• “They’re here.”
• “I’m on my way home.”
• “I see Mom.”

These are testimonies that are repeated, and although subjective, they give meaning to that gesture of arms raised high, as if it were a symbol of meeting, of reuniting, of returning.

Science vs. spirituality: Involuntary reflection or farewell of the soul?

From a medical standpoint, physiological explanations have been suggested. Lack of oxygen, chemical changes in the brain, or even hallucinations could explain these types of movements.

However, those who accompany the patients emphasize something that cannot be measured with instruments: the gentleness of the gesture. It is as if the body itself knows that the moment has come to release, to surrender, to let go.