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What End-of-Life Dreams Can Teach Us About Living, with Hospice Doctor Christopher Kerr

Jul 28, 2026 · 29m

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BUY THE BOOK!"Death Is But a Dream" by Dr. Christopher Kerrhttps://amzn.to/4fHtrmvOprah is joined by neurologist and hospice physician Dr. Chris Kerr to explore the mysterious phenomenon of end-of-life visitations. Through decades of research and his life-affirming book Death Is But a Dream Dr. Kerr’s work has sparked a profound paradigm shift reframing so-called “deathbed dreams” as very real end-of-life experiences. Dr. Kerr and his team have conducted more than 1,500 interviews with fully lucid patients nearing life’s end. Again and again patients describe vivid encounters with deceased loved ones that feel not dream-like, but strikingly real. Those who appear are often the people they…