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Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Brazil/Brasil Class

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Conference, Stanford University, December 2, 2019

Karl Lorenz of the Palliative Care Dept. at Stanford University

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Hospice/Huis, Netherlands

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation Brazil/Brasil

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Foundation In India Feb, 2019

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation Mexico Conference 2018

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (EKR) Foundation Guatemala

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation Chile Fundraiser

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Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Place/Street- naming ceremony, Nieuwkoop, Netherlands - November 22, 2017

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross lecture/workshop - New Zealand

Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross with Cardinal Cooke

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross at Arizona House, 2001, Editorial use only, No Tabs

Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross on Virginia Farm with pet Llamas, 1987, No tabs, Editorial use only

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Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Award - Children’s Hospice International

Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Award/Certification

Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Award, City of Dallas

Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross with Jamie drawing

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Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross working in medical lab in Switzerland. Mis 1950's. Editorial usage only, No Tabloid Usage.

Wedding Photo, Emanuel Robert Ross, 1957, Switzerland

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Young doctor, in Switzerland, Mid 1950's

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross with family on Skiing Trip, Top Row Left to Right, Emma (Mother), Elisabeth, Eva, Erika, Ernst (Father), Brother Ernst on bottom, Editorial usage only, No tabs

from left to right, Eva, Erika, Elisabeth Kübler, Switzerland, Early 1942/3, editorial usage only, no tabloids

Kubler Sisters-1934

Eva, Erika, Elisabeth

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and triplet sisters, cica 1928

Bioethics journal

EKR and daughter Barbara

EKR Education Series 2021 Flyer

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EKR, Viktor Frankl, and his wife Eleonare

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EKR with her dog in Virginia

EKR with Mother Theresa

Elisabeth and Family in Long Island

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Four visionaries stand out in the history of the m

Four visionaries stand out in the history of the modern hospice movement: Dame Cicely Saunders, Balfour Mount, Florence Walid, & Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. What they saw of the process of dying changed their lives. They were appalled, not by the natural act itself, but how our society hides it, denies it, misunderstands it and fails utterly to cope with it. The makers of this film traveled to three countries to interview theses remarkable pioneers. The result of these reminiscenses with the early founders of hospice is a documentary of historic importance and a riveting film. Sadly this film is currently out of stock but the EKR Foundation is trying to make it available once again. If you get a chance, please try to find a copy or view it through a library.

Nice quote of Kübler- Ross in the movie “Oldboy

Nice quote of Kübler- Ross in the movie “Oldboy” with Josh Brolin. “I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime.” Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Merry Christmas 🎄 from Kübler-Ross family and

Merry Christmas 🎄 from Kübler-Ross family and everyone at Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation Global. Feliz Navidad 🎄 de la familia Kübler- Ross y de todos en Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Fundación.

Many blessings to everyone for greater love and co

Many blessings to everyone for greater love and compassion in the coming year! Happy Holidays to all our friends around the world 🌍 ❤️🧡💚💙💜🦋

Both Elisabeth’s books, “On Death & Dying” +

Both Elisabeth’s books, “On Death & Dying” + “Wheel of Life” have just come out in Arabic for the first time. Her work has been made available in 43 languages so far. Kübler-Ross continues to expand the rights of the dying and strengthen grief support around the globe almost two decades after her death.

And the third post in our series about the written

And the third post in our series about the written library of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross includes some of Elisabeth’s last books including two written with David Kessler & a book of quotes done with photos by her son, Ken Ross “The Real Taste of Life.” There are also many books written about Elisabeth, some of which are included here including our favorite, “Quest.” There was even a cookbook on Elisabeth’s favorite recipes.

As part of our three part series of Elisabeth Küb

As part of our three part series of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ library of written books - Here are her 11th through 20th book titles. Many of these are available in German language only owing to her Swiss background and connection to that part of the world. Several of these were best sellers in a variety of languages especially Spanish & German languages. Her autobiography, “Wheel of Life” for example, has sold over half a million copies just in its Spanish edition. Here are the next 10 book titles shown in this post: On Life After Death, (Celestial Arts), 1991
Learn to Die, Learn to Live ("Sterben learnen, Leben lernen" German only - Silberschnur), 1992
Every Ending is a Bright Beginning (Jedes Ende ist ein strahlender Beginn") German only - Silberschnur, 1992
Live in Love: When the Soul leaves the Body ("In Liebe leben: Wenn die Seele den Körper verlässt" - German only - Silberschnur), 1994
Death is of Vital Importance- (also known as "Making the Most of the In-between") (Out of Print in English - Now "The Tunnel and the Light"), 1995
Unfolding the Wings of Love ("Der Liebe Flügel entfalten" Germany only - Silberschnur), 1996
Longing to Go Back Home ("Sehnsucht nach Hause" - Germany only - Silberschnur), 1997
The Wheel of Life (Simon & Schuster/Scribner), 1997
Why Are We Here ("Warum sind hier sind" - Germany only - Silberschnur), 1999
The Tunnel and the Light, (Avalon), 1999

We get many questions at the Foundation about Elis

We get many questions at the Foundation about Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ library of written works. Here are the first 10 books Elisabeth wrote in order (English versions). Our next post will have the next 10 books written after these. And a third post with the remaining books. We will also post the Spanish versions of Elisabeth’s books after these next 3 posts. As of December 2021, these books have been translated into 43 languages. *On Death & Dying, (Simon & Schuster/Touchstone), 1969
*Questions & Answers on Death & Dying, (Simon & Schuster/Touchstone), 1972 - Purchase on Amazon
*Death: The Final Stage of Growth, (Simon & Schuster), 1974
*To Live Until We Say Goodbye, (Simon & Schuster), 1978
*The Dougy Letter - A Letter to a Dying Child, (Celestial Arts/Ten Speed Press) 1979
*Living With Death & Dying, (Simon & Schuster), 1981
*Remember The Secret, (Celestial Arts), 1981
*Working It Through, (Simon & Schuster), 1982
*On Children & Death, (Simon & Schuster), 1983
*AIDS: The Ultimate Challenge, (Simon & Schuster), 1988

What we see depends mainly on what we look for. J

What we see depends mainly on what we look for.

John Lubbock

“Old keys do not open new doors” - Your world

“Old keys do not open new doors” - Your world will never be different until you first see it differently. Old patterns, bring old results. Strive to evolve with your short time on earth 🌍

“I analyze the insights present in Elisabeth Kü

“I analyze the insights present in Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s seminal work, On Death and Dying that have laid the foundation for contemporary clinical bioethics as it is practiced by clinical ethics consultants. I highlight the landmark insight of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross that listening to dying patients reveals their needs and enables them to enjoy a better death. But more important for contemporary clinical ethics is that the text highlights three tensions that the clinical ethicist must navigate but can never truly resolve. Clinical ethicists must balance: (1) the need to hear the patient’s voice with the temptation to overly medicalize the case, (2) helping the patient achieve a better death with enabling the patient to die in the way he or she chooses, and (3) keeping professional distance with engaging the patient in a way that respects the intimacy of the patient’s disclosures.”
“Everything I Really Needed to Know to Be a Clinical Ethicist, I Learned From Elisabeth Kübler-Ross” by Mark G. Kuczewski from the American Journal of Bioethics, December 2019.
- Original oil painting by Marilyn Sundermann, from the archives of the Elisabeth Kübler-Ross family.

What do you want written in your tombstone? This b

What do you want written in your tombstone? This blank marker in a cemetery in Paris near composer Chopin’s gravestone.

“Learning lessons is a little like reaching matu

“Learning lessons is a little like reaching maturity. You're not suddenly more happy, wealthy, or powerful, but you understand the world around you better, and you're at peace with yourself. Learning life's lessons is not about making your life perfect, but about seeing life as it was meant to be.” Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Elisabeth loved working with dying children. At on

Elisabeth loved working with dying children. At one point in her career it was the central focus of her work. She often taught that we need to recognize symbolic non-verbal language. This method included having children make photos that she would analyze. This technique is explained at length in her friend & associates book, “The Secret World of Drawings” by Gregg Furth. Photo by Mal Warshaw

“How do these geese know when to fly to the sun?

“How do these geese know when to fly to the sun? Who tells them the seasons? How do we, humans, know when it is time to move on? As with the migrant birds, so surely with us, there is a voice within, if only we would listen to it, that tells us so certainly when to go forth into the unknown.”
Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (The Wheel of Life, 1997)

The Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation is a global

The Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation is a global organization representing many voices around the planet. We are honored to welcome our newest advisory council member to our team. Dr. Christian Ntizimira is the Executive Director of ACREOL and Faculty member of the Palliative Care Centre for Excellence in Research and Education (PalC), Singapore, and former City Manager, Kigali at the City Cancer Challenge Foundation. He is a Fulbright Scholar and Harvard Alumni from the Medical School, department of Global Health and Social Medicine. He is a physician trained in Rwanda at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS), University of Rwanda. He is the Executive Secretary a.i of Rwanda Palliative Care & Hospice Organisation (RPCHO), a non-profit organization that advocates for access to pain control and palliative care in primary care. Dr. Ntizimira has been a critical part of the post-conflict rebuilding of Rwanda’s health system following the 1994 genocide against Tutsi as Director of Kibagabaga District Hospital in Kigali and contributed to the implementation of the national policy of palliative care at the community level in Gasabo district become a model of care in Rwanda. A Palliative Care Expert and Educator, Dr. Ntizimira pioneered the integration of end of life care into health services rendered to Rwandan patients with chronic illnesses in acute care and community settings. Through his program, more than 1500 health care providers and community health workers have learned the risk factors of cancer & the concept of palliative care leading to a five-fold increase in the prescription of morphine, an essential pain medication. He Dr. Ntizimira was a Researcher collaborator at Harvard Global Equity Initiative - Lancet Commission on Global Access to Pain Control and Palliative Care (GAPPCP).

In the seventeenth century, La Rochefoucauld wrote

In the seventeenth century, La Rochefoucauld wrote: “Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye” (Hinton 1967, i). Prior to Kübler-Ross, physicians and nurses looked away; the glare was paralyzing and emotionally disabling. Practices and rituals in hospitals arose from this “diverting of the gaze” that remain in our own time, despite the emergence of hospice and palliative care and the legitimization of “dealing with end of life issues.” For instance, hospital staff still avoid mentioning the word “death;” they term a patient’s death an “expiration.” And hospital transporters still push wheeled gurneys whose false and shrouded bottom sections contain the bodies of patients who have died. From: “Appreciating the Legacy of Kübler-Ross: One Clinical Ethicist’s Perspective” by Daniel O. Dugan

.”We bereaved are not alone. We belong to the la

.”We bereaved are not alone. We belong to the largest company in all the world—the company of those who have known suffering.” — Helen Keller

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation's 8-Week Educati

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation's 8-Week Education Series - A multicultural view on Death & Spirituality: NDEs, making the "Transition", & Life After Death - I hope you will join us!

Classes are every Thursday at 11am, Eastern US (Except Thanksgiving week) and may be reviewed on private YouTube channel as many times you like for at least 90 days after presentation. Starts Thursday, October 21 through December 16. Classes are both in English and Spanish

When we come to terms with death as part of our human development, it provides us with a key to the meaning of our human existence. With the guidance and inspiration from Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ far-reaching, comprehensive, and thought-provoking legacy, we learn from international experts to acknowledge and connect with the sensitive, original, insightful findings on death, dying, and the afterlife.

TOPICS INCLUDE: symbolic language, dreams and visions, mystical experiences through loss, grief, and end of life, consciousness, human connection to the cycles of nature, death as a cycle of life, near death experiences, and more.

CLASS FORMAT: 8 live Zoom sessions, recorded for replay. $85 USD includes all 8 sessions and access to recordings. A great deal!!! Includes certificate of competition.

LANGUAGES: Simultaneous interpretation Spanish/English; English/Spanish

INFO + TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/death-spirituality-on-life-death-and-life-after-death-8-week-series-tickets-183046806927

Dr. Marilyn Schlitz, Jeanne VanBronkhorst, Lei'ohu Ryder, Ilein Punta de Lanza, Dr. Raj Parti, Jose Hernandez, Wilka Roig, Dianne Gray, and Ken Ross along with a rarely seen video of Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
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The Worldwide Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance

The Worldwide Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance has announced the date of their next World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD), an annual event to shine a spotlight on the need for global palliative care. This year the awareness day will be on Saturday 9th October.

The 2021 theme is – ‘Leave no one behind – equity in access to palliative care’

The day is designed to celebrate the world of palliative care, showing the world how vital it is, and why we must make sure everyone has access, no matter where they live, who they love, what their age or their background. Voices will be heard as people living with palliative care needs and those that care for them, speak out, telling compelling stories to make you laugh, cry and think! As the world is still in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, where palliative care has become even more vital, we will ask policy makers to ensure an essential package of palliative care services is tailored to individual needs. WHPCD will show why palliative care should be included within countries’ plans and budgets to “build back better” so governments finance palliative care for all.

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