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A collection of inspiring essays with frank and compassionate advice for those dealing with terminal illness or the death of a loved one, from the pioneering author of On Death and Dying and On Grief and Grieving

As a pioneer of the hospice movement, Dr. Elizabeth Kübler-Ross was one of…

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I devoured Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s book, which deeply shaped my understanding of mortality. Like Eben Alexander, it is her steady, compassionate voice that earns my trust. There’s something profoundly grounding about someone who has spent a lifetime walking beside the dying. Her use of metaphor speaks directly to the soul, especially mine. She writes, “The death of the human body is identical to what happens when the butterfly emerges from its cocoon... it is only a house to live in for a while.”

That image—death not as an end, but a transformation—resonates deeply. It speaks to humanity’s universal longing to understand…

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