Do the dead greet the dying?

By David Kessler, Oprah.com

Throughout my years of working with the dying and the bereaved, I have noticed commonly shared experiences that remain beyond our ability to explain and fully understand. The first are visions.

As the dying see less of this world, some people appear to begin looking into the world to come. It's not unusual for the dying to have visions, often of someone who has already passed on. Your loved one may tell you that his deceased father visited him last night, or your loved one might speak to his mom as if she were there in the room at that time.

It was almost 15 years ago that I was sitting at the bedside of my teacher, Elisabeth Kübler Ross, when she turned to me and asked, What do you think about the deceased visiting those on their deathbeds to greet them?

I replied quickly, showing my knowledge back to her: You're speaking of deathbed visions, most likely caused by a lack of oxygen to the brain or a side effect of morphine.

She looked at me and sighed, It will come with maturity.

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