Experts from the American Center for Hospice and Palliative Care in Buffalo studied patients for 10 years and made an interesting discovery: They discovered what dreams people have before they die.

According to patients, in 72% of cases, on the eve of death, they had dreams in which they communicated with deceased relatives and friends, experiencing warm feelings. 59% of patients in their last dreams packed suitcases or bought tickets as if they were getting ready for their last journey. Some were already traveling on a train or flying on a plane, and sometimes, they also found long-dead relatives next to them, with whom they happily communicated.

29% of patients also saw their loved ones and friends in their dreams, but only living ones. Finally, 28% saw memories from their past life in their dreams. These memories were things that had made them happy. Dying children were an exception; they most often dreamed of deceased pets they recognized. Adults also dreamed, but their patients could not remember.

When do dreams begin before death?

Mysterious dreams begin about 10-11 weeks before death, and three weeks before death, their frequency rapidly increases, and the dreams become more vivid. Scientists have found that almost everyone who has had a dream before death says they thought it was real because the dreams were intense.

However, some experts are not sure about this. 45% of the study participants said they had seen these dreams in deep sleep. In 16% of cases, they happened during awakening, and in 39%, they began upon awakening and continued when the person was no longer sleeping, turning into something similar to a vision. Because of this, some doctors find studies of dreams before death unconvincing, as they believe the visions may be caused by delusions caused by the powerful drugs given to patients.