
Terminal Lucidity (Sudden Awakenings, Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Near-Death)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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Introduction
Exploring the concept of terminal lucidity amidst the emotional challenges of losing loved ones to dementia, and the wish for a final moment of clarity to express love and bid farewell.
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Sometimes, near death, a person with dementia will suddenly regain clarity and lucidity and give loved ones a chance to say goodbye. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the phenomenon called terminal lucidity, what could cause it, and whether it tells us anything new about the brain, soul, and consciousness.
