DEATH AND DYING
5 STAGES OF DYING Elisabeth Kubler-Ross 1. Denial: “The doctor is wrong.” 2. Anger: “Its unfair, why me?” 3. Bargaining: “I’ll be kinder if I can just live to see my grandson graduate.” 4. Depression: “What’s the point of living another day.” 5. Acceptance: “I’ve had a good life.”
HOSPICE Homelike place where dying people and their families are given the physical and emotional support to help them cope Relatives remain in contact No restriction of visiting hours Treatment may be given in own home Patients make decisions
DYING WITH DIGNITY Euthanasia Living wills: spare people the indignity and cost of being kept alive when there is not hope for survival; legal document Bereavement: suffering from the death of a loved one