The Top Five Regrets of the Dying

The memoirs of the world’s most famous palliative caregiver—translated into 30-plus languages and read by more than a million people around the world. In her youth, Bronnie Ware, after working in a bank, realized she needed a job “for her soul.” Although at first she had neither experience nor education, she became a palliative caregiver. The few years she spent alongside those who were dying had a deep impact on her and shaped the direction of her life. Inspired by the stories and confessions of her dying patients, Bronnie Ware published an internet post describing the five most common things people regret on the threshold of death. In its first year, that post was read by more than three million people worldwide. At the request of many readers, Bronnie wrote this book, where she tells more about her life—about interacting with people at the edge of death and about how to live so that you can die with a light heart.