What podcasts say about Christopher Kerr
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What Christopher Kerr has said on podcasts
38 statements · 26 positive · 6 negative · 1 mixed · 5 neutral
Nearly 90% of dying people experience intense dreams or visions near death
“nearly 90% of people start to have very intense dreams or visions as they get closer to death”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 0:04
End-of-life dreams and visions become more prevalent during the final one or two weeks
“And they usually become more prevalent towards the last kind of week or two of life.”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 4:42
The frequency of end-of-life visions increases as death approaches
“the frequency of these events increases as people approach death”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 4:49
End-of-life visions may indicate continued consciousness beyond memory recall
“there's almost this continued consciousness”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 7:33
Loved ones remain accessible to people at the end of life
“those who have loved us are never gone. They're accessible to us.”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 8:21
Half of end-of-life visions occur while patients are awake
“50% occurring when they're awake.”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 12:57
Visions typically begin within weeks of death and intensify as death approaches
“it's usually measurable within weeks, a couple of weeks. And it picks up as you get closer to death.”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 13:04
Kerr believes end-of-life experiences are spiritual
“I do, very much, yeah.”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 14:38
Kerr believes humans have a soul
“Yes.”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 14:42
Religious belief does not appear to change end-of-life experiences
“we have not found that having a religious belief changes how you experience these end-of-life events”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 15:54
End-of-life visions are vividly recalled and usually leave comfort rather than fear
“These events are recalled with acuity. They're based on real happenings, and they're left with a feeling of comfort, not distress or fear.”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 16:53
Pain is not inevitable during dying and can generally be managed
“Pain isn't, and the pain that is there can be resolved.”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 17:24
Most people die while asleep
“most people die in sleep”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 17:57
Kerr rarely observes dying patients spontaneously discussing regret
“I don't see people bringing up regret towards the end of their life.”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 18:47
Hospice patients primarily care about not burdening their families
“the first one the hospice patient cares about is not being a burden”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 19:50
Belonging, connection, and meaning matter more than achievement
“Belonging, connection, meaning, those are the things that”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 23:10
Honest end-of-life conversations restore patients' agency rather than reducing hope
“these honest conversations actually don't take away hope, they restore agency.”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 27:15
Medical care can manage nearly all dying-related pain
“there isn't a pain, rarely a pain we can't manage.”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 27:25
Most Americans want to die at home, but only about 30% do
“80% of Americans want to die at home and about 30% do.”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 28:48
More aggressive end-of-life care has not been shown to extend life
“the more they get, it actually hasn't been shown to enhance life.”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 29:24
People who want to die at home should enter hospice care
“get into a hospice so you can die at home”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 30:46
Dying at home with loved ones best matches patients' priorities
“being at home with your people is what matters to people.”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 31:34
Distressing end-of-life dreams can sometimes produce healing
“Those are the ones where they find healing.”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 35:21
Dying patients generally prioritize living well over maximizing lifespan
“I've never had a dying patient say, I want to live as long as possible.”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 41:42
Longevity interventions often lack evidence, so focus should shift toward living well
“I worry a lot of the lack of evidence. around some of the efforts. And I think the focus really needs to be on living well.”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 43:17
Love given and received is the strongest predictor of peace at death
“The love given and received. That's the only thing that... matters.”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 44:07
End-of-life experiences suggest a form of collective consciousness
“It does suggest that there's some sort of collective consciousness that goes on.”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 49:00
Psychedelic drugs can reduce dying patients' fear of death
“their fear of dying dissipates”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 51:18
The manner of a person's death affects survivors' bereavement
“how people die absolutely affects our bereavement”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 53:40
Denying an impending death worsens outcomes for families
“one of the worst outcomes we see in when death is denied.”
Open the episode · The Deathbed Doctor: Weeks Before Death, Patients Start Having Visions! | Dr Christopher KerrListen at 57:15
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