Death And Dying In Tuesdays With Morrie By Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

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There are five stages of death and dying. These five steps was first introduced by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross can come in any order when they get closer to their death. These steps include denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Throughout Tuesdays With Morrie, an elderly man, Morie, is diagnosed with ALS and goes through all of the five stages of grief as he nears his death. After his diagnosis of ALS, he went through the depression, a normal stage for all people who are diagnosed with a disease and will be dying soon. During his depression, he was sad and afraid, which is what people with depression usually go through. Since Morrie is an honest person, he lets all of his emotions pour out of him regardless of what others may

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