The remarkable thing about his relationship to this story is his avoidance of discussing death with his uncle, attempting to suppress thoughts and feelings even as his uncle attempts to communicate his concerns about the death: "He...said...that he wouldn't be there to see his kids next school year...I told him to not talk that way” (p 15 later, Mitch states that he placed a great deal of importance on the time he thought he should live, although unfortunately this value of life ended up being mainly represented in). material rather than spiritual achievements In a similar theme, Morrie discusses his mother's illness which she witnessed as a child, Morrie describes his way of coping with his mother's illness as also being a method. avoidance, as evidenced by the fact that he pretended not to hear his mother calling for medicine while playing outside the house and that it was easier than facing reality, " In his mind, he believed he could make the illness go away by ignoring it” (p 74). Later, after receiving the news of his mother's death and going through the grieving process, Morrie becomes frustrated by his father's forbidden discussion of the loss and therefore grieves privately through religion, attending services and saying a memorial prayer for her. Looking back on the deaths of those close to him and that of a colleague, Morrie is able to learn from these experiences how to cope with his own death: ensuring that there are no unsaid goodbyes and that he is surrounded by those he loves. This inspires him to have a living funeral, rather than having it be a grieving experience where people say nice things that he never hears, he wants to be a celebration of his life and relationships she fostered. ...... middle of paper ...... On Tuesdays with Morrie, it is clear that Morrie's wife Charlotte experiences some strain in her caregiving role, even while receiving regular outside help. This tension is observed during a visit when Charlotte "smiles and worries at the same time" upon seeing the food Mitch has brought and her preoccupation during the interaction: staring into space and turning to listen to something. Mitch attributes these behaviors to being due to stress and possibly lack of sleep (p101).ReferencesAckley, BJ and Ladwig, GB (2014). Nursing diagnosis manual. Albom, M. (1997). Tuesdays with Morrie. New York: Random House Berman, A., Snyder, S., Kozier, B., & Erb, G. (2012). Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of nursing 9th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Gould, B. & Dyer, R. (2014). Pathophysiology for the Health Professions (5th ed.). St. Louis, Missouri: Saunders/Elsevier.