Death: Can Our Final Moment Be Euphoric?

 “People often look like they are sleeping just after dying, having a neutral facial expression. But one of my relatives, who had intense pain the hours leading up to his death and lacked access to medical care, had a radiant, ecstatic expression. For decades, I have wondered whether the last minutes of life can be euphoric. Could dying perhaps trigger a flood of endorphins, in particular in the absence of painkillers?”, Göran, 77, Helsingborg, Sweden.

The poet Dylan Thomas had some interesting things to say about death, not least in one of his most famous poems ...<<<Read More>>>...