To Deal with Death

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The paper discusses how death is inevitable, yet, people don't like to talk about it, think about it or deal with it. The paper reveals that everyone is going to eventually die, the only question is when and from what. The paper describes how the goal of the Hospice Foundation of America and everything that the workers of the hospice do is designed to improve the quality of the patient's last days. They do this by offering comfort, understanding and dignity. The paper explains the five stages of death as they have been defined by Dr. Kubler-Ross. These are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and finally, acceptance. The paper discusses how the best way to help the family through difficult times is to plan ahead, make wishes known and have them in writing long before the actual death.

From the Paper:

"Many people believe that Hospice is a physical place but it isn't. While there are many Hospice care centers throughout the nation, Hospice is actually a concept about death, grief and dying. It is a concept that is founded in the belief that comfort and support to patients and their families should be the focus when death is near. Hospice generally will partner with the family of a terminally ill patient who is expected to die within the next six months."

Sample of Sources Used:

• What is Hospice? http://www.hospicefoundation.org/hospiceInfo/
• Stages http://www.cancersurvivors.org/Coping/end%20term/stages.htm
• Death: The Final Stage of Growth by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross.

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