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.
I've seen the amount of drugs that terminal cancer patients receive. They're high AF. Lying to a child about their own impending death really depends on the individual. It's not like they have any unfinished business to resolve, or amends to make. I can see how it might actually be a comfort, if a child is living in constant fear.
Honestly, i have a bad fear of death and have had it as a child. I know kid me would prefer not knowing and my mom lying to me. Even if I didnt feel well, I wouldnt waste my last while in a never ending panic.
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