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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
#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
How Are Death Photos Different From Then to Now?
It might seem odd to take pics of dead people, but the high mortality rate and spread of disease during the Victorian era led to this practice. In the mid-1800s, when photography became popular and affordable, people started trying memento mori portraiture. This essentially means death photography. It was expensive but not nearly as costly as getting a portrait painted, which was previously the only way to have last photos of loved ones.
People devised creative ways to remember the dead and posed them accordingly. This provided a new outlet for them to express their grief. Although it might seem disturbing to have these haunting photos, it was a widespread practice then. It was also a way to make peace with the increasing mortality rate.
Death acceptance might seem disturbing, but it’s a healthy practice that can help you live life fully and have more prosperous relationships. You can start small by checking out these comics about the afterlife and death.
#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
Why Did the Victorian Era Take Haunting Photos of People After Death?
The Victorian era was plagued with epidemics like cholera, diphtheria, and typhus. Many people died, and the majority of deaths were children. That’s why families were eager to have one token of remembrance of their kin after they took their last breath. The people were posed to resemble their likeness before death so the families would be at peace.
Recalling the people we love just as they were is beautiful, but that isn’t always the case. Sometimes, secrets about people after their death reveal things you can’t imagine.
#17
Two Engineers Died When The Windmill They Were Working On Caught Fire. This Might Be The Last Picture Of Them
#18
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
#20
Last Picture Of My Husband Hugging Our Oldest Daughter
Taken days before he died of cardiac arrest during a seizure. I'll miss him more than I can ever explain
#21
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
#22
My Dad In Home Hospice Care Last Week With His Cat Brady. Lost His Fight Thursday Afternoon
#24
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
How Were the Bodies Posed in Victorian Death Photos?
In all these photos of the last moments before death, the people seem happy and, most importantly—alive! A Victorian-era snapshot was the last photo ever taken of a person, so it also had to seem life-like. Photographers learned how to pose people and children to make the images seem natural.
In the last picture of the children, they would pose them to make it seem like they were sleeping. Some photographers added a tint to the image to bring color to the subject’s cheeks. All these photos were taken at home so the subject’s hair and clothes could be styled.
These creative images helped ease the grief of many families during the time. People still create art to express their struggle with death. This provides an outlet for emotions and acceptance.
#25
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
#26
My Grandma Shows Off With Her Preparations For Guests. Exactly 9 Minutes Before We Called An Ambulance
#27
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
#28
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
#29
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
#30
My Brother (Left) Took His Life Earlier This Month
This is the last photo of us together, perfectly describing the relationship we had
#31
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
#32
This Is The Last Picture Of My Brother And I, Taken Days Before He Was Murdered This February
He was only 17. I miss him terribly
What Was the Most Famous Last Photo of a Celebrity Taken Before Death?
It can be devastating to witness the death of an actor or character that you value a lot. Celebrity deaths can hit hard because of the roles they play in our lives. One of the most shocking and creepy last photos before death was that of John Lennon. The Beatles singer had his photograph taken while singing an autograph for Mark David Chapman, the man who murdered him several hours later. Mark David Chapman was a Beatles fan but became enraged due to John Lennon’s comment about being “more popular than Jesus.”
Although the death of a beloved celebrity can hit hard, many people also struggle with the death of fictional characters. Whether it is characters from books, shows, or movies, people strongly connect with their roles and ideas. When they die, it can be heartbreaking.
#34
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
#35
My Parents Quietly Talking After My Dad's Giloblastoma Diagnosis
Tomorrow we put my sweet father to rest. Love you forever dad
#36
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’
#37
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
#38
My Dad, In The Hospital Dying Of Emphysema, Reading An Anti-Smoking Pamphlet I Made Him When I Was A Kid
#39
This Is The Last Photo I Have Of My Pop
He just passed away after turning 97. I never said goodbye
#40
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
#41
The Last Moments Of Claire Wineland Before She Went Into Surgery For A 2x Lung Transplant
#42
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
Carlota Ocón 6 years ago
He seems like a really nice guy, he has a lot of kindness in his eyes, sorry for your loss. <3
Nikki D 6 years ago
My grandfather is very sick, not long for this world and it kills me that I can't see him one last time because I am too busy caring for my mother (his daughter). We were never close and I guess now we never will be. Time just goes so fast.
Carlota Ocón 6 years ago
So sorry to hear that, but you are taking care of his daughter and even though you are not close I'm sure he is incredibly grateful for that and for your heart of gold.
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Gloria Hafner 6 years ago
mischievous smile active participant in life and ready for new technology!
Cole Orsillo 5 years ago
I am going through a hard time right now and this shows me how valuable life is and how special it is. As a person with anxiety disorder this is hard to look at but good at the same time because I have to fight my anxiety and live my life the best I can. Love all of you. BE happy and live your life. Love others and yourself. I know this might be corny but it is coming truly from my heart. Love you.
#43
Geologist David A. Johnston, 13 Hours Before His Death At The 1980 Eruption Of Mount St. Helens
#44
My Son's Last Photo - Died 5 Minutes Later Due To Shallow Water Black Out
#45
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)
#46
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
What to Do With Family Photos After Death?
Whether it’s the last photos before someone’s death or a bunch of albums that you have, it can be challenging to know what to do with so many photos. Here are a few steps to take care of the last photos of family members after they die:
- Upload Them: You can create a secure folder and upload the following photos to save them for a long time. Digital images can’t get spoiled or damaged and can be shared easily with other people.
- Store Well: Preserve the pictures well in an album or a stainless steel box so moisture doesn’t damage them. You can also restore vintage photographs to make them look fresh.
- Make a Gallery Wall: You can print many photos and get them framed to create a gallery. Use these wall decor ideas to make it look beautiful.
- Write a Book: Create a historical book or document with these images so your family can learn more about their lineage.
- Share With Family: Distribute the last photos of your loved ones with other family members so they can save and keep them.
#49
This Is The Last Instagram Post By Famous Violinist Lindsey Stirling's Keyboardist, Jason Gaviati
He was diagnosed with burkitt's lymphoma and passed away on Nov 21st
Death Is Final, but the Memories Live On
All of these beautiful, haunting photos of people before death prove that their memory will live on in the hearts of their loved ones. Death is the final curtain call and one of life’s most mysterious secrets. Many people wonder what happens after death and whether their loved ones can still see and hear them. Nobody can know the truth until it happens to them, but few have come close, like people who came back to life.
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Borgia 137 6 years ago
What strikes me is, how different i feel about deaths caused by illness and deaths caused by someone(murders, or neglect killing). The world is s****y enough with unpredictable deaths(brain bleed, MI, etc) and long-fought-and-lost battles (cancer). How can anyone it is alright to take other's life. Like that tourist that was strangled in Panama, or guy that died in shooting. What the f*ck is wrong with people !!!
Kelly 6 years ago
Maybe they never suffered and do not understand the importance of life (I'm fighting against cancer). This world could be way better.
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Jean Hehn 6 years ago
I have two photos of my niece on my phone. One of her on Halloween with her kids right before she went to the hospital and 4 days later with her husband holding her hand as she passes away due to cancer. I hold both photos so close to my heart I'll never give them up. Because of her I eat that slice of cake, say I love you when I feel like it, and take a deep breath every day at least once.
RitaGG 6 years ago
So very sorry for your loss. I've looked at all the pictures and read everyone's comments - even the trollish crappy ones, and your post resonated with me the most. {hugs}.
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Michael Vogt 6 years ago
I got the last photo I made of my nephew framed. He died when a cerebral aneurysma ripped, when he was just 2 1/2 years old :-(
Carmen Elena 6 years ago
These pictures are so strong... I had to hold my tears bc I´m at work but... God you know what I mean. Life so short and we love to waste it! Thank you I still have my mom and sisters close...
BoredDragonfly 6 years ago
All of these photo’s are so touching. I too have pictures from moments right before close ones passing away. My best friend not long before passing from Leukemia when we were 13 (this month 16 years ago). My favorite aunt when she was 57 (2 years and and 8 months ago), about 30 minutes before she passed away due to 3 diseases at the same time. Those final pictures I have are so sad but beautiful at the same time. I don’t hold on much to materialistic things of people close to me who have passed away. But photo’s and memories of them (healthy and/or sick) are some of my most precious treasures.
BoredDragonfly 6 years ago
A few examples of photo’s: very sad photo’s of my best friend, hooked up on machines and a breathing mask. But also beautiful photo’s when she was still healthy. A heartwarming picture of my aunt and cousin holding hands, a photo of just their hands, not too long before her passing. My aunt (same aunt) in her hospital bed: My uncle on one side, my cousin on the other. My aunt stroking my cousins cheek. Not even 30 minutes before her passing. I am glad I was there for the final goodbyes. A few weeks before when I visited her, she could not even move a muscle. The day she passed away, when I came into the hospital room, she looked at me for a straight minute, just smiling at me. I miss them, and other passed away close ones (too many unfortunately) who have passed so much.
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LeilaOdinis 6 years ago
Photos are a wonderful way to capture them forever. I have a photo of my father I took of us on Christmas Day last year. We spoke two days before he died of a heart attack in his sleep six months later. I always made him say "I love you," for this exact reason. You just never know it maybe the last time.
released kraken 6 years ago
I feel insensitive, i didn't really react to any of these, but i respect each and every one of these people and their families
Vivi Pettiss 3 months ago
Same. I used to be suicidal and spent so long thinking about death I became desensitized... I'm still recovering and internalizing how permanent it is
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VeryDarkMatter 6 years ago
My father has lung cancer and this are his final days. He is suffering so much. Hardly can breath. He can't talk anymore. Not get up. Nothing. I wish he would not have to suffer like this. And my mother, brother and me.. we can not do anything to ease his suffering. :(
Meowton Mewsk 6 years ago
I’m so sorry, VDM. I hope you all find peace and comfort. Tell us about your dad. What’s he like? I bet your dad will want you to be happy in life. I know you can’t make his lungs better, but maybe just sit by him while he rests. Soak up every moment you have with him. And remember that it only hurts to lose him because you were so lucky to have him.
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Nora Tak 6 years ago
My mum died in 10 days. Pancreatic cancer. Doctors thought that it was a jaundice. It was in small town in poor hospital. I tried to save her life for 5 days when I started to think that it has to be a different diagnose... I tried to move her to another hospital in the capital. I made a hundred phone calls with other doctors and they asked me why am I doing this not her doctor. They could help but I need to transfer her by helicopter. But it was too late. So I didn't make the last photo of my mom. But I remember like it was yesterday in my head when she was suddenly lying on the intensive-care unit with many tubes and monitors, without any move. It is 8 years. I have that photo in my mind every second. Than suddenly the helicopter came... It was like redemption from hell for me. And when they landed in Bratislava where she could be saved by better doctors, her body gaved it up. It was the worst feeling from whole life. When you can do nothing.
SkyTheImaginer 6 years ago
Can't ever have a beautiful post without Vonskippy being a piece of disgusting human trash.
Christine Thornton 6 years ago
So very sad 😔 I’ve lost so many friends and family, to many to count. I’m fight my own health issues atm, all I can do is take each day as it comes, I have many happy memories. The doctors were very wrong when they said I would be gone around 50yrs 8yrs on I’m still fighting hard. I have much to fight for, but some days it’s very hard. It is a crazy, cruel world we live in some days. And perfect on others. Peace to all, and have a great Xmas. <3 remember the good times.
Meowton Mewsk 6 years ago
Don’t think about all those things you fear. JUST BE GLAD TO BE HERE.
GUGULETHU Nkosi 1 year ago
Sad yet liberating and enlightening stories.The stories that give us life in death, the courage, tenacity,strenght,hope shared cannot be paid with any amount of money.Immortal though they have left the physical body, their spirits live on.Thank you for the generosity of sharing your pain to liberate many.Humbling......makes one realise that we all need each other.Find strength and happiness in knowing that you were blessed to know these beautiful and courageous souls......God giveth and God taketh...we don't always understand his reasons, but we can take comfort and healing from him. There is so much anarchy, the centre cannot hold, humanity is lost,my heart breaks...
Teniola Daniel Agbabiaka 2 years ago
There is life after death. Jesus is the way , the truth and the life we all need after we die. Pray to him if you’re reading this and ask him to come into your heart and make himself real to you God bless you ❤️
GUGULETHU Nkosi 1 year ago
Jesus is the only hope for humanity.Its foreign when you don't have that personal experience with him, but he can help all of us.....accept him into your heart...he is not forceful...he does not judge you...he just wants to love you and heal you.There is so much pain, families that lost such amazing humans, find peace and healing in Jesus name
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Kelly Ketchum 3 years ago
The only thing that matters before our last picture leading to our last breath, is did we know, believe and accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior! He is the ONLY was to have eternal life. I encourage everyone to make this decision and post a picture of yourself with Christ so there is peace within you before death. Love to all!
Ertan Zeki 3 years ago
My mother straight after being diagnosed with very aggressive terminal metastatic cancer. Very fast, she passed within two weeks. received_4...1-jpeg.jpg 
You Fight Not Flesh 3 years ago
After mom died I realized something...life goes on no matter how bad it hurts...and it should.
Christine Wilson 3 years ago
I am a Doctoral Researcher at the University of Hull in the UK, researching imagery of the deceased and subsequent funeral. Who do I ask for consent to use two of the images above, in my thesis please?
Jonas Selenius 3 years ago
This is maybe one of the last pics of the captain of the ferry M/S Estonia. This video footage was filmed by a Swedish tourist in June 1994. The tourist asked the captain how long one could survive in water. The captain replied that he didn't understand the question since they had life rafts and life jackets on the ferry. Only a few months later the captain and his crew on the bridge would perish in one of the worst maritime disasters of modern times. On the 28/09/1994 M/S Estonia capsized in the middle of the Baltic Sea and sunk in only 50 minutes. 852 people lost their lives. Screenshot...3ae898.jpg 
Mark Mcgee 4 years ago
Hello everyone, my older brother and his wife, leaving behind a son, died recently from the covid-19 virus. Both went a week apart. He not only was a brother but my special friend and retired veteran of the US navy. I am as well. I know they have a special place in heaven as well in my heart. I will see them again. Love you brother.
miss miss 4 years ago
These are the most important informational and teaching of personal experiences to share in the world. It helped me. Life is brutal, however more excruciating to choose to die on someone. I now choose to live with grief, emotional pain, an inability to recover or to be myself again... so that my children can thrive and count on me not to hurt them via my death. I miss you Bob. You should have got tested like I asked You gave me pleasure and horrid pain.
Tom Wagner 4 years ago
I was expecting funny and insensitive. This IS Bored Panda, isn't it? Instead I find touching and sensitive. I really didn't want to cry today, but I appreciate your kindness and heart.
Lisa smith 5 years ago
I never realized how much my son Shefrin was hurting inside. He was 27 years old when he took his life, you can never imagine the pain of losing your child it's like your soul being ripped out. Cherish one another life is short, make memories because in the end that's all you have left.
Екатерина Мудрова 5 years ago
Очень больно, но радостно, что все осталось в памяти...Все они живы, пока мы помним...
Sarah Hunt 6 years ago
I am struck by the photo of the mother who didn't allow any photos of herself since 1986. How sad that her children don't have any photos of their mother since then! When people don't want their photo taken, it deprives their loved ones of photos of precious moments in their lives, and for what? Because you don't think you look good enough? Your family thinks you're beautiful. This is so sad.
Brooke Budwick 6 years ago
Heart-wrenching to scroll through these pictures and see all of these young people die from violence. :( And the love with the older couples after so many years...
Ottmar Straub 6 years ago
What a wonderful article - thank you and thanks to all the people sharing these stories. <3
Wendy J Shores 6 years ago
I really hated "liking" ANY of these heartbreaking posts. All so sad and tragic. Wishing great peace and healing to the people who posted pictures here. So hard to go through the holidays with one of our family or friends missing. <3
Daniel Pongen 6 years ago
I'll never forgive you guys for making me cry so hard. I am not suppose to be this weak.
Freya the Wanderer 6 years ago
My grandmother passed earlier this year. I am glad that I visited her in the hospital one final time, the day before she shuffled off her mortal coil. Life is incredibly fragile - yet it can be incredibly tough, too.
Curious Cat 6 years ago
ironically. not one photo of all the poor kids in Sryia or Yemen. Where they dont have hospitals.
lostwithzoro 6 years ago
Death is just around the corner. I'm miles away from home working and I just want to fly right now and be with my family
Neal Evans 6 years ago
Am feeling quite ashamed that I actually thought I had it tough and have been feeling sorry for myself. Thanks to everyone who shared such painful but beautiful stories xx
Jesse Grider 6 years ago
On the 29th of November, I went to see Dustin. He would've been 45. I've been depressed since he committed suicide on or around the 4th if July. On the way home I was thinking that I have a lot to live for, but also a lot to die for. I love it when I dream about him. We weren't mutual friends. It went South 20 years earlier. I always hoped we'd meet up someday. I really needed a momento of his but I didn't get one. I only have my dreams and depression that I can't shake.
A Dyke From The Dreamworld 6 years ago
This was the first time a BP post brought me to tears. I love my family.
Arnold Pramudita 6 years ago
I read this 3 weeks after my father passed, bye dad, thx for the article now im gonna think about him again, btw he died of brain tumor
Cindy Smith 6 years ago
On the other side of the door...waits Jesus Christ and all the glory of Heaven. My 19 year old grandson went there, unexpectedly this past March 2019.
Melinda Cloud 6 years ago
I think this was a marvelous thing share these photos & stories for the very reasons that there are no promises of how long we or our loved ones will walk this beautiful earth. By 42 yrs of age I attended 25 funerals of people I dearly loved, and it didn't end there. Life is so precious, children are sacred, our parents do the best they can with what they personally know, our grandparents need us - without them we wouldn't be here. Our family? We all bleed red. Many Blessings!
Light 6 years ago (edited)
Jessica Zafra on Loss: At these times it seems that love is cruel and useless. Obviously if we didn’t love we would not feel like our chests were trampled by a herd of elephants. But to avoid love in order to prevent pain is to miss the point of being human...you have to give your love to something (or someone) or it turns rancid and bitter.
Petra Christovová 6 years ago
Depressing ... nothing is granted and life can turn into a s*it in a second anytime.
Heloise Lundall 6 years ago
We know one thing for sure, that we will die. It's sad for us left behind on Earth, but the soul does not die, it is living energy, which goes on to progress through all Gods Worlds. We will meet the souls we loved. We must pray for the souls of the dead, so that they may progress. I am Bahá'í
rola 6 years ago
This might be therapeutic for them. Everyone dies with grieving differently. If sharing the last photo of their loved one makes them feel a bit better, don't shame them for it.
Load More Replies... Borgia 137 6 years ago
What strikes me is, how different i feel about deaths caused by illness and deaths caused by someone(murders, or neglect killing). The world is s****y enough with unpredictable deaths(brain bleed, MI, etc) and long-fought-and-lost battles (cancer). How can anyone it is alright to take other's life. Like that tourist that was strangled in Panama, or guy that died in shooting. What the f*ck is wrong with people !!!
Kelly 6 years ago
Maybe they never suffered and do not understand the importance of life (I'm fighting against cancer). This world could be way better.
Load More Replies... Jean Hehn 6 years ago
I have two photos of my niece on my phone. One of her on Halloween with her kids right before she went to the hospital and 4 days later with her husband holding her hand as she passes away due to cancer. I hold both photos so close to my heart I'll never give them up. Because of her I eat that slice of cake, say I love you when I feel like it, and take a deep breath every day at least once.
RitaGG 6 years ago
So very sorry for your loss. I've looked at all the pictures and read everyone's comments - even the trollish crappy ones, and your post resonated with me the most. {hugs}.
Load More Replies... Michael Vogt 6 years ago
I got the last photo I made of my nephew framed. He died when a cerebral aneurysma ripped, when he was just 2 1/2 years old :-(
Carmen Elena 6 years ago
These pictures are so strong... I had to hold my tears bc I´m at work but... God you know what I mean. Life so short and we love to waste it! Thank you I still have my mom and sisters close...
BoredDragonfly 6 years ago
All of these photo’s are so touching. I too have pictures from moments right before close ones passing away. My best friend not long before passing from Leukemia when we were 13 (this month 16 years ago). My favorite aunt when she was 57 (2 years and and 8 months ago), about 30 minutes before she passed away due to 3 diseases at the same time. Those final pictures I have are so sad but beautiful at the same time. I don’t hold on much to materialistic things of people close to me who have passed away. But photo’s and memories of them (healthy and/or sick) are some of my most precious treasures.
BoredDragonfly 6 years ago
A few examples of photo’s: very sad photo’s of my best friend, hooked up on machines and a breathing mask. But also beautiful photo’s when she was still healthy. A heartwarming picture of my aunt and cousin holding hands, a photo of just their hands, not too long before her passing. My aunt (same aunt) in her hospital bed: My uncle on one side, my cousin on the other. My aunt stroking my cousins cheek. Not even 30 minutes before her passing. I am glad I was there for the final goodbyes. A few weeks before when I visited her, she could not even move a muscle. The day she passed away, when I came into the hospital room, she looked at me for a straight minute, just smiling at me. I miss them, and other passed away close ones (too many unfortunately) who have passed so much.
Load More Replies... LeilaOdinis 6 years ago
Photos are a wonderful way to capture them forever. I have a photo of my father I took of us on Christmas Day last year. We spoke two days before he died of a heart attack in his sleep six months later. I always made him say "I love you," for this exact reason. You just never know it maybe the last time.
released kraken 6 years ago
I feel insensitive, i didn't really react to any of these, but i respect each and every one of these people and their families
Vivi Pettiss 3 months ago
Same. I used to be suicidal and spent so long thinking about death I became desensitized... I'm still recovering and internalizing how permanent it is
Load More Replies... VeryDarkMatter 6 years ago
My father has lung cancer and this are his final days. He is suffering so much. Hardly can breath. He can't talk anymore. Not get up. Nothing. I wish he would not have to suffer like this. And my mother, brother and me.. we can not do anything to ease his suffering. :(
Meowton Mewsk 6 years ago
I’m so sorry, VDM. I hope you all find peace and comfort. Tell us about your dad. What’s he like? I bet your dad will want you to be happy in life. I know you can’t make his lungs better, but maybe just sit by him while he rests. Soak up every moment you have with him. And remember that it only hurts to lose him because you were so lucky to have him.
Load More Replies... Nora Tak 6 years ago
My mum died in 10 days. Pancreatic cancer. Doctors thought that it was a jaundice. It was in small town in poor hospital. I tried to save her life for 5 days when I started to think that it has to be a different diagnose... I tried to move her to another hospital in the capital. I made a hundred phone calls with other doctors and they asked me why am I doing this not her doctor. They could help but I need to transfer her by helicopter. But it was too late. So I didn't make the last photo of my mom. But I remember like it was yesterday in my head when she was suddenly lying on the intensive-care unit with many tubes and monitors, without any move. It is 8 years. I have that photo in my mind every second. Than suddenly the helicopter came... It was like redemption from hell for me. And when they landed in Bratislava where she could be saved by better doctors, her body gaved it up. It was the worst feeling from whole life. When you can do nothing.
SkyTheImaginer 6 years ago
Can't ever have a beautiful post without Vonskippy being a piece of disgusting human trash.
Christine Thornton 6 years ago
So very sad 😔 I’ve lost so many friends and family, to many to count. I’m fight my own health issues atm, all I can do is take each day as it comes, I have many happy memories. The doctors were very wrong when they said I would be gone around 50yrs 8yrs on I’m still fighting hard. I have much to fight for, but some days it’s very hard. It is a crazy, cruel world we live in some days. And perfect on others. Peace to all, and have a great Xmas. <3 remember the good times.
Meowton Mewsk 6 years ago
Don’t think about all those things you fear. JUST BE GLAD TO BE HERE.
GUGULETHU Nkosi 1 year ago
Sad yet liberating and enlightening stories.The stories that give us life in death, the courage, tenacity,strenght,hope shared cannot be paid with any amount of money.Immortal though they have left the physical body, their spirits live on.Thank you for the generosity of sharing your pain to liberate many.Humbling......makes one realise that we all need each other.Find strength and happiness in knowing that you were blessed to know these beautiful and courageous souls......God giveth and God taketh...we don't always understand his reasons, but we can take comfort and healing from him. There is so much anarchy, the centre cannot hold, humanity is lost,my heart breaks...
Teniola Daniel Agbabiaka 2 years ago
There is life after death. Jesus is the way , the truth and the life we all need after we die. Pray to him if you’re reading this and ask him to come into your heart and make himself real to you God bless you ❤️
GUGULETHU Nkosi 1 year ago
Jesus is the only hope for humanity.Its foreign when you don't have that personal experience with him, but he can help all of us.....accept him into your heart...he is not forceful...he does not judge you...he just wants to love you and heal you.There is so much pain, families that lost such amazing humans, find peace and healing in Jesus name
Load More Replies... Kelly Ketchum 3 years ago
The only thing that matters before our last picture leading to our last breath, is did we know, believe and accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior! He is the ONLY was to have eternal life. I encourage everyone to make this decision and post a picture of yourself with Christ so there is peace within you before death. Love to all!
Ertan Zeki 3 years ago
My mother straight after being diagnosed with very aggressive terminal metastatic cancer. Very fast, she passed within two weeks. received_4...1-jpeg.jpg
You Fight Not Flesh 3 years ago
After mom died I realized something...life goes on no matter how bad it hurts...and it should.
Christine Wilson 3 years ago
I am a Doctoral Researcher at the University of Hull in the UK, researching imagery of the deceased and subsequent funeral. Who do I ask for consent to use two of the images above, in my thesis please?
Jonas Selenius 3 years ago
This is maybe one of the last pics of the captain of the ferry M/S Estonia. This video footage was filmed by a Swedish tourist in June 1994. The tourist asked the captain how long one could survive in water. The captain replied that he didn't understand the question since they had life rafts and life jackets on the ferry. Only a few months later the captain and his crew on the bridge would perish in one of the worst maritime disasters of modern times. On the 28/09/1994 M/S Estonia capsized in the middle of the Baltic Sea and sunk in only 50 minutes. 852 people lost their lives. Screenshot...3ae898.jpg
Mark Mcgee 4 years ago
Hello everyone, my older brother and his wife, leaving behind a son, died recently from the covid-19 virus. Both went a week apart. He not only was a brother but my special friend and retired veteran of the US navy. I am as well. I know they have a special place in heaven as well in my heart. I will see them again. Love you brother.
miss miss 4 years ago
These are the most important informational and teaching of personal experiences to share in the world. It helped me. Life is brutal, however more excruciating to choose to die on someone. I now choose to live with grief, emotional pain, an inability to recover or to be myself again... so that my children can thrive and count on me not to hurt them via my death. I miss you Bob. You should have got tested like I asked You gave me pleasure and horrid pain.
Tom Wagner 4 years ago
I was expecting funny and insensitive. This IS Bored Panda, isn't it? Instead I find touching and sensitive. I really didn't want to cry today, but I appreciate your kindness and heart.
Lisa smith 5 years ago
I never realized how much my son Shefrin was hurting inside. He was 27 years old when he took his life, you can never imagine the pain of losing your child it's like your soul being ripped out. Cherish one another life is short, make memories because in the end that's all you have left.
Екатерина Мудрова 5 years ago
Очень больно, но радостно, что все осталось в памяти...Все они живы, пока мы помним...
Sarah Hunt 6 years ago
I am struck by the photo of the mother who didn't allow any photos of herself since 1986. How sad that her children don't have any photos of their mother since then! When people don't want their photo taken, it deprives their loved ones of photos of precious moments in their lives, and for what? Because you don't think you look good enough? Your family thinks you're beautiful. This is so sad.
Brooke Budwick 6 years ago
Heart-wrenching to scroll through these pictures and see all of these young people die from violence. :( And the love with the older couples after so many years...
Ottmar Straub 6 years ago
What a wonderful article - thank you and thanks to all the people sharing these stories. <3
Wendy J Shores 6 years ago
I really hated "liking" ANY of these heartbreaking posts. All so sad and tragic. Wishing great peace and healing to the people who posted pictures here. So hard to go through the holidays with one of our family or friends missing. <3
Daniel Pongen 6 years ago
I'll never forgive you guys for making me cry so hard. I am not suppose to be this weak.
Freya the Wanderer 6 years ago
My grandmother passed earlier this year. I am glad that I visited her in the hospital one final time, the day before she shuffled off her mortal coil. Life is incredibly fragile - yet it can be incredibly tough, too.
Curious Cat 6 years ago
ironically. not one photo of all the poor kids in Sryia or Yemen. Where they dont have hospitals.
lostwithzoro 6 years ago
Death is just around the corner. I'm miles away from home working and I just want to fly right now and be with my family
Neal Evans 6 years ago
Am feeling quite ashamed that I actually thought I had it tough and have been feeling sorry for myself. Thanks to everyone who shared such painful but beautiful stories xx
Jesse Grider 6 years ago
On the 29th of November, I went to see Dustin. He would've been 45. I've been depressed since he committed suicide on or around the 4th if July. On the way home I was thinking that I have a lot to live for, but also a lot to die for. I love it when I dream about him. We weren't mutual friends. It went South 20 years earlier. I always hoped we'd meet up someday. I really needed a momento of his but I didn't get one. I only have my dreams and depression that I can't shake.
A Dyke From The Dreamworld 6 years ago
This was the first time a BP post brought me to tears. I love my family.
Arnold Pramudita 6 years ago
I read this 3 weeks after my father passed, bye dad, thx for the article now im gonna think about him again, btw he died of brain tumor
Cindy Smith 6 years ago
On the other side of the door...waits Jesus Christ and all the glory of Heaven. My 19 year old grandson went there, unexpectedly this past March 2019.
Melinda Cloud 6 years ago
I think this was a marvelous thing share these photos & stories for the very reasons that there are no promises of how long we or our loved ones will walk this beautiful earth. By 42 yrs of age I attended 25 funerals of people I dearly loved, and it didn't end there. Life is so precious, children are sacred, our parents do the best they can with what they personally know, our grandparents need us - without them we wouldn't be here. Our family? We all bleed red. Many Blessings!
Light 6 years ago (edited)
Jessica Zafra on Loss: At these times it seems that love is cruel and useless. Obviously if we didn’t love we would not feel like our chests were trampled by a herd of elephants. But to avoid love in order to prevent pain is to miss the point of being human...you have to give your love to something (or someone) or it turns rancid and bitter.
Petra Christovová 6 years ago
Depressing ... nothing is granted and life can turn into a s*it in a second anytime.
Heloise Lundall 6 years ago
We know one thing for sure, that we will die. It's sad for us left behind on Earth, but the soul does not die, it is living energy, which goes on to progress through all Gods Worlds. We will meet the souls we loved. We must pray for the souls of the dead, so that they may progress. I am Bahá'í
rola 6 years ago
This might be therapeutic for them. Everyone dies with grieving differently. If sharing the last photo of their loved one makes them feel a bit better, don't shame them for it.
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