One Last Look (Nancy Reagan Believes Ronnie Saw Her One Last Time; This Will Tear Your Heart Out)

New York Daily News ^ | 6/8/04 | Michelle Caruso and Bill Hutchinson

[ZULU]

My father too. You're right.

[EllaMinnow]

Maybe President Reagan saw the face of God and asked to come back for a brief second so Nancy would know he now remembered.

How lovely.

[AmericanMade1776]

[wjcsux]

Thank you for posting this wonderful article. The Reagan family, such an example of humility, grace, honesty, integrity and class.

[AmericanMade1776]

[AmericanMade1776]

The Country, lost a former distinguished President, but the Reagan Family has lost a husband, and father, who they loved very much.

[hattend]

My God, you weren't kidding. I'm crying like a baby.

Reminds me of when my dad died. A similar thing happened.

God Bless Ronald Reagan. Rest in Peace.

[AmericanMade1776]

Reagan is pictured with wife, former first lady Nancy Reagan (L) and daughter, Maureen Reagan, in Sacramento, California, in this November 3, 1991 file photo. Photo by Lee Celano/Reuters

Just seemed fitting to remember Maureen too.

[rusty millet]

I saw something very similar when my mother-in-law died 9 years ago, and when my wife died 7 years ago. Both died from cancer, at home, under hospice care rather than in the hospital. Both events were filled with life-changing experiences, too long to go into here.

Although intensive hospital care is often necessary, I have often wondered if the barriers of machines and excessive sedations have robbed our society of the understanding of the transition from life to everlasting life. Life is cheap if we don't understand that the death process is actually a birthing.

[AmericanMade1776]

FIRST LADIES ARE IMPORTANT!

[backinthefold]

My mother, who after suffering with cancer for 3 months and didnt recogize any of us for weeks, opened her eyes right before she died, looked at her 3 daughters who were sitting bedside, she looked each one of us in the eye, smiled, and went to be with God.

I think it was a gift from God, to be able to say goodby to her.

To the first man I ever voted for when I was 18, Reagan was a great man, and I am a proud American because of what he brought back to this country

Did I do good on my first post? Glad I found this site.

[B-Chan]

[hattend]

You did fine on your first post. Welcome to FR.

[veronica]

Very often people in comas open their eyes in one last, lucid moment of life, just before they die. I have heard of this and seen it before.

[backinthefold]

thanks :)

Glad to find clear thinking people like myself, and to have others to mourn with. I cant make it to Washington to attend the funeral, as much as I wish I could pay my respects to such a truly great American. Being here at this website helps.

[Mo1]

The former First Lady believes her long-suffering husband recognized her when he stared into her eyes for an instant before taking his last breath, his daughter Patti Davis writes.

Ping

[IPWGOP]

Thank you for this post. I am so glad they shared this last moment. Rest in peace, President Reagan...

[madison10]

Cut it out. :( Beautiful picture, Iowa, but it's making me cry.

[Rocket1968]

My mother died of Lou Gherigs disease. I lived farthest away and was the last to arrive at the hospital. I have no doubt that mom knew I was coming and lived long enough for me to have my final moment with her, and her with me. She died about 15 minutes later. I am convinced that she "held on" so that we could all be with her at the end.

I have no doubt that the "gipper", as optimistic as he was, would give this gift to his wife. How can anyone doubt that God exists, when we have so many examples of His grace and his strength?

God Bless the Reagans and this great country of ours.

[wasp69]

I believe every word of it.

I was present with the family when my father in law died a few years ago. His cancer was at such an advanced state that he was nearly catatonic before he passed. In the last few minutes of his life, as his labored breathing got worse, his eyes opened fully and focused on each of us standing by his bed. They then focused on the door and he tried to speak. I remember looking behind me several times to see what was there and, of course, could not. I will forever believe that he said goodbye to all of us and greeted his "escort". I will one day have to ask him. So, yeah, I believe every word of what Nancy said and what you said, also.