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Death and Grief
Top 5 Causes of Death in America?
Heart Disease
Cancer
Cerebrovascular disease (stroke)
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases
Unintentional Injuries
Top 5 Causes of Teen Death in US?
Unintentional Injuries
Homicide
Suicide
Cancer
Heart Disease
Grief
Definitionkeen mental suffering or distress over affliction or
loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret.
Denial/IsolationWe pretend the
loss did not occur
Often times we remove ourselves from our normal social situation.
This could last seconds to weeks.
AngerMad at
Person who has died
The world
Themselves
Friends/Family
Bargaining
Trying to make a deal with god.
If I promise to never make fun of her again you’ll bring back my mother.
Depression
Feeling of numbness
Although anger and sadness may loom underneath
Acceptance
All anger, sadness, and depression have gone away.
The person grieving accepts the loss and moves on with their life.
I will remember you…
Why do we open casketsIt’s therapeutic to
see the dead bodyPreparation helps
remove marks of death in order to look acceptable
Restoration provides an acceptable image for recalling a deceased's appearance.
Will you remember meClosed Casket
This is used when the deceased able to be displayed due to cause of death.
Also some people request to have a closed casket service
Organ DonationEach day, 63 people receive an organ transplant, but
another 16 people on the waiting list die because organs aren't available.
55,00 people waiting for a kidney transplant
17,000 people waiting for a liver transplant
3,000 people waiting for a heart and lung transplant
What organs and tissues can I donate?
Kidney
Heart
Liver
Lung
Pancreas
Intestine
Cornea
Skin
Bone
Bone marrow
Hospice
Hospice works to meet the meet the medical (physical), emotional, spiritual and practical needs of patients and their families when a life-threatening illness clouds the future
Hospice is about life and the quality of living during a life-threatening illness.
Hospice makes 22 Promises
Provide comfort to terminally ill patients and their Provide comfort to terminally ill patients and their families.families.
Provide company to terminally ill patients and Provide company to terminally ill patients and their families.their families.
CryonicsCryonics is a technique designed with the intent to save lives and overcome illness and suffering.
Bedford was switched to a different tank in 1991 and it would appear that everything has held up thus far.
Ted Williams
Dr. James Bedford
CryonicsIt involves cooling patients to the point where
physical decay essentially stops, in the hope that future technologically advanced scientific procedures will be able to revive them and restore them to good health later on. A patient held in such a state is said to be in 'cryonic suspension'.