Learning the top regrets people have when theyre dying can help us understand what specific changes we should make.
I would savor every delicious bit.
She emphasized the word savor, OHara says.
Another example OHara recalls is one client who regretted not spending time with his son.
People often wish they had realized this sooner and lived their life knowing it.
This sentiment of love being all that matters rings true for OHara in particular who lost her daughter.
Maryanne O’Hara is an end-of-life doula and author of Little Matches: A Memoir of Finding Light in the Dark
She began crying, too, and she said, I love you so much.
Ive never loved anyone as much as you.
Thats the most cherished, painful memory of my life.
Ask anyone whos ever sat vigil beside a loved one in an ICU.
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