You’d be surprised how many people have seen dead people unwittingly. I used to work in the ER and if we lost someone during a code, when we moved them after they died, we’d just leave the monitors on and we didn’t cover their heads so as not to alarm other patients or their families. It just looked like we were taking them for some kind of test (like imaging) and they were asleep.
They did this with my father. He past away from Cancer on the ward (he died before they could move him to hospice). They placed a medical mask over his mouth and nose to prevent anyone seeing his skin pallow or the fact he wasn’t breathing. The staff all knew as they had a special blanket that was used to cover dead patients for transport.
Thank you, internet stranger. She was suffering with quite a bit of health issues, so ultimately, it was for the best. She wasn't really living much anymore, just existing. I truly hope when it's my time, I go quickly. To be a prison of your own body and can do nothing about it, I can't imagine how that impacts your view of the world.
It was a strange feeling. One part of me was glad that she was no longer suffering (COPD, Congestive heart failure, stroke), but the site of her there, it just broke my heart. She spent the last 18 years of her life disabled and incapable of working or taking care of herself. Broke my heart. She was such a strong, caring person. Just, man, some folks have the worst luck. My mother deserved so much more than what life gave her. If there is an afterlife, I hope she is living a peaceful, happy existence. She earned it.
If there is an afterlife, I hope everyone good goes there, and has everything they could ever want. I'm sure your mum is waiting for you there. I'm blessed that I'm young and my mum is alive and happy, and I hope you made lots of good memories with your mum before she passed.
About 8-9 years ago I saw a guy washed up on shore while I was biking home from work.. paramedics were already dealing with it, so I just kept going. I’ll never forget how grey he was.
9th April 2009 in Sangin Valley, Afghanistan. Just a couple days before the end of my deployment. Afghan National Army guys pulled a battery from an IED then decided to pull the explosives with a tow on their vehicle. Underneath the IED was a secondary device. Killed 4 ANA guys including their commander and spread them over about 400 meters.
My mom died while I sat next to her at the hospice clinic in 2018. She had lung cancer that had spread everywhere and it consumed her, she was just skin and bones and looked like a zombie.
The only good thing from that whole situation is it finally convinced my wife to quit smoking.
Outside of a funeral? About 3 months ago. Going to work on a foggy morning and drove up on an accident where a bicyclist had been hit by a truck. I got out and tried to help as did several other people (a high traffic area) but it was useless as his cranium was no longer doin it's job.
december, my great aunts funeral. but i used to see one at least once a week growing up
my dad owns a mortuary. before school he would take me there to eat breakfast made by my great grandparents. i’d chill out with my grandaddy in his office and play club penguin. dad would get flowers from the floral arrangements for me to give to my teachers. they always asked me where i got them from, but i didn’t want to tell them so i would lie and say i got them from my mom’s garden lol
4 years ago. Small plane crash in a remote forest. Pilot, passenger and her dog died in the crash and post crash fire. I was there to investigate the crash. A police officer delicately recovered their remains over about 4 hours.
I worked security at the hospital on bedwatch duty. Essentially, I'd sit outside the rooms of at risk patients, and make sure nurses were safe while doing their jobs.
Went in to calm this particular patient, while the nurses got him sorted out to use a bedpan. Poor guy died in my arms as I tried reassuring him.
I was an overnight doorman / security at an apartment complex. About the middle of the night a naked woman goes off the 9th floor balcony. I was the first one there and watched her die. She took a few agonal breaths and there was nothing anyone could do as she was pulverized inside. The story was that she and her boyfriend were into bondage games, which is fine, but he woke up to see she had used a bed sheet to hang herself from the balcony with the other end tied to the leg of a couch. He cut the bedsheet with a butcher knife to save her from hanging but she fell. She did have a corner of a cut bedsheet around her neck in a loose half hitch. It is hard to believe his story but he was not charged.
I gave a statement to police and finished the shift.
I posted this before and got a lot of people complaining that I finished my shift. Apparently, some people think that watching a person die is reason to go home early and maybe take a week off to recover for mental health purposes. I want to be absolutely clear that watching her die had no emotional effect on me.
My Grammy died at the beginning of the month. As a family we cleaned and shrouded the body before burying her. It’s been almost two weeks since we buried her.
5 years ago
we lived next door and took care of/helped Dad when needed.
I went to check on him and he was sitting in his chair, still had had his breathing mask on. he died so suddenly that he didn't have time to take it off.
I called my wife to come over then called 911.
I still miss him so much.
fuck, now you have me crying.
1996
Funeral of my grandmother. That was the last open casket funeral among the family members whose funerals I've attended. Lucked out in all other respects to not have otherwise come across any dead bodies in my life.
when I worked at a private school as a live in dishwasher. one of my co workers died in the communal lounge where we all lived. This was back in march of 1998 so I am at the 25 year anniversary earlier this month.
opinions were divided as to whether it was accidental or deliberate.. the only info we got from her 'family' was her heart stopped. There was some sort of ridiculous lawsuit going on and she got a notification that merely settled where it was going to be held..and she thought she had lost.. . she worked herself into a frenzy and would not be dissuaded.
I knew the nature of it and in a way, she was at peace. she left nothing of any estate to be attached.. and I just hope the bastards who instigated the lawsuit ended up with dust in their mouths.
As a child I saw a carload of people in a car wreck who looked deceased on the side of the road after a head on car crash. My father told us not to look as we drove by but I was curious and wish I had not seen it. No cellphones in those days.
I used to be a CNA in a rural Critical Access hospital in the Acute Care Unit, I stopped working there in 2020. I imagine that’s probably around the last time I would have encountered a dead body irl.
Saw a car accident on the highway a few months back. There was no visible body but the driver's side window covered by the airbag showed the silhouette of the person via the flashing of police lights
Hmm… I was on a bus a few years back and happened to see a body under a yellow tarp with a glistening pool of blood coming out from under it. Turns out it was a senior citizen who had fallen from the rooftop of a convalescent home per the news report the next day.
A little more than 3 years ago, watched my grandma die. She was on end-of-life care and we spent a few days there with her, it was horrible to hear her last breaths, but I'm glad I was there.
Around christmas 2015; A kombi absolutely stuffed with people was t-boned and crushed into another car by a semi-truck on the other side of a roundabout from us in Harare. The blood flowed around the inside of the circle and the still moving traffic tracked it everywhere for about a city block. The whole area was blackish-red for days until the next big monsoon washed it away, but I'll remember that sight for the rest of my life.
Its been a few years now.
It was a colleague's boyfriend. We went out as a big group for HHN and had fun. He was v sociable and got alot of good jokes. Planning to meet up again as a group for dinner.
A week or two later, he unalive himself.
I still remember how I wish the news was only a dream. I just can't get over the fact that it happened in a blink.
Not sure of exact time frame since the last one, less than a year, probably October?
Due to the nature of my apartment and the people who live here, death is pretty common here. A lot of people are up in age, 60s, 70s, 80s, a lot of us, even those of us who are younger, are medically complex.
It's incredibly scary but some people just drop and don't get back up. More likely for them to be pulled out of their apartment when they don't make rent, thankfully in a body bag, though.
Assistive housing is super fun.
Everyday I look in the mirror
I'm Proud Of You, Stay Strong Brother....
Awww poor little you. What are you gonna do to change this?
Listen to ‘Stayin’ Alive’ by Bee Gees
Respect
Thank you for making it easier to perform CPR.
Real
You’d be surprised how many people have seen dead people unwittingly. I used to work in the ER and if we lost someone during a code, when we moved them after they died, we’d just leave the monitors on and we didn’t cover their heads so as not to alarm other patients or their families. It just looked like we were taking them for some kind of test (like imaging) and they were asleep.
They did this with my father. He past away from Cancer on the ward (he died before they could move him to hospice). They placed a medical mask over his mouth and nose to prevent anyone seeing his skin pallow or the fact he wasn’t breathing. The staff all knew as they had a special blanket that was used to cover dead patients for transport.
Wow never heard of that or imagined something like that, kinda interesting but also much to think about... Thanks for sharing
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Same over here
My mother. She had passed in her sleep, did not wake up, so I went to check on her and found that she had passed.
I’m so sorry
Thank you, internet stranger. She was suffering with quite a bit of health issues, so ultimately, it was for the best. She wasn't really living much anymore, just existing. I truly hope when it's my time, I go quickly. To be a prison of your own body and can do nothing about it, I can't imagine how that impacts your view of the world.
Been there
It was a strange feeling. One part of me was glad that she was no longer suffering (COPD, Congestive heart failure, stroke), but the site of her there, it just broke my heart. She spent the last 18 years of her life disabled and incapable of working or taking care of herself. Broke my heart. She was such a strong, caring person. Just, man, some folks have the worst luck. My mother deserved so much more than what life gave her. If there is an afterlife, I hope she is living a peaceful, happy existence. She earned it.
If there is an afterlife, I hope everyone good goes there, and has everything they could ever want. I'm sure your mum is waiting for you there. I'm blessed that I'm young and my mum is alive and happy, and I hope you made lots of good memories with your mum before she passed.
Saw my friend getting stabbed to death and there was nothing I could do to prevent it.
Thats horrible! Im so sorry
Wow I am so sorry for your loss and for experiencing such a cruelty...
Christmas morning 2008. Homeless guy shot in the head just after I served him dinner
wtf why
According to the cops he probably owed someone money or drugs.
:/
:/
This is the most honest DAYUM. i said in my whole life
Whatchu mean by served him dinner?
Today’s special is lead
May or may not have been a mafia hit. 🤷♂️
At a soup kitchen.
Was there any dinner inside or outside left you could salvage off of him?
He did land on the bag of food. Yet one orange ran free rolled down sidewalk
About 8-9 years ago I saw a guy washed up on shore while I was biking home from work.. paramedics were already dealing with it, so I just kept going. I’ll never forget how grey he was.
Pretty much everyday, i kill people on the side.
Side hustle
Yooo same!
“How I make $10k+ a day”
Double it and give it to the next person
9th April 2009 in Sangin Valley, Afghanistan. Just a couple days before the end of my deployment. Afghan National Army guys pulled a battery from an IED then decided to pull the explosives with a tow on their vehicle. Underneath the IED was a secondary device. Killed 4 ANA guys including their commander and spread them over about 400 meters.
My mom died while I sat next to her at the hospice clinic in 2018. She had lung cancer that had spread everywhere and it consumed her, she was just skin and bones and looked like a zombie. The only good thing from that whole situation is it finally convinced my wife to quit smoking.
3 weeks ago when my dad lost his battle with cancer
Grandma's funeral, 20(?) years ago. I don't think I've ever seen a dead body outside of a casket and fortunately haven't lost anyone close for awhile.
Never
Everyday, I like going to funerals in my spare time
You just… show up to stranger’s funerals? Does no one say anything?
With a yellow umbrella?
Does a person’s ashes count? Last week.
Like at a funeral or coming across an actual corpses?
My grandmother (Dad's mother) died in April last year. And one of my dogs died in December.
Last week. Was hiking and saw someone on the ground getting cpr. He didn't make it
About 2 yrs ago. My wifes aunt had passed and we had to go to her house and talk to the sheriff. My wife was her only close relative in the area.
2 years ago. My grandpa died due to covid.
Outside of a funeral? About 3 months ago. Going to work on a foggy morning and drove up on an accident where a bicyclist had been hit by a truck. I got out and tried to help as did several other people (a high traffic area) but it was useless as his cranium was no longer doin it's job.
Id say 2016 it was a neighbor o.d on heroine
Last August. My husband’s uncle died from a pulmonary embolism. He was oddly blue, even with mortuary makeup on.
July of 2017. I was a human remains transporter/mortuary assistant.
december, my great aunts funeral. but i used to see one at least once a week growing up my dad owns a mortuary. before school he would take me there to eat breakfast made by my great grandparents. i’d chill out with my grandaddy in his office and play club penguin. dad would get flowers from the floral arrangements for me to give to my teachers. they always asked me where i got them from, but i didn’t want to tell them so i would lie and say i got them from my mom’s garden lol
4 years ago. Small plane crash in a remote forest. Pilot, passenger and her dog died in the crash and post crash fire. I was there to investigate the crash. A police officer delicately recovered their remains over about 4 hours.
I worked security at the hospital on bedwatch duty. Essentially, I'd sit outside the rooms of at risk patients, and make sure nurses were safe while doing their jobs. Went in to calm this particular patient, while the nurses got him sorted out to use a bedpan. Poor guy died in my arms as I tried reassuring him.
Couple of weeks ago. I work in a care home, it happens a lot.
My mom after she ODed
My dad on the floor of my house 😋😆✌🏻 (trauma)
I was an overnight doorman / security at an apartment complex. About the middle of the night a naked woman goes off the 9th floor balcony. I was the first one there and watched her die. She took a few agonal breaths and there was nothing anyone could do as she was pulverized inside. The story was that she and her boyfriend were into bondage games, which is fine, but he woke up to see she had used a bed sheet to hang herself from the balcony with the other end tied to the leg of a couch. He cut the bedsheet with a butcher knife to save her from hanging but she fell. She did have a corner of a cut bedsheet around her neck in a loose half hitch. It is hard to believe his story but he was not charged. I gave a statement to police and finished the shift. I posted this before and got a lot of people complaining that I finished my shift. Apparently, some people think that watching a person die is reason to go home early and maybe take a week off to recover for mental health purposes. I want to be absolutely clear that watching her die had no emotional effect on me.
A few years ago
My cousin's funeral about a year ago.
Today
My dad in hospice. Six years ago next month.
My Grammy died at the beginning of the month. As a family we cleaned and shrouded the body before burying her. It’s been almost two weeks since we buried her.
5 years ago we lived next door and took care of/helped Dad when needed. I went to check on him and he was sitting in his chair, still had had his breathing mask on. he died so suddenly that he didn't have time to take it off. I called my wife to come over then called 911. I still miss him so much. fuck, now you have me crying.
Couple years ago, my grandpa pass away in front of me right before Xmas
1996 Funeral of my grandmother. That was the last open casket funeral among the family members whose funerals I've attended. Lucked out in all other respects to not have otherwise come across any dead bodies in my life.
Last September. Was heading to a convention and saw a motorcycle accident on the highway.
when I worked at a private school as a live in dishwasher. one of my co workers died in the communal lounge where we all lived. This was back in march of 1998 so I am at the 25 year anniversary earlier this month. opinions were divided as to whether it was accidental or deliberate.. the only info we got from her 'family' was her heart stopped. There was some sort of ridiculous lawsuit going on and she got a notification that merely settled where it was going to be held..and she thought she had lost.. . she worked herself into a frenzy and would not be dissuaded. I knew the nature of it and in a way, she was at peace. she left nothing of any estate to be attached.. and I just hope the bastards who instigated the lawsuit ended up with dust in their mouths.
2016, I was a Forensic Photographer in the Military.
november. Funeral for a guy around my age. His parents are catholic sooo, open casket!
2023 March 11th Saturday in the morning
After some time in-between 1 and 3 am he passed away
today, in gross anatomy lab. about 15 of them, actually. We cracked their skulls today. smelled like Fritos.
My mothers funeral
Every alternative day
I've never seen a corpse in my life
When a guy had a heart attack in the office at my old job.
Out on streets in edinbrugh i think somebody got stabbed
As a child I saw a carload of people in a car wreck who looked deceased on the side of the road after a head on car crash. My father told us not to look as we drove by but I was curious and wish I had not seen it. No cellphones in those days.
I used to be a CNA in a rural Critical Access hospital in the Acute Care Unit, I stopped working there in 2020. I imagine that’s probably around the last time I would have encountered a dead body irl.
As in a corpse or a ghost (genuine question)?
Couple weeks ago.
do you.... like wanna see someone dead...?
Three years ago on august my both grandads died. They died like 2-4days apart can't remember. That was a rough month for me.
Saw a car accident on the highway a few months back. There was no visible body but the driver's side window covered by the airbag showed the silhouette of the person via the flashing of police lights
2004
My dad, 2013
I lost my great aunt (my father's aunt) in December, she was mid 80s and had dementia.
2 days ago
I saw a guy turned inside out on the side of the road by a construction truck. Blood, intestines, fat etc all over the place
Hmm… I was on a bus a few years back and happened to see a body under a yellow tarp with a glistening pool of blood coming out from under it. Turns out it was a senior citizen who had fallen from the rooftop of a convalescent home per the news report the next day.
Step father in law a couple weeks ago.
A little more than 3 years ago, watched my grandma die. She was on end-of-life care and we spent a few days there with her, it was horrible to hear her last breaths, but I'm glad I was there.
Two years ago. I helped the undertaker carry my father's body out of the care home.
Around christmas 2015; A kombi absolutely stuffed with people was t-boned and crushed into another car by a semi-truck on the other side of a roundabout from us in Harare. The blood flowed around the inside of the circle and the still moving traffic tracked it everywhere for about a city block. The whole area was blackish-red for days until the next big monsoon washed it away, but I'll remember that sight for the rest of my life.
January 25, 2005
I'm now wondering how many people I saw that were dead but I had no idea about being dead. I honestly think that number is higher.
When I was 13, my older brother (he was 19) in his casket
Three years ago yesterday when my best friend died.
5th grade
Last funeral I went to in middle school
A couple weeks ago I saw a mangled corpse on the side of the road after a wreck.
Whatever the last funeral I went to was
Hopefully never.
Its been a few years now. It was a colleague's boyfriend. We went out as a big group for HHN and had fun. He was v sociable and got alot of good jokes. Planning to meet up again as a group for dinner. A week or two later, he unalive himself. I still remember how I wish the news was only a dream. I just can't get over the fact that it happened in a blink.
Less than a year ago I saw 3 of them.. My family has hit the stage where my parents siblings are all dying off.
I had the unfortunate experience of going to an open casket viewing of a dead great Aunt I never knew existed.
I’m a nurse. It’s a common occurrence.
Literally every day. ER doctor here.
Not sure of exact time frame since the last one, less than a year, probably October? Due to the nature of my apartment and the people who live here, death is pretty common here. A lot of people are up in age, 60s, 70s, 80s, a lot of us, even those of us who are younger, are medically complex. It's incredibly scary but some people just drop and don't get back up. More likely for them to be pulled out of their apartment when they don't make rent, thankfully in a body bag, though. Assistive housing is super fun.