I honestly think there are few instances where the body has been forced to shut down (against its will) and that forced shutting down was peaceful. I've actually done a bit of research and I'm being realistic. Many people like to believe 'peaceful passing' is common but sometimes I wonder if it's like when you read about someone being 'a hero' in their obituary. Were they really 'a hero' or are they just writing that because they're dead and they want to honor their best moments?

I read a story about a teen boy who ate moldy alfredo that was left out on a counter for several hours. He went to bed that night and 'passed peacefully' in his sleep, never waking up again. As much as I want to believe their wording, I truly wonder if dying of total organ failure is legitimately painless (and if it was, then wouldn't having your organs getting crushed by internal cancer tumors be painless?). Also, just because someone is asleep doesn't mean they're not capable of feeling pain. I also done research on what it's like to be in a coma and many people said they could still feel pain, they just couldn't 'wake up.'

Our culture likes to romanticize death because, in actuality, I think it's extremely awful in most circumstances.