Death and Dying
44 Articles & Excerpts
Why Is It So Hard to Die? Part 2
Death by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, M.D. A death on an obstetric ward, where deaths do not normally occur, is a very different experience. I recall the death of a patient who up to the moment of crisis was expected to have a normal child and a normal delivery.
Why Is It So Hard to Die? Part 3
Death by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, M.D. How do I know how sick I am? The physician does not tell me. The nurses do not tell me. I do not really know. This results in finding ways of determining my service eligibility - of locating the size of my service bank account.
The Most Difficult Decision, Part 2
Final Exit : The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying by Derek Humphry If you are interested in the option of assisted dying at life's end, good rapport with your doctor is extremely useful. It is important that your doctor know your views on dying and death so that he or she is forewarned.
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My Descent Into Death: A Second Chance at Life by Howard Storm Storm, an avowed atheist, was awaiting emergency surgery when he realized that he was at death's door. Storm found himself out of his own body, looking down on the hospital room scene below. Next, rather than going 'toward the light,' he found himself
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