The answer to this question should be an unreserved no! Personally, I never, ever, give anything to upset my client. It is not what having spirit communication is all about.
When you make an appointment with a medium to have a private reading, spirit will know. They gather together those spirits who will help, uplift, and love you. They do not waste their valuable time bringing a spirit who will make you more depressed.
The reading is all about proving life after death and bringing you joy and upliftment.
At no time should a medium tell you something bad or predict something bad. That is not what mediums are about and any medium worth their salt knows this and behaves accordingly.
As for the proverbial question:does a medium predict death? NO NO NO! Nobody knows when we are going to die. And if your reader even begins to suggest that they do, then you should get up and leave. It is definitely taboo! It is also impossible!
It is very wrong to make suggestions that will upset or depress a person. Also, such information may alter the way a person proceeds with their life. We should not be responsible for that.
I am happy that my sitters go home uplifted and knowing that there is life after death. They know their spirit loved ones are still watching over them and that they will all meet again in the spirit world. This is how it should be.