Notable in his relation to this story is his avoidance of discussing death with his uncle, attempting to suppress thoughts and feelings even though his uncle attempts to communicate his concerns about the death, "He... said... he wouldn't be there for his kids next school year... I told him not to talk like that" (p 15) From then on Mitch says he placed a premium on the time he felt he really should live, although unfortunately this value of life ended up being represented predominantly in material achievements rather than spiritual ones. Along a similar theme, Morrie discusses of his mother's illness which he witnessed as a child. Morrie describes his way of coping with his mother's illness as one of avoidance, evidenced by his pretending not to hear his mother calling for medicine while he played outside the house and how this was easier than facing reality, "In his mind he believed he could make the disease go away by ignoring it" (p 74). Later, after receiving news of his mother's death and going through the grieving process, Morrie is frustrated by his father's hostile discussion of the loss and so grieves privately through religion, attending services and saying a memorial prayer for she. Looking back on the deaths of his loved ones and that of a colleague, Morrie is able to learn from these experiences how to deal with his own death: making sure there are no goodbyes left unsaid and that he is surrounded by those he loves. This inspires him to have a living funeral, rather than it being a grieving experience where people say nice things that he never gets to hear, he wants it to be a celebration of his life and the relationships he fostered.Read this st . ..... middle of paper ...... Tuesday with Morrie it is clear that Morrie's wife, Charlotte, is experiencing some strain in the role of caregiver even though she receives outside help regularly. This tension is seen during one visit when Charlotte is seen "smiling and fidgeting at the same time" when she sees the food Mitch brought and her concern during the interaction: staring into space and turning to listen to something. Mitch attributes these behaviors as due to stress and probable lack of sleep (p101). References Ackley, B.J., & Ladwig, G.B. (2014). Nursing diagnosis manual.Albom, M. (1997). Tuesday with Morrie. New York: Random HouseBerman, A., Snyder, S., Kozier, B. &Erb, G. (2012). Fundamentals of Nursing by Kozier & Erb 9th ed.. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.Gould, B. & Dyer, R. (2014). Pathophysiology for the health professions (5th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier.