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 and exposed her to second hand smoke. She feels cheated and robbed out of life and the time she would have been able to spend with her grandchildren. Which stage of death is she experiencing?

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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 and exposed her to second hand smoke. She feels cheated and robbed out of life and the time she would have been able to spend with her grandchildren. Which stage of death is she experiencing?

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Maureen is expressing anger and blaming others for her illness, which is consistent with the anger stage of grief and acceptance of death.

Maureen Has Received a Terminal Diagnosis of Lung Cancer