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Welcome to The Big Idea of the Week!\n\xa0\nOn today\u2019s Broken Brain Podcast, our host, Dhru Purohit talks to us about one of the top five regrets of the dying.\xa0\nDhru shares a story from palliative care nurse Bronnie Ware, who wrote the book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing. For many years she worked in palliative care. Her patients were those who had gone home to die, and she was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives. Bronnie said, \u201cPeople grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality. I learned never to underestimate someone\u2019s capacity for growth. Some changes were phenomenal. Each experienced a variety of emotions, as expected, denial, fear, anger, remorse, more denial and eventually acceptance. Every single patient found their peace before they departed though, every one of them.\u201d\nBronnie shared that when questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently, common themes surfaced again and again. One of the regrets was, \u201cI wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.\u201d Here is an excerpt from Bronnie\u2019s blog, \u201cMany had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort that they deserved.\u201d\nWill you be one of the people on their deathbed that regrets being too busy for their friends? If you haven\u2019t been making time for your friends lately, use this episode as a reminder to prioritize your friendships and what truly matters the most.\xa0\nFor more on Dhru Purohit, be sure to follow him on Instagram @dhrupurohit, on Facebook @dhruxpurohit, on Twitter @dhrupurohit, and on YouTube @dhrupurohit. You can also text Dhru at (302) 200-5643. \nInterested in joining Dhru\u2019s Broken Brain Podcast Facebook Community? Submit your request to join here. \n\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices