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Understanding the Signs & Symptoms at The End of Life
Welcome to Death Care Coach. Katie Duncan here & I'm on a mission to educate & support those navigating the end of life journey. Death is a feared & taboo topic. My vision is to decrease that stigma. My hope is that by educating about the natural dying process & exploring the complexities around death, that this journey can be a little less hard & a little more graceful.
Caring for a dying person can be really scary when you don't know what to expect. Finding peace with your own death can be a complicated process. I believe in empowering you with knowledge & tools to approach the dying journey with a little more peace & increase quality of life. It's my honor to be here with you!
Click the SUBSCRIBE button & I'll see you in the comments.
ABOUT:
ICU RN - Hospice RN - Nurse Practitioner - Professor - Author - Death Coach. Climbs Mountains. Laughs at self (a lot)
DISCLAIMER: EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT MEDICAL ADVICE.
Welcome to Death Care Coach. Katie Duncan here & I'm on a mission to educate & support those navigating the end of life journey. Death is a feared & taboo topic. My vision is to decrease that stigma. My hope is that by educating about the natural dying process & exploring the complexities around death, that this journey can be a little less hard & a little more graceful.
Caring for a dying person can be really scary when you don't know what to expect. Finding peace with your own death can be a complicated process. I believe in empowering you with knowledge & tools to approach the dying journey with a little more peace & increase quality of life. It's my honor to be here with you!
Click the SUBSCRIBE button & I'll see you in the comments.
ABOUT:
ICU RN - Hospice RN - Nurse Practitioner - Professor - Author - Death Coach. Climbs Mountains. Laughs at self (a lot)
DISCLAIMER: EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT MEDICAL ADVICE.
Should a Person at the End of Life Receive IV Fluids? #hospicecare
Should a Person at the End of Life Receive IV Fluids?
#hospice #endoflifecare #dementia #palliativecare
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✨Become a Certified Death Doula👇
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✨For Death Doulas - FREE End of Life Practitioner Training👇
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✨Book on Death and Dying 👇
The Dying Process: Understanding Signs, Symptoms & Changes At The End Of Life www.amazon.com/dp/B09GTJRQPH
✨End of Life Resources 👇
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✨Caregiver Book 👇
Dear Caregiver, It's Your Life Too: 71 Self-Care Tips To Manage Stress, Avoid Burnout & Find Joy Again While Caring For A Loved One
www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHG869TS
Katie Duncan is nurse practitioner & end of life doula & coach. She is the founder of Death Care Coach, a company offering end of life care coaching and support to help you navigate the dying process and create a meaningful end of life journey.
Katie is a Certified Death Doula Trainer offering an Online Comprehensive 11-Week Program with a Live Online Component for those looking to support people at the end of life in a non-medical role, or who are looking to add this training into their current professional role (ie: nurse, social worker, chaplain, bereavement counselor, therapist, nurse practitioner, physician, reiki healer, massage therapist, etc.). APPLY to join our Certified End of Life Practitioner Program👇 - www.deathcarecoach.com/certifiedeolpapplication
#hospice #endoflifecare #dementia #palliativecare
✨ LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if this was helpful!✨
✍️ Leave a comment
✨Become a Certified Death Doula👇
www.deathcarecoach.com/certifiedeolpapplication
✨For Death Doulas - FREE End of Life Practitioner Training👇
www.deathcarecoach.com/freedeathdoulatraining
✨Book on Death and Dying 👇
The Dying Process: Understanding Signs, Symptoms & Changes At The End Of Life www.amazon.com/dp/B09GTJRQPH
✨End of Life Resources 👇
deathcarecoach.com
✨Caregiver Book 👇
Dear Caregiver, It's Your Life Too: 71 Self-Care Tips To Manage Stress, Avoid Burnout & Find Joy Again While Caring For A Loved One
www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHG869TS
Katie Duncan is nurse practitioner & end of life doula & coach. She is the founder of Death Care Coach, a company offering end of life care coaching and support to help you navigate the dying process and create a meaningful end of life journey.
Katie is a Certified Death Doula Trainer offering an Online Comprehensive 11-Week Program with a Live Online Component for those looking to support people at the end of life in a non-medical role, or who are looking to add this training into their current professional role (ie: nurse, social worker, chaplain, bereavement counselor, therapist, nurse practitioner, physician, reiki healer, massage therapist, etc.). APPLY to join our Certified End of Life Practitioner Program👇 - www.deathcarecoach.com/certifiedeolpapplication
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End of life agitation #hospicecare
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End of life agitation Hospice may recommend an anti-anxiety medication like Lorazepam (or Ativan) for a person on hospice if/when they experience anxiety, agitation or restlessness. Sometimes this restlessness is referred to as terminal agitation if it occurs in the hours to days for death. In some cases, a family may give their dying loved one Lorazepam and the opposite happens - the dying per...
5 Bodily Changes of Dying #hospice
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5 bodily changes of dying In this video we will talk about normal signs of dying. Because we're not used to seeing what natural dying looks like when someone is dying slowly from that of disease, illness, or aging processes how do you know what to expect when someone is dying? This lack of education and knowledge likely adds to the fear and worry around death. #hospicecare #endoflifecare #hospi...
How to Know When Someone with Dementia is Nearing End of Life #dementia
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How to Know When Someone with Dementia is Nearing End of Life Dementia is an umbrella term for multiple different diseases affecting the brain. Under the umbrella of dementia are diseases such as Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Dementia, Lewy Body Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia, Parkinson's Disease and others. Dementia progresses in a somewhat step-down decline, with periods of plateau, period...
Story about death of a loved one #hospice
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Story about death of a loved one There are sad, strange, unexpected, and also beautiful things that happened as my granddad approached the end of his life, journey'd through his dying process and finally died. While a little different than my other end of life education videos, this is my take on my granddad's death. ✨ LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if this was helpful!✨ ✍️ Leave a comment ✨Become a Certif...
End of Life Doula Training #deathdoula
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End of Life Doula Training The non-medical and holistic role of the death doula is impacting end of life care in a positive way. As an added layer and compliment to hospice, end of life doulas are a layer of emotional support for families. If you are interested in learning more about the death doula and to find out about what it takes to be a certified death doula, we offer a free introductory ...
Dementia end of life restlessness #hospice
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Dementia end of life restlessness Occasionally a person may experience end of life experience agitation, restlessness and confusion. When it occurs specifically in the late afternoon/evening (or when the sun goes down) on a repeated basis, it may be considered something called Sundowning or Sundowning Syndrome. Sundowning is more common in people with dementia, or other neurological condition. ...
End Stage Liver Disease Symptoms Before Death #liverdisease
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End Stage Liver Disease Symptoms Before Death End stage liver disease is also known as cirrhosis of the liver. This means that the cells of the liver have become damaged over time and are no longer able to repair themselves. It leads to scarring of the liver and loss of normal liver function. In this video we will explore: Timestamp: 00:00 End stage liver disease symptoms before death 00:47 Wha...
What NOT to say to a grieving person #griefsupport
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What NOT to say to a grieving person We all wish we could do a better job at knowing what to do or what to say to a grieving friend. It's hard to know what to say or what not to say! And here's the other challenge... every person grieves differently. Some people will prefer certain words or acts of kindness, and others will be completely turned off by those same things. Here's one surprising qu...
Why does a dying person linger? #hospice
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Why does a dying person linger? Why does a dying person not let go? They may be showing signs that they are ready to die, including the death rattle, unconscious state, breathing changes, and yet they aren't dying. ✨ LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if this was helpful!✨ ✍️ Leave a comment ✨Become a Certified Death Doula👇 www.deathcarecoach.com/certifiedeolpapplication ✨For Death Doulas - FREE End of Life Pr...
Dementia signs of approaching death #dementia
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Dementia signs of approaching death It's often hard to know when a person with end stage dementia on hospice is close to death. A person with dementia is often rather healthy despite the neurological disease and it's progression. A person with dementia can often live longer than the hospice criteria of "6 months or less." Despite this, as long as the person with dementia continues to show signs...
End of Life Conversation Starter #deathdoula
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End of Life Conversation Starter Hey death doulas! The Death Deck is a great tool to bring to death cafes, or use with clients, family and even friends. It's a fun and easy way to talk about big and often difficult topics around death, dying and end of life. ✨ LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if this was helpful!✨ ✍️ Leave a comment ✨Become a Certified Death Doula👇 www.deathcarecoach.com/certifiedeolpapplica...
Fever at the end of life #hospicecare
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Fever at the end of life What to do when a person on hospice develops a fever? It is common and normal for a dying person to spike a fever at the end of life. ✨ LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if this was helpful!✨ ✍️ Leave a comment ✨Become a Certified Death Doula👇 www.deathcarecoach.com/certifiedeolpapplication ✨For Death Doulas - FREE End of Life Practitioner Training👇 www.deathcarecoach.com/freedeathdou...
End of life changes: how to plan #hospice
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End of life change: how to plan ✨ LIKE and SUBSCRIBE if this was helpful!✨ ✍️ Leave a comment ✨Become a Certified Death Doula👇 www.deathcarecoach.com/certifiedeolpapplication ✨For Death Doulas - FREE End of Life Practitioner Training👇 www.deathcarecoach.com/freedeathdoulatraining ✨Book on Death and Dying 👇 The Dying Process: Understanding Signs, Symptoms & Changes At The End Of Life www.amazon....
What to Expect in the Final Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease? 13 Signs and Symptoms of Dying
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What to Expect in the Final Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease? 13 Signs and Symptoms of Dying #hospice Kidney Failure can be due to either the progression of chronic kidney disease to the most severe stage, stage 5 (also known as End Stage Renal Disease), or due to n acute kidney injury. In both cases the kidneys are not functioning and would need either dialysis or a kidney transplant for survi...
Why does someone linger at the end of life
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Why does someone linger at the end of life
Is it Normal in Grief to Forget Your Loved One Died
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Is it Normal in Grief to Forget Your Loved One Died
The natural dying process #hospice #death #dying
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The natural dying process #hospice #death #dying
How long before death? How does hospice know? #endoflife
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How long before death? How does hospice know? #endoflife
What does transitioning mean in hospice? #death #dying #hospice
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What does transitioning mean in hospice? #death #dying #hospice
3 Signs of Actively Dying - Hours Before Death #hospice #death #dying
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3 Signs of Actively Dying - Hours Before Death #hospice #death #dying
A Real Story of an End of Life Rally in a Dying Person #endoflife #endoflifecare #dying
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A Real Story of an End of Life Rally in a Dying Person #endoflife #endoflifecare #dying
3 Unexplainable Phenomena at the End of Life #death
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3 Unexplainable Phenomena at the End of Life #death
Is it normal to forget someone died? #grief #death #hospice
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Is it normal to forget someone died? #grief #death #hospice
I'm 70, I was diagnosed with CHF 3 years ago. I'm still working 40hrs/wk as a 50-year veteran auto mechanic. My twin brother was also diagnosed with CHF & COPD 5 years ago as he has smoked for 50+ years suddenly (To me) died 2 months ago. We're going to bury him in 3 weeks. Ya just don't know what life is going to dish out. I take comfort in knowing that my brother knew He was loved, as I told him and showed him over and over. I will miss him to my last breath. I don't want to die just yet, don't think I will but I know I'll see him on the other side when it's my turn and that gives me comfort. Keep your loved ones close!
My late father who didn’t know he had end stage Heart Failure along aside gangrene never made it and sadly past months after been giving the news in Feb and it came as a complete blow and even now I’m in shock and disbelief.😭RIPi love you daddy
As a cardiac patient with an AVR and heart attack, told I would die at 50; now 65. I find your video very disturbing. No, I am not upset at you. I know you are trying to do good. Yep, I am chronic and have symptoms. I will go when number is called. Thank you.
Thank you for all you do! I was given 2 15 mg |sample doses" a few days ago just to see if any reaction. I really did not notice anything. My question is, are there other options that serve the same basic purpose? Like a codeine of some sort? I have severe pain in my next for years and have taken 8 tramadol a day for the last 4 years, to be honest, I think my body has gotten use to them, thus why not replace with a type of codine, for pain and breathing?
Sprite or something else that is citreous us good.
Audio is perfect 👍 thank you!
I have a question. If someone is dying, could you see behavior change like. When you first meet them, they had a happy and outgoing personality. But now they are angry, have no energy, and don't spend time with family and are always tired
Excellent information, thank you!
Fine for me
When is the next training
Our next cohort starts September 8th.
I’m interested. I’m a caregiver for a person on hospice right now
audio is fine for me, thank you for this
The sound is fine
Sound is fine
Sound is very good & video was very helpful, thank you
𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗱. 😢
So depressing
This is true. My mother went through all this and it was painful to watch. May 1, 2024 she passed.
I am 40 years old. Was diagnosed last year with chronic and congestive heart failure, dyspnea, cardiomyopathy, tachycardia, chronic bronchitis/cough. I’m always tired and very aches when I wake up especially. I also can’t work out like I used to without getting very nauseous and most of the time I throw up if I even try to go on a VERY short jog… so I have gained at least 30lbs since. I have frequent urination and also, I didn’t hear this in here, but…. my FEET HURT… the bottom of them, mainly when I first wake up and step on the ground to just go to the bathroom. I sleep sooo so much. It’s so miserable. Anyone have any helpful or just plain HONEST information, advice or opinion on if this all still applies to ME????? Considering I am only 40 years old and no other comorbid disease? Thank you and all my love and best wishes to everyone out there suffering with this silent killer as well 🙏❤️🤦🏻♀️😪
Is the “sundowners phenomenon “ only related to those with Alzheimer’s or Dementia? Or are you saying that anyone with a terminal illness subject to this agitation?
Thank you for this details in end of life and is very powerful of what we can do as we express Love and compassion towards the dying .
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thank you for this
DEATH CARE COACH: Thank you for enumerating these symptoms. As a stage 5 CKD patient I have undergone dialysis for 3 full years now. I am amazed with how little education I have gotten from both my primary care and my kidney physicians. As I still have goals, I wish to maximize the time I have left and can use your information to invoke practices that may help me. Be well. BE SAFE!!!
10 months ago I had an A Fib emergency. I m wondering if I STILL have A Fib? They told me I had CHF, heart failure and AFib. I had a cardio version and it helped me since. What’s in my future. I am 74, and I want to know.
Thanks for explaining this, I wish hospice nurses would have explained this when my dad was ready to die, we knew it was going to happen but we blamed the nurse for drugging him into unconscious prior and then he woke up, asked for a huge breakfast, wanted the hockey game on the TV, did a crossword puzzle, scratch lottery tickets he loved and was a little annoyed he couldn't walk (his legs were at this point showing the signs of death, lots of motteling the nurse called itl) within 12 hours of being back to the father I knew he was very agitated, regressed to sleepy, incoherent and in-between sleep asking for help to die, very emotional for all, he had in his will and my husband as power of attorney to have a drug induced coma. That death rally really made us question everything, we thought he was maybe not getting better but ...if the nurse at hospice explained this we would not have waited another day to grant his wish, after 2 counseling sessions one with a pastor he was put in a coma and passed away 2 days later
What makes them hallucinate?
"And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment" (Hebrews 9:27). Therefore, "seek the LORD while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near" (Isaiah 55:6).
Thank you for the information and especially the time line. So useful in making plans.
Im 31 and ive just got on blood pressure meds recently, i had been struggling with very high blood pressure, some night it felt like something was going to hapoen. The meds got my BP down, but now i notice and experience most to all of these symptoms. No diagnosis yet, but i plan on making cardiologist appointment to know. Hopefully its nothing, but if it is heart failure... i lived a pretty interesting, mostly great life.
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Can I just point something out? This is a very delicate topic, you might be very knowledgeable however the super smiley face on the thumbnail when the subject of this video is not so happy it’s quite distasteful and offensive. Also the way you say to stick around to the end of the video when you’ll reveal how long the survival time frame will be, again it’s so in bad taste. Like low level influencers when they tease you about something important at the end of video just to get more views. Honestly it’s putting me off of this channel entirely. How can you not understand these things? And I’m sure that if you’re a doctor or professional then you’re not so desperate for money to have to earn more from CZcams. The smile on the thumbnail….
It’s difficult to die when people are going in and out, do a lot of asking and makes a lot of noise.
change up your pic showing/advertising this video smiley....alot of people are scared and depressed etc etc but your all smiles and happy....there isnothing smiley about this situation.....so change it up !!!!
I am 88 and a half, two weeks ago l cleaned my floors and waxed my kitchen floor, got Covid-19 for the third time, I had Doctor to turn off the defibrillator at 88 and got ablation because of AFib One night my heart was doing the rubble ,l ask Jesus if I was going home, nothing I ask how much longer is this going to dance, My Holy Spirit said say your prayer l did when l got to my heart it stopped, My pray is Jesus paid for my sins and his strips for my healing, When l go to my Father God he gave me energy when he made me,So my pray is Father I pray my healing and energy prayer,l start at the top my hair,my brain going down to every part of my body I spend hours talking and loving My Jesus Christ'My Holy Spirit and my Father. It’s hard to get prayers answered just going to church and giving him a hour and a half, People have to have so much entertaining,,
I had end stage Heart Faluire. No weight gain made me very skinny. Had my transplant 2009
My aunt died of this heart failure and cousin Gloria husband sister died of this. Gloria and I both have heart failure and cardiomyopathy in both of us.
I have heart failure and cardiomyopathy in me and I got it from very bad case of COVID 19 viruses.
New subscriber here❤
Thank you!
Thank you for this information. Could you please explain why people lose their voice near the end of life?
Weird thumbnail of a happy person smiling when talking about something like this just my opinion.
I’ve got heart failure and I’ve got an ICD, but the problem is my liver is taking the majority of the blood and fighting with the heart for blood supply so what goes first heart or the liver living the dream❤😂
How long can you live on lactulose?
That was brilliant! I had the same heart attack that killed my dad in his sleep when he was only 45 years old. It happens to me when I was 36 years old. Luckily I came back and was resuscitated. They could not save my father he died in my mother's arms. I was out for 7 minutes as my organs began to fail I came back to life and continue to rock and roll. It has been 22 years now I'm still living independent and I got to say keep your faith in god, keep your humor in life, always promise yourself a little bit of progress a day, and look at it like you're on vacation for the rest of your life and you have no choice but to slow down! I also recommend rescuing cute puppies or two kittens or a puppy and a kitten!
@200_IM, Omg the first comment on here just made me feel sooo soo soo flipping much better, ugh omg thank you!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤ I took my Mom into hospital 4th of July evening due to massive pain in her lower right abdomen, it was cancer in her intestines. They did surgery 2 days ago and had heart issues the night after...didn't think anything about it like it was serious really cus she's had heart populations before. Fib thing. We've known about that. She's still in hospital to wait till test results get back to know if they got all the cancer...I just hung up the phone from her call to explain Drs just told her she has heart failure and I immediately of course sobbed crying for a minute but then i started doing my research, I'm nurodivegent,lol so researching things are kinda my thing. And I always feel there's a way to overcome anything, our bodys are absolutely amazing and it wants to heal itself. I know this. But yeah, my Dad had heart failure too, he had lots of other issues too tho and he did end up dying about 10 yrs ago like 5 years after he had been diagnosed with heart failure. I thought my Mom was doomed, a lot of these symptoms she's had. She coughs nonstop and sleeps all the time never has energy. And she pees all the time like gets up 12 times at night to pee. This sucks so bad, she's only 75, and I'm the only kid of hers who can be here with her. With my 9yr old son. I wish so bad I understood this better though. But dear God your comment seriously h made my tears stop finally and feel hopeful.
My mom is 85 and seems to have most of the symptoms, she was diagnosed 6 yrs ago. She has a bad valve shes had a strong murmur all of her life, im her only child and i try to do whats right. I cant tell when shell die. Confused😢
Did any of you smoke?
It is narrated in authentic traditions that when an unbelieving person is about to leave the world and move towards the hereafter, black-faced angels come to him from the sky with coarse cloth and sit down as far as his eyes can see. This is followed by the arrival of the angel of death who sits down at the end of the person and says: ‘O wicked soul! Come towards the displeasure and anger of your Lord’. Having heard this proclamation of the Angel of Death, the soul of the unbeliever begins to run and take refuge in different parts of his body. But the Angel pulls it out in a rough and harsh manner, and wraps it in the coarse cloth which is filthy and gives of the stench as the dead and rotten bodies on the earth. When the angels ascend to various levels in the sky (while carrying the soul), groups of angels at different levels ask, ‘Who is this wicked soul?’ The reply is given, ‘This is so and so, the son of so and so’. The doors of heaven remain closed for him as Allah says, ‘The doors of heaven would not be opened for them, nor will they enter paradise until a camel passes through the eye of a needle.’ (Quran 7: 40).
She's fine as hell
I too have congested heart failure and I know my time is close. I'm not afraid to die since you go straight to God when you do. Now thanks to you (I am so grateful) I know what to expect and how my body is dying now, so I have total peace of mind. May the LORD keep you and bless you for the caring information you give.❤
Praying for you
@TMari333 Bless your heart. Thank you, and likewise.
May you transition in peace
Great video!
The one thing I remember is hearing the nurse say we have increased midazolam as dad was terminally agitated,but i was there and dad wasn’t agitated he was asleep, this is when I knew if there increased the dose he’s almost there😢. Next morning I’m there for care to allow mum to get shopping done. His breathing was shallow. That night 8pm he passed with every one around him .he waited until we left the room