Why should we care more about what people think in the last 12 weeks of life as opposed to any other 12 weeks? Why is that perspective more important or more wise?
We should give (slightly) more credence to what people in their last 12 weeks of life say, as they have (somewhat) less reason to mislead their listeners - they have less to gain from listeners' reactions.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/01/top-five-regrets-of-the-dying?fb_action_ids=10151236956340524&fb_action_types=news.reads&fb_source=other_multiline
Interesting b/c future concerns and what other people think type of concerns are not much of a factor here.