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In Ecclesiates 3 it is written, “To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heavens. A time to be born and a time to die. A time to laugh and a time to weep. A time to sew and a time to reap....”This passage beautifully describes the balance of living, a balance drastically disturbed by unexpected death, which is often experienced as a psychological crisis.
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Ferszt, G., Taylor, P. (1985). Preparation of the Patient, Family and Staff for Imminent Death on a Coronary Care Unit. In: Califf, R.M., Wagner, G.S. (eds) Acute Coronary Care. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3828-4_48
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