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Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

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Elisabeth Kübler‑Ross compares a peaceful death to a falling star that shines briefly before fading. She writes that we need time to sit with loss and learn from the pain, and she questions whether medicine should stay humane or become a cold science. She also notes that many people die in natural disasters like earthquakes and avalanches.

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Elisabeth Kübler‑Ross was a Swiss‑American psychiatrist who pioneered near‑death studies and created the five stages of grief model.

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She also authored books that explained her model and shared her research on dying and bereavement.

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