To reach the heavens in Dutch: how the last wishes of terminally ill people are fulfilled

Ten years ago, an ambulance driver in Amsterdam, Kees Veldboer, transported a retired sailor from one hospital to another. When they arrived at the scene, they were told that the ward was not ready. Upon learning about this, the patient asked Kisa not to take him back to the hospital where he had spent the last months. When asked what he wanted to do, the sailor replied that he would like to take one last look at the water on the Vlardingen Canal. Kis Veldboer complied with his request. And so the idea was born to create a charitable organization that would fulfill the last wishes of terminally ill people. Over time, Kisa and his wife had assistants, transport and the necessary medical equipment.

We offer you just a few examples of the last wishes, the fulfillment of which the organization Stichting Ambulance Wens Nederland brought peace and tranquility to the souls of dying people.

Have dinner at the fish restaurant in Scheveningen.

To return to his homeland, to Poland, and spend his last days with his husband and child.

To be behind the wheel of the legendary supercar "Lamborghini Diablo".

Visit the Rembrandt exhibition in Amsterdam.

54-year-old Mario, who has worked at the Rotterdam Zoo all his life, dreamed of saying goodbye to the giraffes he looked after and cared for.

Meet the singer Lionel Richie, who was just performing at that time in Amsterdam.

Admire the stunning views of Rotterdam from the height of the Euromachta tower.

Go to Disneyland.

To go to the cinema with my girlfriends for the last time.

A girl named Denise turned to the organization with a request to help bring her father, who could no longer move independently, to her ultrasound session, as the girl's dad really wanted to see his granddaughter. Denise gave birth to a baby girl a month and a half after her father's death.

The last time to eat the most delicious ice cream.

To attend a concert of your favorite musician — the famous Dutch violinist and conductor Andre Rieu.

The girl really wanted to join the action of zoologists, who were supposed to release several sea seals that had undergone rehabilitation.

To attend the match of the team for which the 87-year-old grandfather was sick all his life.