I agree, too. And my condolences and congratulations as well!

 I held one of my grandkids  in the operating room immediately after a C Section and this little guy was straining  in my arms to get closer to his mom and dad who were talking...it was amazing he was only awake for a half hour...but he very clearly wanted to be with his parents.
Whose voices he knew....I walked him over as close as I could get....

As to the closer to death issue...my mother in law assured me that my father in law had appeared and told her not to worry....and my mom very clearly was checking in with family prior to her death....

Really nothing much would surprise me...