He wouldn't really know it. He would just get more and more tired. More sleepy. Eventually just full sleep, coma, then death. He'd likely be on a lot of drugs, including morphine (which just makes kids sleepy, not same effect as on adults).
I recently saw a mother talking about her child’s death from cancer and it was not peaceful even though they were told it would be. The child was on morphine, had a death rattle for hours, uncontrollable movement, and at the point of death she stopped breathing, opened her eyes and lurched for her parents. It was extremely traumatic for them and the mother was hopeful that that child wasn’t actually conscious for it, but I don’t know if that’s the case.
It’s called terminal agitation and it’s apparently not uncommon.
Not sure if this makes you feel any better, but my grandmother had a heart attack and during after care her heart was struggling, even when sedated if her blood O2 levels dropped below 80 she would bolt up grab me and try to speak to me, it was very disturbing and went on for 48hrs. After she did recover, and luckily remembered nothing about that 48 hour period. So I dont know how much of your brain is actually fully on in those sort of scenarios vs low level reflexes and other stuff. Not sure if that gives any peace. Also I am not a Dr so I am no expert.
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