Dr. BJ Miller is a hospice physician at the University of California, San Francisco. He works closely with terminally ill patients coming to the end of their lives — something he has experienced firsthand — and helps to ease their suffering.
When he in college in 1990, BJ survived a freak accident but lost three limbs. He now relies on prosthetics to stay mobile. It's a miracle he lived.
This traumatic near-death experience is what led BJ to become a palliative care physician for the terminally ill.
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In 2017, the doctor and triple amputee sat down with Oprah to describe, in his words, what happens immediately following one's death — and the moment of transition that occurs around the body.
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"I've been around folks who, I’ll be sitting there talking with their family and we’re having a conversation, and the person dies in the middle of a conversation," he said. "It’s just, they were here and now they’re gone."
What he says might surprise you, and open your eyes to a new outlook on life and death.
