August 26, 2004
anger, denial, bargaining, chocolate, expensive cigarettes
Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, author of On Death and Dying, passed away at the age of 78. On Death and Dying, written in 1969, introduced the concept that terminally ill patients go through stages in accepting their own death.
While Dr. Kubler-Ross postulated that “acceptance” is the last stage of grieving, her own attitude and actions prior to her own death speak to the possibility that there might be one more: smokin em while you got em.
She felt that way until the end. But she made sure to enjoy her last moments by smoking cigarettes from Sarah Ferguson, Britain's Duchess of York, and by eating Swiss chocolates and shopping, said Ross.
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What's really funny is that almost everyone I know from college has read her book. One of the most popular classes at Temple U. was Death and Dying, and her book was the tome of choice.
Posted by: mac at August 26, 2004 06:41 PMI hate to admit it but I first heard of it through the Lenny Bruce monologues when I was in junior high.
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