The world of spirit has a kind of different language. Early on in my life, i was often disturbed when they used the word death. On a few occasions, they even told me some one i knew had died, or had a death. When i once called the next day, concerned, asking if he was ok, a friend said, "how did you know?"
He had a spiritual death, a deep, emotional release.
I no longer assume that death in a dream means dying, passing on to the next dimension.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I continue to dream lots of dreams. Most people although they dream, they do not remember. I assume that my subconscious is very active when I am sleeping and brings all kinds of things to the "surface". I try to make something of what they tell me but it's mostly impossible, as the world of dreams and meaning is hard to decipher.
You would be surprised at how your ability could develop. I remember when i first began, had zero confidence i could ever ben good at interpretation. And today, it is often easy.