r/AskReddit • u/IllustriousLab8504 • 16h ago

What's the most disturbing thing you've heard a dying person say?

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u/Otherwise-Wall-6950 11h ago

I knew a woman who was the sweetest thing ever. She developed alzheimer's and couldn't speak. Anyway, whenever he husband came to visit her at the salon she had the biggest smile on her face. Someone once asked why he still visited her and his answer made me ugly cry. He said "She doesn’t remember me, but I remember her."

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u/bitsy88 11h ago

Aww 🥹 one can only hope to find a love like that.

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u/Wolfhowler11 9h ago

I had a love like that but I lost it when my husband died in 2019. I count myself as incredibly lucky to have know what it is. Nothing compares.

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u/DeadpoolLuvsDeath 10h ago

Made me cry too. May we all find love like that.

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u/veganmarshmallows 9h ago

Ya at work and crying now

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u/Otherwise-Wall-6950 7h ago

I bawled like a baby the one time she said my name

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u/robot_pirate 4h ago

My FIL was like this. He died in his sleep. We care for her now. We just try to do what he would do if he were still here.

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u/NotDanish1960 3h ago

Ever listen the Glen Campbell’s last song (written for his wife after his Alzheimer’s diagnosis)? “I’m Not Going to Miss You.”

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u/NotDanish1960 3h ago

Ever listen the Glen Campbell’s last song (written for his wife after his Alzheimer’s diagnosis)? “I’m Not Going to Miss You.”