Elisabeth Kobler-Ross was a psychiatrist who changed the way the West observed, treated, and understood death; has humanized death and introduced palliative care to support the terminally ill; he also taught us to face death with his famous theory of the stages of bereavement, and reminded us that this ending, or the place to which everyone is going, is not so terrible, has left us an undisputed legacy, still very present today.
Of Swiss origin, he has received the title of Honoris Causa at 28 universities. In a documentary showing much of his work, the world could see how Dr. Ross followed the last moments of the dying and also of terminally ill children. His sensibility was absolute and the way he brought relief and even hope to those who came and stayed made history.
- She began to be called “the mother of death” but.
- In fact.
- She was the “mother of life.
- “Because if there’s one thing you’ve taught us.
- It’s to understand that human loss is part of our existence.
- Is to seize every one of our days.
- Learn to give dignity at times when people are changing their plans.
- A process that.
- According to the doctor he own.
- Is full of love and light.
“The dying have always been teachers of great lessons, because when we meet at the end of our lives, we begin to see it more clearly. As we share their lessons with us, people on their deathbed tell us a lot about the immense value of life itself. ?Elisabeth Kobler-Ross-
“You can be a secretary or housekeeper at someone’s house, but you’re never going to do medicine. This is what Elisabeth’s father said when, at just over 8 years old, he told her that his dream was to be a doctor. Elisabeth was born, on July 8, 1926, in Zurich and was the smallest and most fragile of the triplet, but that didn’t stop her from leaving home at 16. Parental resistance would not put barriers to his desires, and he continued his path in solitude.
She volunteered during World War II, helping in hospitals and caring for refugees. After the war, he graduated from the University of Zurich with a medical degree and met an American physician. She married him and soon moved to the United States. , where Elisabeth majored in psychiatry at the University of Colorado.
When psychiatrist Elisabeth Kobler-Ross arrived in the United States, she was moved by the lack of psychological care provided to people with terminal illnesses, especially children. He also realized the lack of care and sensitivity to the dying, the people who were on his deathbed. She tried to change everything, and what she started there was a necessary revolution.
Through these courses, you have established and defined the steps a terminal person goes through: denial, anger, negotiation, depression, and acceptance.
“After fulfilling the task we have come to accomplish on earth, we can leave our body, which imprisons our souls, as well as the silk cocoon that envelops the future butterfly. The time has come, we can leave and be free of pain, fear and worry. Free as a beautiful butterfly ??? Elizabeth Kobler-Ross?
In her career as a psychiatrist, Elisabeth Kobler-Ross has helped thousands of families, taught them strategies to accompany the person in agony with dignity, on their deathbed, and to manage the loss after that person died. model has facilitated the power to manage the emotions that arise through these experiences.
His work and inspiration have also led to the creation of several foundations to promote dignified death, even trying to create a hospital for children affected by AIDS, but as they were the early years of the epidemic, he encountered many criticisms and obstacles to achieving this feat.
Dr. Kobler-Ross has written more than 20 books on death and traveled the world sharing his knowledge in the “Life, Death and Transition” workshops. Their income has been fully invested in organizing pensions to help people overcome their losses, cope with their end-of-life illnesses, fears and anxieties.
One of his most controversial books was undoubtedly “Death: A Dawn. “Elizabeth had a very concrete idea: death simply moves into a new state of consciousness. It is transcending a state full of indescribable love and well-being. filled with light From there, according to the doctor’s eyes, begins a journey of spiritual growth.
This vision has been criticized by the scientific community, the truth is that her models of palliative care and management of losses and diseases have been very well received and promoted, however, the most intimate and spiritual aspect of what was death for her was not well received. .
Despite this, many people support this idea and are comforted by this vision, this perspective; their reassuring and hopeful lessons on death and life are certainly still present today.