On Sat, 23 Sep 2017 10:59:17 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2017-09-23 10:46 AM, wrote:
>> On Sat, 23 Sep 2017 09:13:08 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>
>>
>> I cannot think a person here whom I have known, that died with any
>> sort of pain. There have been several died of cancer but they were
>> long gone before it was unbearable. Perhaps it is more a fear of the
>> moment of death. A good friend died of pancreatic cancer and two or
>> three times she mused about what did I think the actual transition
>> would be like and I could only say that like her, I really didn't
>> know.
>
> From what I understand, the process can be quite painful as the cells
>stop getting sufficient oxygen. There skin's appearance changes and it
>gets blotchy. Doctors and nurses can often tell how imminent death is by
>the appearance and the rate of change. It's is not always a great idea
>to hold a person's hand close to the end because the physical contact
>can be quite painful.
>
>
How many times have you actually been with someone at their dying
moment?