Living with Death and Dying » (Reprint)

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross earned a place as the best-loved and most-respected authority on the subjects of death and dying. Through her many books, as well as her years working with terminally ill children, AIDS patients, and the elderly, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross brought comfort and understanding to millions coping with their own deaths or the death of a loved one. Dr. Kübler-Ross, whose books have been translated into twenty-seven languages, passed away in 2004 at the age of seventy-eight. Before her death, she and David Kessler completed work on their second collaboration, On Grief and Grieving.

In this compassionate and moving guide to communicating with the terminally ill, Dr. Elisabeth Küebler-Ross, the world's foremost expert on death and dying, shares her tools for understanding how the dying convey their innermost knowledge and needs. Expanding on the workshops that have made her famous and loved around the world, she shows us the importance of meaningful dialogue in helping patients to die with peace and dignity.

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Her work has vanquished the conspiracy of silence that once shrouded the hospital's terminal wards....In so doing, it has shown how, and with what quiet grace, the human spirit composes itself for extinction.

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

I

HOUSE CALLS AND HOSPITAL CALLS: THE CHALLENGE TO HEAR OUR PATIENTS

II

THE USE OF DRAWINGS MADE AT SIGNIFICANT TIMES IN ONE'S LIFE

BY GREGG M. FURTH, PH.D.

III

PARENT CARE: TOTAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE CARE OF A DYING CHILD

BY MARTHA PEARSE ELLIOTT

IV

THE ISSUE OF SUDDEN DEATH