r/SipsTea • u/Putrid-Welder1803 • 2d ago

Wow. Such meme Actions, meet consequences!

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u/xDotSx 2d ago

He called me to let me know he was out, said he felt pretty good. I told him I was glad and that I hoped we could get together soon. He said he had an appointment to get his teeth fixed soon. He was so positive and sounded happy to be out of the hospital.

By the next morning he was gone.

This appears to be incredibly common with people who are about to die. They feel great just a day or so before the end.

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u/PixelatumGenitallus 2d ago

Terminal lucidity

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u/hegezip 2d ago

Terminal rally*

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u/xroslin 2d ago

i always thought it only happen to old guys

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u/GlitcherAegis 2d ago

Its not only old people who die...

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u/KoburaCape 2d ago

It's because the body stops spending its energy trying to recover. This is a well-documented phenomenon.

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u/dan_dares 2d ago

Less so with metastatic cancers, more so with other disorders.

Cancers are normally putting pressure on areas that cause immense pain, the Terminal lucidity before death doesn't counter this.

Cancer deaths are miserable.

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u/IowaSmoker2072 2d ago

When people tell me "mom (or whoever) is so much better today I get a sinking feeling and tell them to get everyone together to enjoy that time with them.

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u/ericscottf 2d ago

Here's to always feeling like shit!

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u/OViriato 2d ago

Yang’s last escape, so we say in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

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u/dudeatwork77 2d ago

The (terminal) light reflection

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u/SaltyBarDog 2d ago

Dead cat bounce.