A hospice volunteer has a fascinating new take on people's most common deathbed regret

08/04/25 at 03:00 AM

A hospice volunteer has a fascinating new take on people's most common deathbed regret 
Upworthy; by Cecily Knobler; 8/1/25 
... Over the years, many hospital and hospice workers have paid close attention to what people who are on their deathbeds say. What they're most proud of, and yes, what are their main regrets. ... [This author refers to] Jancee Dunn's New York Times article, "3 Lessons for Living Well, from the Dying." In it, she discusses her friend who is a hospice volunteer. "She hears one regret over and over from patients: letting relationships wither. They wish that they had made more plans with good friends, or they thought about getting back in touch with an old buddy, and talked themselves out of it." ...  One wrote,"My mother always told me, 'Your friends will get you through life.'"
Editor's Note: What friend do you want to reach out to, today? 

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