In Judaism and Christianity death is an enemy and is related to sin. It is the outgrowth of human rebellion. Because of Adam's and Eve's...

Most world cultures acknowledge an archetype that represents death. Whether it be the grim reaper or the boatman, the figure that...

When one first gets a diagnosis of cancer, they enter a state of shock, for cancer literally means dyin g for most of us. More people die...

The subject of death seems to be of great interest to believer and non-believer alike. The thought of an after-math of events that is...

Death is a term we are all familiar with, and yet, what is death? Different people have different understandings of what death is and it...

We often fear what we don't understand. We fear what we have never experienced before. A common fear nearly all of us struggle with is...

In the universe, there are energies that attribute to life and death. These energies are the balance of the universe. These energies...

Do you avoid graveyards? Are you reluctant to attend funerals? Maybe you try not to think about death? Some people feel a sense of dread...

Marvin is 55 years old and he has a brain tumour. He is getting physically weaker by the day and is now having difficulty in breathing....

D eath is a forever puzzle and fascinating topic in philosophy, religion and spiritual discussions. It might not be an exaggeration to...

Accepting death as an inevitability is easier than you may think. After all, who doesn't realize they are eventually going to die? The...

To minimize feelings of guilt and to help process loss, teachers may provide opportunities in the classroom setting for students to write...

Many st udents experience some type of loss in their lives. Loss is often associated with the death of a loved one, but ambiguous loss is...

for talking with children and young adults about the death of a fellow student, staff member, teacher, family member, or friend will vary...

Most children experience the death of a family member or friend by the time they complete hig h school; and one in 20 children face the...

Though the child mortality rate — the number of children who die in a given year — has fallen dramatically over time, more than half of...

I am a medical student in my third year of studies. For medical students, this is the point at which, after two years of book learning,...

How do you explain to hundreds of grade school children that a beloved kindergarten teacher with breast cancer is dying?  That’s the...

Emotional distress is legally defined as "a highly unpleasant emotional reaction (as anguish, humiliation, or fury) which results from...

When a loved one dies, feelings of sadness and sorrow can seem overwhelming. You recognize that having those feelings is natural, but...