Maureen has received a terminal diagnosis of lung cancer. She has been asking herself, "Why me?" and is upset at the doctors, and her spouse who smoked, exposing her to secondhand smoke. She feels cheated and robbed out of life and time she would have been able to spend with her grandchildren. Which stage of processing death is she experiencing?

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Maureen is experiencing anger, as she is upset at the doctors and her spouse for exposing her to secondhand smoke. This is a common response in the anger stage of processing death, as individuals try to assign blame and make sense of their situation.

Maureen Has Received a Terminal Diagnosis of Lung Cancer