Everyone knows that the time will come to take their last breath and leave their mortal body. But the people from this selection decided to spend their last hours on earth better, fulfilling their long-standing desire.
Impossible to Read Without Tears: The Last Wishes of Dying People
We usually live as if there are endless days ahead of us: we miss out on the opportunity to enjoy life to the fullest, to do what makes our soul sing, or to express our feelings to the people we love most. It always seems like there will be time to do it later, but in reality there is only the present moment.
These photos will surely touch you and make you think about what is really important in life and how much you need to do.
Impossible to Read Without Tears: The Last Wishes of Dying People When six-year-old Elena was diagnosed with brain cancer, she began hiding hundreds of little notes with declarations of love for her parents so that they would find them later when she was gone.Impossible to Read Without Tears: The Last Wishes of Dying People A week before this elderly man died, his grandson smuggled his favorite beer into the hospice. It was the last beer he ever drank.Impossible to Read Without Tears: The Last Wishes of Dying People Her dying wish was to see her best friend, her cat Oliver, one last time to say goodbye.Impossible to Read Without Tears: The Last Wishes of Dying People A homeless man found out he had cancer and only weeks to live. His only wish was for someone to take his beloved dog Baby.Impossible to Read Without Tears: The Last Wishes of Dying People Woman battled cancer for 15 years. This is her last dance with her husband before she died.Impossible to Read Without Tears: The Last Wishes of Dying People A dying seven-year-old boy asked his seriously ill mother to let him die so that she could get his kidney for a transplant and save herself.Impossible to Read Without Tears: The Last Wishes of Dying People Mario, 54, who is dying of cancer, says goodbye to the giraffes whose enclosure he was cleaning at Rotterdam Zoo.Impossible to Read Without Tears: The Last Wishes of Dying People A tattoo artist has fulfilled a 12-year-old boy's last wish by painting his body with coloured markers.Impossible to Read Without Tears: The Last Wishes of Dying People A five-year-old girl dying of cystic fibrosis wanted to marry her best friend. They had a baby 'wedding' just hours before she died.Impossible to Read Without Tears: The Last Wishes of Dying People A dying father walked his 11-year-old daughter down the aisle so she would have a memory of the moment.Impossible to Read Without Tears: The Last Wishes of Dying People Grandma wanted to see the ocean one last time before going to hospice. Her joy is written all over her face.Impossible to Read Without Tears: The Last Wishes of Dying People A son suffering from cancer holds his dying father's hand for the last time.Impossible to Read Without Tears: The Last Wishes of Dying People A former equestrian suffering from Parkinson's disease is fulfilling her wish to ride a horse for the last time at the age of 87.Impossible to Read Without Tears: The Last Wishes of Dying People A dying Vietnamese vet has asked to meet his beloved horses outside the clinic one last time.Impossible to Read Without Tears: The Last Wishes of Dying People Hospice patient gets her dying wish of cuddling kittens fulfilled.Impossible to Read Without Tears: The Last Wishes of Dying People This dying homeless man's last wish was to see his dog one last time.Impossible to Read Without Tears: The Last Wishes of Dying People A North Carolina community celebrated Christmas in October so a dying woman could have one last Christmas.Impossible to Read Without Tears: The Last Wishes of Dying People A dying boy returns to his home one last time to hold his newborn sister.Impossible to Read Without Tears: The Last Wishes of Dying People This dying father's last wish was to see his son graduate from college.Impossible to Read Without Tears: The Last Wishes of Dying People A three-year-old girl, dying, dreamed of only one thing: to see the prince and princess.Impossible to Read Without Tears: The Last Wishes of Dying People A terminally ill woman has fulfilled her last wish: to go to the hospital to see ultrasound images of her unborn grandchildren.