It is impossible to read without tears: the last wishes of dying people
Everyone knows that the time will come to take his last breath and leave his mortal body. But the people from this collection decided to spend their last hours on earth better, fulfilling their long-standing desire.
We usually live as if there are an infinite number of days ahead: we miss the opportunity to enjoy life to the fullest, do what makes the soul sing, or express our feelings to the dearest people. It always seems that 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.
(21 photos in total)
When six-year-old Elena was diagnosed with brain cancer, she began hiding hundreds of small notes with declarations of love to her parents, so that they would find them later when she was gone.
A week before the death of this elderly man, his grandson smuggled his favorite beer into the hospice. It was his last beer in his life.
Her dying wish was to see her best friend, Oliver the cat, one last time to say goodbye.
A homeless man found out that he has cancer and he has only a few weeks left to live. His only wish was for someone to take his beloved dog Baby to him.
The woman has been fighting cancer for 15 years. This is her last dance with her husband before she dies.
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 she was saved.
54-year-old Mario, dying of cancer, says goodbye to the giraffes whose enclosure he cleaned at the Rotterdam Zoo.
The tattoo artist fulfilled the last wish of a 12-year-old boy by painting his body with colored markers.
A five-year-old girl dying of cystic fibrosis wanted to marry her best friend. They were given a children's "wedding" just a few hours before her death.
A dying father took his 11-year-old daughter to the "altar" so that she would have a memory of this moment.
Grandma wanted to see the ocean one last time before going to the hospice. Her joy is written on her face.
A cancer-stricken son holds his dying father's hand for the last time.
A former rider suffering from Parkinson's disease fulfills her wish to ride a horse for the last time at the age of 87.
A dying Vietnamese veterinarian asked to meet his beloved horses outside the clinic for the last time.
A hospice patient fulfilled her dying wish to cuddle kittens.
The last wish of this dying homeless man was to see his dog for the last time.
A neighborhood in North Carolina celebrated Christmas in October so that a dying woman could celebrate the Christmas holidays for the last time.
A dying boy finds himself at home for the last time to hold his newborn sister in his arms.
The last wish of this dying father was to see his son's graduation at the university.
A three-year-old girl at death dreamed of only one thing: to see the prince and the princess.
A terminally ill woman fulfilled her last wish: to go to the hospital to see ultrasound images of her unborn grandchildren.
Keywords: Diseases | Illness | Parkinson's disease | Hospital | Desires | Oncology | Cancer | Death | Hospice