First of all let me say that I'm not here to "convert" anyone to be believe in God or abandon your beliefs.
Last night my wife and I went to visit a good friend of ours who was in hospice care; she had terminal cancer and she was a loving, Christian, who after only a few hours after we left, passed away very peacefully.
My curiosity got the best of me afterwards and I googled death bed experiences of famous atheists. Needless to say I honestly felt heartbroken after I read them because of the many that I read about, their accounts of their last words if you will reminded me of a child watching a scary movie and they couldn't turn off the tv.
Atheist, Christian, whatever you are, each of us will take that next step alone when it's our time. I have faith as a Christian that when its my time, that I will be in a better place but that doesn't mean it's not scary to think about what it will be like to leave behind everyone you love and everything you know. It doesn't matter if you're rich or poor, you can't take it with you.
I'm not very good at this kind of stuff, and I'm not trying to offend anyone here. I'm just someone who lost a dear friend to a terrible disease and wanted to share and see what someone else thought.
Thanks.