vile, continue to be vile; the one who is good, continue to do good; and the one who is Holy, continue in holiness.' 'See, I AM COMING SOON, and MY REWARD IS WITH ME, to REPAY ALL ACCORDING TO THEIR DEEDS.'" (Rev.22:11-12)

The death of each of us approaches... how comfortable are each of us with that?''

"...just as IT IS DESTINED [a time appointed] that EACH PERSON DIES ONLY ONCE and AFTER THAT THE JUDGMENT, so also CHRIST DIED ONLY ONCE as a sacrifice to take away the SINS [which is disobedience to God's Commandments - see I John 3:4] of many people. HE WILL COME AGAIN but not to deal with our sins again. This time He will bring SALVATION to ALL THOSE WHO ARE EAGERLY WAITING FOR HIM." (Heb.9:27-28 NLT)

Is this world eagerly waiting for Jesus' return, along with the Judgment that will assess our worthiness to avoid the SECOND DEATH? Does anyone believe that He will? How comforted will the world be [not IF, but WHEN] He does?

"...there will be DEEP MOURNING AMONG THE NATIONS OF THE EARTH. And THEY WILL SEE THE SON OF MAN ARRIVE on the clouds of heaven WITH POWER and GREAT GLORY." (Matt.24:30)We each need to be looking to ourselves, to be the best people we can be in this life in accordance with our Creator's Laws [because it will be God's Laws that shall Judge each of us in the Resurrection:"...the books {of the Bible} were opened... And the dead were JUDGED ACCORDING TO THE THINGS WRITTEN IN THE BOOKS, according to what they had done." - Rev.20:12].

Answer 3

You can comfort someone who is dying by sitting with them, giving them a pat on the back, and a hug of course. Sometimes you just have to be with them for a while

Answer 4

get help or call the hospital (911)