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- Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
- 1969
- “Is war perhaps nothing else but a need to face death, to conquer and master it, to come out of it alive -- a peculiar form of denial of our mortality?”
- “Those who have the strength and the love to sit with a dying patient in the silence that goes beyond words will know that this moment is neither frightening nor painful, but a peaceful cessation of the functioning of the body.
- “Simple people with less education, sophistication, social ties, and professional obligations seem in general to have somewhat less difficulty in facing this final crisis than people of affluence who lose a great deal more in terms of material luxuries, comfort, and number of interpersonal relationships.
- “We often tend to ignore how much of a child is still in all of us.” ― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Own Families.
Due to advances in medical care, many people with terminal illnesses maintain a high level of function, often for extended periods of time, but they are aware that they have a life-limiting condition. There is time to prepare emotionally, spiritually, and practically for the dying process and death.
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However, it is the natural, final stage in the dying process as the patient prepares to take the final step toward death. “When we lose someone, especially when we have had little if any time to prepare ourselves, we are enraged, angry, in despair; we should be allowed to express these feelings.
1. Attachment and Loss, Death and Dying. Theoretical Foundations for Bereavement Counselling. Grief is the price we pay for love. Without attachment there would be no sense of loss.1. This chapter explores the different theories that underpin bereavement counselling.
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Feb 17, 2020 · Handbook of death & dying. Publisher description: Two-volume set takes stock of the vast literature in the field of thanatology and discusses death-related behavior in present day culture. Features more than 100 essays covering almost every aspect of death and explores the concepts and social patterns.
opportunity to talk about dying at Dr. Ross's seminar and to have attempted to exorcise the irrational fears to which doctors and clergy as well as patients and their relatives are subject. Not that it is entirely irrational to fear death.
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Mar 24, 2020 · Introduction. “Death isn’t a medical failure, it’s a biological certainty. But poorly managed death IS a medical failure.” —Dr. Kathryn Mannix 1. “Dying is a gritty, difficult, and vulnerable human experience. But it isn’t simply to be suffered. Talking about dying offers us opportunities to reconnect with loved ones.
