Spangler and Demi (1988) introduced a more comprehended model of the grief process called the grief wheel. At a certain degree, the grief wheel is parallel to the stages of dying represented by Kübler-Ross (1969). The model has various stages within the grieving process that contain shock, protest, disorganization, and redefining life. The first reaction to loss is shock or confusion and denial. The outward manifestations vary from a typical reaction of crying to symptoms usually related to depression. A protest is the next step is characterized by more symptoms of depression, like guilt and fear. Anger may be a prominent outward expression of grief. Disorganization is the low point of coping with grief, the “bottoming out” amount throughout
