Explain the different stages of dying as suggested by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross.

Answers will vary. From her observations of terminally ill patients, Kübler-Ross found some common responses to news of impending death. She hypothesized that there are five stages of dying through which many dying patients pass. She has suggested that older people who suspect that death may be near may undergo similar responses:
1. Denial. In this stage, people think, "It can't be me. The diagnosis must be wrong." Denial can be flat and absolute, or it can fluctuate so that one minute the patient accepts the medical verdict, and the next, the patient starts chatting animatedly about distant plans.
2. Anger. Denial usually gives way to anger and resentment toward the young and healthy, and, sometimes, toward the medical establishment: "It's unfair. Why me?" or "They didn't catch it in time."
3. Bargaining. People may bargain with God to postpone death, promising, for example, to do good deeds if they are given another six months, or another year.
4. Depression. With depression come feelings of grief, loss, and hopelessness-grief at the prospect of leaving loved ones and life itself.
5. Final acceptance. Ultimately, inner peace may come as a quiet acceptance of the inevitable. This "peace" is not contentment; it is nearly devoid of feeling. The patient may still fear death, but comes to accept it with a sense of peace and dignity.