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I watched someone close to me die over several months. Her only regret seemed to be that she was dying. I don't believe this list of top 5 regrets is based on
by stevoski 15y ago
I watched someone close to me die over several months. Her only regret seemed to be that she was dying.
I don't believe this list of top 5 regrets is based on research at all. I suspect that it is mostly only in TV, movies, or novels where a person on their deathbed contemplates things they would have done differently. Usually the impending death overwhelms all other thoughts.
- mattdeboard 15y agoI'm more inclined to trust the anecdotes of a palliative care nurse with years and years of intimate experience with the dying than your single anecdote from a single perimortem friend. The post made plain it was based on anecdata, not research. Did you read the preamble or just skip right to the numbered list?
- danieldk 15y agoI think this also depends on age and mental state. For instance, my grandmother who was old and frail, but had a happy life. In her last few years she often mentioned that she was ready to die. She'd also talk often about the past. If death is unexpected, and cuts through all plans and expectations without regards, it's hard to reconcile with death. Such posts often remind me how important it is to live in the moment (and how hard to attain ;)).
- Tyrannosaurs 15y agoYep, my mother was perfectly happy with the way she'd lived her life but did wish she hadn't smoked for 30 years (she died of cancer).