Death

Christian Century An accumulation of treasures. Chicago Tribune The most accessible of Kbler-Ross's works.

Elisabeth Kbler-Ross, MD, (19262004) was a Swiss-born psychiatrist, humanitarian, and co-founder of the hospice movement around the world. She was also the author of the groundbreaking book On Death and Dying, which first discussed the five stages of grief. Elisabeth authored twenty-four books in thirty-six languages and brought comfort to millions of people coping with their own deaths or the death of a loved one. Her greatest professional legacy includes teaching the practice of humane care for the dying and the importance of sharing unconditional love. Her work continues by the efforts of hundreds of organizations around the world, including The Elisabeth Kbler-Ross Foundation.

Contents Foreword Preface: A Journey into the Realm of Death and Growth 1 Introduction 2 Why Is It So Hard to Die? THE ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT OF DYING Hans O. Mauksch DEATH IN THE FIRST PERSON Anonymous 3 Death Through Some Other Windows DYING AMONG ALASKAN INDIANS: A MATTER OF CHOICE Murray L. Trelease THE JEWISH VIEW OF DEATH: GUIDELINES FOR DYING Zachary I. Heller THE JEWISH VIEW OF DEATH: GUIDELINES FOR MOURNING Audrey Gordon THE DEATH THAT ENDS DEATH IN HINDUISM AND BUDDHISM J. Bruce Long 4 Dying Is Easy, But Living Is Hard LIVING UNTIL DEATH: A PROGRAM OF SERVICE AND RESEARCH FOR THE TERMINALLY ILL Raymond G. Carey FUNERALS: A TIME FOR GRIEF AND GROWTH Roy Nichols and lane Nichols A MOTHER MOURNS AND GROWS Edith Mize ONE WOMAN'S DEATH -- A VICTORY AND A TRIUMPH Dorothy Pitkin 5 Death and Growth: Unlikely Partners? DEATH AS PART OF MY OWN PERSONAL LIFE Elisabeth Kbler-Ross LETTER TO ELISABETH: DEDICATED TO CAROL Bal Mount LOUIE Shirley Holzer Jeffrey FOR MY WIFE WANDA: LOVE WILL NEVER GO AWAY Orville Kelly 6 Death: The Final Stage of Growth DYING AS THE LAST STAGE OF GROWTH Mwalimu Imara Omego Resources Index