When faced with their own mortality, people’s perspectives on what is important about life can change drastically. You can never underestimate someone’s capacity for growth when they’ve experienced a change of mind. With this change, people feel a wide range of emotions, whether denial, fear, anger, remorse, more denial or acceptance. But everyone takes an account of what is really important and what life is really about when they’re faced with the prospect of losing it and leaving their loved ones.

When questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently, common themes surface among terminal patients. Check out this article from mariashriver.com to see the top regrets:

The Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware