Wishes
Table 2 summarizes the wish categories including additional characteristics of the wish implementation process. Overall, 66 of 67 (98.5%) wishes were completed with at least 3 wishes for each patient-family dyad (median, 4.5 [IQR, 3.3-6.0]). The wishes were elicited by the family (32.0 [47.8%]), staff (28.0 [41.8%]) and patient (7.0 [10.4%]) with a majority implemented by staff (44.0 [65.7%]). The most common category of wishes made included facilitating connections with family, friends or pets, and keepsakes and post-mortem tributes as per the categories defined by Cook et al (Refer to Appendix C for examples of wishes). The wishes were inexpensive with a range from $0 to $30 and mean cost of wishes was $0.87. The cost was minimized by donations from staff and community members with 19.0 (28.4%) of wishes donated.