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It’s human nature to take things and sometimes even people for granted. We don’t learn to appreciate the moments we have with our loved ones until it is too late. That’s because we never truly realize when we have the last conversation or moment with the person we love. That’s precisely why these last photos of people before death will remind you to say “I love you” each time you say goodbye. You never know if it will be the last time.
This heart-wrenching collection of death pics are the final images taken of people’s loved ones before they passed away. Some of the deaths were expected, like in the case of long-term illnesses such as cancer or brain tumors. Other deaths, like those from a car accident, caught their family and friends by surprise.
Many of these last photos before death might seem joyful or normal, but you can feel the underlying grief and pain of the family who lost their loved ones. Although nobody can know what happens after death, we hope that all the people in these photos are at peace, as well as the family they left behind.
Scroll down to see these haunting last pics before death, and remember to hold your next of kin extra close. Let us know which images and stories touched your heart the most and if you have experienced anything similar.
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#1
My 96-Year-Old Grandma, With My 100-Year-Old Grandpa, Hours Before Her Death. 77 Years Of Marriage
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#3
A Week Before My Grandfather Passed Away, I Snuck His Favorite Beer Into The Nursing Home For Him
It was his last beer ever
#4
My Good Friend Bear Telling His Son And Daughter Goodbye. He Died The Next Evening From Pancreatic Cancer
#5
Shortly After My Mother Passed Away I Decided To Look Up Her House On Google Earth
That's her. Still gives me chills
#6
Dying Father Fulfills Last Wish To Walk Daughter Down The Aisle On Her Wedding Day
He passed away 5 days after
#7
Last Pictures I Found Recently Of My Dad On His Old Tablet
Thankfully, they're all pictures of him being the goofy guy he was when he was alive
#8
Last Photo Taken Of My Older Brother As He Was Leaving For College
He was the victim of a drinking and driving incident. I miss him every day
#9
After 69 Years Of Marriage
My grandpa was extremely attentive to my grandma up until her last breath. We lay her to rest on Monday at the age of 95
#10
My Little Brother (17) Was Shot A Few Weeks Ago And This Is The Last Pic I Took With Him
This was Christmas morning. I feel weird sharing this but I'm just so heartbroken
#11
Last Image Of Thai Diver Saman Kunan
He was transferring oxygen tanks for 12 boys and their coach, who were trapped in a cave. He got into difficulties and did not have enough air himself. He died after losing consciousness in one of the passageways
#12
A Father Comforts His Son, David Kirby, On His Deathbed In Ohio, 1989
It is widely considered the photo that changed the face of AIDS
#13
My Beautiful Mom Before She Rapidly Deteriorated From A Giloblastoma
She walked into brain surgery with a smile on her face and it inspires me to always keep smiling even through hard times
#14
A Woman Battling Breast Cancer Married The Love Of Her Life
On December 22, just 18 hours before passing away. The couple had a ceremony at a hospital chapel in Connecticut
#15
My Dad Passed Away Yesterday. Just Last Week He Was In China Traveling And Met A Panda
Although this is one of the last photos of him, it is my favorite
#16
My Best Friend At My Wedding. By The Time Our Reception Was Over He Was Considered Brain Dead
I’m sure you can find out which one he was. He didn't say a word about feeling weird but when we arrived he got an Uber and rode home. He had a random brain bleed that could not be operated
#17
My Grandfather Just Passed Minutes Ago. This Was Taken Yesterday
My grandma sat by his side like this for days. He escaped the Nazis, jumped a ship to the US. He suffered lung cancer from working in coal mines through his childhood
#19
The Last Pictures I Ever Took Of My Mom
For her 60th birthday I surprised her with a chessboard cake, which she loved. A couple months later, she suddenly went into a coma on Christmas and never woke up
#20
My Dad In Home Hospice Care Last Week With His Cat Brady. Lost His Fight Thursday Afternoon
#21
This Is The Last Picture I Took Of My Husband When I Dropped Him Off At The Airport
4 days later he was found dead in his hotel room. I have no answers, my daughter has lost her father, and I am trying my best to pick up the pieces
#22
Last Photo Of My Grandfather, He Passed Away A Couple Of Days Ago. The Doctor Was A Falconer And Brought His Falcon To The Hospital
#23
My Grandma Shows Off With Her Preparations For Guests. Exactly 9 Minutes Before We Called An Ambulance
#24
My Dad Passed Away From A Brain Tumor. It Was The Last Time I Saw Him
This photo was taken the day I went back to university. He died 3 days later
#25
This Is The Last Pic I Have Of My Dad And I, Taken On Christmas Day This Year
He lost his 14 month battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer today
#26
The Last Image Of My Best Friend Tara (24) And Her Sister Pippa (21)
Taken at the end of a 3-month trip around Morocco. They both died a day later in a car accident, as they started their journey back home to the UK for their mum's birthday
#27
My Brother (Left) Took His Life Earlier This Month
This is the last photo of us together, perfectly describing the relationship we had
#28
A Woman At My Work Passed Away Last Saturday From Cancer
When my boss picked up her work phone yesterday she had deleted all of its content except for this picture
#30
Last Picture I Took Of My Dad, 2 Weeks Before He Was Diagnosed With Lung Cancer
My cat and dog loved him. He died 4 months after
#31
My Parents Quietly Talking After My Dad's Giloblastoma Diagnosis
Tomorrow we put my sweet father to rest. Love you forever dad
#32
My Dad In Intensive Care. He Died Of Liver Failure Shortly After This
He was always up for a laugh right to the end, his favourite saying was ‘fat but good looking’
#33
My Father, SFC Shawn Dostie, Holding Up Pictures Of My Sister And I
We sent him our photos for Christmas. He died just six days after this photo was taken
#34
My Dad, In The Hospital Dying Of Emphysema, Reading An Anti-Smoking Pamphlet I Made Him When I Was A Kid
#35
This Is The Last Photo I Have Of My Pop
He just passed away after turning 97. I never said goodbye
#36
My Best Friend (Left) And Myself For Our Last Ride Together
Two weeks after that day we got mugged and he died knifed to the heart
#37
My Granddaddy Passed Away Tonight At The Age Of 91
This was a few months ago, after he got his new wheelchair. This is how I will remember him: happy and full of life
#38
Geologist David A. Johnston, 13 Hours Before His Death At The 1980 Eruption Of Mount St. Helens
#40
My Mother, Easter Of 1986. Hospitalized With Terminal Cancer
She died in July but this was the last time she let herself to be photographed (I was 2 and a half)
#41
The Last Photo I Have Of My Grandma (And Mom, After A Long Night Of Drinks)
She passed in November after a very brief battle with lung cancer. She was 63. I'm thankful for memories like these
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