Organizations like Make-A-Wish do everything they can to grant the last requests of those not long for this world, and we often hear about these granted wishes after the terminally ill person passes away.
But delivering an exact moment when their (often lifelong) wish is granted is what these groups are all about, and while Netherlands-based Ambulance Wish Foundation is a new org they're already making big dreams come true.
These poignant yet heartwarming photographs demonstrate that those who have lived a full life tend to wish for simpler things, like a trip to a museum or a visit from a friendly giraffe, seemingly at peace with what's to come.
See 7 Powerful Photographs of Terminally Ill Patients Living Out Their Final Wishes here