I retired and became a bereavement guide — here's what I've learned

Lay chaplain Neal Dunnigan says all deaths are traumatic and all deaths are connected
I retired and became a bereavement guide — here's what I've learned

American secular chaplain Neal Dunnigan, at his home in Cork. Picture Dan Linehan

What the dying most regret is how they conducted their relationships, lay chaplain Neal Dunnigan says. 

“They can feel they didn’t spend enough time, or quality time, with people to get to know them properly or help someone close to them.”

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