Until the moment he or she breathes the last breath, there is Hope. Of course, once life leaves the body, another dimension takes over, and it is no more the concern of the current mortal dimension. Consider this woman. I don't know what else. Not a bad choice either.
Many people do that.
We have no right to say they made a wrong choice. No income, no job. There's a story of a boy in a monastery who was sad, unhappy. One day a puppy came along and cheered him up. Happiness returned to him.