Another natural and calming sign:
Caregivers are familiar with another phenomenon that often accompanies the final moments: the “terminal death rattle .” This characteristic noise, sometimes disconcerting for those around them, comes from a buildup of secretions in the respiratory tract when the swallowing reflex diminishes.
Julie McFadden wants to reassure everyone: this sound does not indicate any suffering. It is simply one of the many normal physiological changes that occur during the natural process of dying.
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