text: death question.....? my grandma is 97 years old. this morning she was talking about a 10 year old little boy in her room. i am scared that she might be seeing death. do you think she is going to die soon? also this wasn't the only time she has talked about seeing something in her room. i was in her room and she asked me if she saw that big black thing flying around. i was kind of scared. what do you think? she is senile either because of a real mental illness or just because of her old age.  yes, her time to leave is coming near with the way you describe her.  the cause of these hallucinations could also be any medications she may be on right now, since side effects from the meds are more prevalent among the elderly than people of other ages.