AM I DYING?

Matthew O’Reilly is a veteran emergency medical technician on Long Island, New York. In this TED Talk, O’Reilly describes what happens when a gravely hurt patient asks him: “Am I going to die?” Matthew shares how he has struggled to answer that question. 

He shared three patterns he has observed as people are dying, which I found helpful to consider. 

"Regardless of religious belief or cultural background, there's a need for forgiveness. Whether they call it sin or they simply say they have a regret, their guilt is universal."

"The need for remembrance. Whether it was to be remembered in someone's thoughts or by their loved ones', they needed to feel that they would be living on."

"The final pattern he observed always touched him the deepest, to the soul. The dying need to know that their life had meaning. They need to know that they did not waste their life on meaningless tasks."

To view this thoughtful TED talk click HERE.