Name: “Am I dying?” The honest answer.
Uploaded: 2014-09-25T15:30:31Z
Duration: 5 min 23 s
Description: Matthew O’Reilly is a veteran emergency medical technician on Long Island, New York. In this talk, O’Reilly describes what happens next when a gravely hurt patient asks him: “Am I going to die?”

Matthew O’Reilly is a veteran emergency medical technician on Long Island, New York. In this talk, O’Reilly describes what happens next when a gravely hurt patient asks him: “Am I going to die?”

Matthew O'Reilly: “Am I dying?” The honest answer.

“Am I dying?” The honest answer.

Facing the inevitable, a seasoned EMT learns honesty in the face of death brings peace, altering his approach to comforting the dying.

Observations reveal three universal needs at life's end: forgiveness, remembrance, and assurance of a life's meaningful impact.

Honesty in final moments offers peace; people seek forgiveness, remembrance, and meaning in their lives as they face death.