Abstract

Most people have regrets when they face death.
So, what are the things we regret as we approach the end of our lives?

In this book, the author, an expert in end-of-life care, compiles 25 "unfinished business" confessions from over 1,000 patients. The fleeting yet heartbreaking feelings seem to seep out between the lines, making your heart ache. Death comes to everyone, without exception. This is why he wants as many people as possible to live a life with fewer regrets. This book resonates with the author, who has faced terminally ill patients who complain of emotional pain, with its heartfelt message.

Table of Contents)
25 Things We Regret When We Die
1. Not Quitting Smoking
2. Spending a Lifetime at the mercy of Emotions
3. Not Deciding What to Do with Our Inheritance
4. Not Returning to Our Hometown
5. Working All the Time and Not Spending Time on Hobbies
6. Not Meeting the People We Wanted to Meet
7. Not Getting Married, etc.

Author’s Information

Director of the Otsu Shuichi Early Palliative Care Clinic.
Originally from Ibaraki Prefecture, he graduated from Gifu University School of Medicine and is a palliative care physician. In 2006, he completed the Sasakawa Medical Research Foundation Hospice Palliative Care Doctor Training Course. After specialized training in internal medicine, he worked at the Japan Baptist Hospital Hospice in Kyoto for three years from 2005. In 2008, he began working at a house call clinic with inpatient facilities in Tokyo, providing palliative and end-of-life care for both inpatient and home-care cancer and non-cancer patients. In June 2010, he joined the Palliative Care Center at Toho University Omori Hospital, where he served as the center's director before assuming his current position in August 2018. He runs Japan's first outpatient clinic specializing in early palliative care, introducing telemedicine, and provides online palliative care consultations to patients nationwide. He also manages the nationwide "Anywhere Palliative Care" network, which provides consultations. His books include the best-selling "25 Things You'll Regret When You Die", which has sold 250,000 copies, "10 Questions About What Happens to People When They Die", and "33 Important Things in Life You Only Realize When You Die" .