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Post by Susan Peabody on Sept 19, 2024 7:48:55 GMT -8
I have a friend who is dying of kidney failure. Here are the five stages of dying according to Elizabeth Kubler-Ross.
Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance
My friend is struggling because he has no faith that he going to a better place. He is in the anger stage and pushing everyone away. I also have kidney disease, but I have never been a worldly person, so I am not suffering the loss of my life. I do not know how to help my friend, so I just listen and validate his feelings.
I really do not know how people who don't have a personal relationship with God manage during times like this, but I encourage them to at least believe that they will get to meet their lost loved ones after death.
Faith is hard in the beginning, but as you get older it is the most important coping mechanism you will ever find.
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