From The Book of Questions by Gregory Stock.

Question #75: After a medical examination, your doctor calls and gravely says you have a rare lymphatic cancer and only a few months to live. Five days later, she informs you that the lab tests were mislabelled; you are perfectly healthy. Forced for a moment to look death in the face, you have been allowed to turn and go on. During those difficult days you would certainly have gained some insights about yourself. Do you think they would be worth the pain?

I think it would be. I would be kinda irritated or angry that my lab results were wrong, but at the same time I would be kind of grateful because I would have been forced to really think about my life and think if I had any regrets or think about what I may have wanted to do before I died.

I don't know, I'm kind of unsure, but I think I would rather not have the cancer scare.

That makes sense too. For 5 days you think you have cancer and you know you're going to die. Then you find out that no, you don't have cancer, it was just a mix up.

Yeah, people tend to stop caring about a lot of things when they know they're going to die. They could have sold their house, liquidated all their assets and more because they think they're on a time limit. I know I would sell all my stuff and clear out my bank account to be able to travel before I died. Quit my job. Etc. Then find out that I'm not dying. I'd be grateful for being forced to look deep inside myself and figure out what I regret and what I want to do before I die, but if I cleared out everything that would be bad.

Yes, but I’ve already had a near death experience and I know how it’s changed me