By . Graham Smith . Last updated at 2:39 PM on 30th January 2012 . It is something none of us wants to contemplate - lying on our death bed worrying about the things we should have done. Now a former nurse who cared for the terminally ill has revealed the five most common regrets of the dying. Bronnie Ware spent several years working in palliative care in Australia, looking after patients in the last three to 12 weeks of their lives. Recollections: Former nurse Bronnie Ware spent years working in palliative care in Australia, looking after patients in the last three to 12 weeks of their lives . During that time, she became accustomed to hearing the elderly reveal their biggest regrets. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it is the simple things in life, like staying in touch with friends and being true to yourself, that most people wished they had been able to achieve. Ms Ware found that men regretted working too hard, while many people wish they had had the courage to more frequently express their feelings. Book: The Top Five Regrets of the Dying - A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing . Inspired by what she discovered, Ms Ware has written a book - The Top Five Regrets Of The Dying: A Life Transformed By The Dearly Departing - about her experiences. She said: 'My patients were those who had gone home to die and some incredibly special times were shared. 'People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality and 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. 'When questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently, common themes surfaced again and again.' Ms Ware recorded the most frequent five regrets in the elderly as: .
Bronnie Ware has written a book about her experiences looking after the terminally ill .
By . Graham Smith . Last updated at 2:39 PM on 30th January 2012 . It is something none of us wants to contemplate - lying on our death bed worrying about the things we should have done. Now a former nurse who cared for the terminally ill has revealed the five most common regrets of the dying. Bronnie Ware spent several years working in palliative care in Australia, looking after patients in the last three to 12 weeks of their lives. Recollections: Former nurse Bronnie Ware spent years working in palliative care in Australia, looking after patients in the last three to 12 weeks of their lives . During that time, she became accustomed to hearing the elderly reveal their biggest regrets. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it is the simple things in life, like staying in touch with friends and being true to yourself, that most people wished they had been able to achieve. Ms Ware found that men regretted working too hard, while many people wish they had had the courage to more frequently express their feelings. Book: The Top Five Regrets of the Dying - A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing . Inspired by what she discovered, Ms Ware has written a book - The Top Five Regrets Of The Dying: A Life Transformed By The Dearly Departing - about her experiences. She said: 'My patients were those who had gone home to die and some incredibly special times were shared. 'People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality and 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. 'When questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently, common themes surfaced again and again.' Ms Ware recorded the most frequent five regrets in the elderly as: .
discovered, Ms Ware has written a book - The Top The Dearly Departing - about her experiences. She