This book is the result of a close collaboration between Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler. The case histories and personal experiences are taken from their lectures, workshops, and discussions with patients and families. Sometimes they involve David, sometimes Elisabeth, and sometimes both. For clarity, we use the “we” voice of Elisabeth and David throughout, except in case histories and personal experiences, where Elisabeth’s are preceded by her initials, EKR, or David’s by his, DK.