What Christopher Kerr has said about End-of-life dreams and visions
4 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 19, 2026
Christopher Kerr, American hospice physician, neurobiologist, and author of Death Is But a Dream, has been quoted on End-of-life dreams and visions 4 times in 1 episode of The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, most recently on October 19, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Kerr says his research shows nearly 90% of dying people have intense dreams or visions as death approaches.
“what our research has shown is nearly 90% of people start to have very intense dreams or visions as they get closer to death”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: The Deathbed Doctor: At The End Of Your Life, Only 1 Thing Will Matter! | Dr Christopher Kerr (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 0:02
Kerr argues end-of-life visions differ from delirium because they are lucid, based on real events, and comforting.
“These events are recalled with acuity, they're based on real happenings, and they're left with a feeling of comfort, not distress or fear”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: The Deathbed Doctor: At The End Of Your Life, Only 1 Thing Will Matter! | Dr Christopher Kerr (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 16:54
Kerr reports that religious belief does not appear to change how patients experience end-of-life events.
“We've looked at this question of religion, and we have not found that having a religious belief changes how you experience these end-of-life”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: The Deathbed Doctor: At The End Of Your Life, Only 1 Thing Will Matter! | Dr Christopher Kerr (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 15:52
Kerr says about 12% of patients have distressing dreams, which can be the most transformational.
“about 12% of our patients report dreams that are distressing or uncomfortable. They're not all comfortable”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: The Deathbed Doctor: At The End Of Your Life, Only 1 Thing Will Matter! | Dr Christopher Kerr (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 35:05
Episodes
The Deathbed Doctor: At The End Of Your Life, Only 1 Thing Will Matter! | Dr Christopher KerrThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Oct 19, 2026 · 1 h 23 min
Hospice physician Christopher Kerr tells Steven Bartlett what 1,500 dying patients reveal about end-of-life dreams, what matters at death, pain, grief, and love.
Christopher Kerr on other topics
- Medicalization of death · 3 quotes
- Hospice care · 2 quotes
- Childhood death · 1 quote
- Post-traumatic growth · 1 quote
- Grief · 1 quote
- Psychedelic therapy · 1 quote
- Life extension · 1 quote
- Pain management at the end of life · 1 quote