What Does Death Look Like?

About the Book

What is Death? Is it a person, a place, a feeling? Is it good or bad? Is there a tunnel that we travel through and “go toward the light”? Do children think about Death differently than adults? Is Death our friend or our enemy? Is Death dark as night or a blazing white light? This is a collection of drawings by participants in my Death, Dying and Bereavement classes and workshops. Included are children, social workers, students, artists, nurses and other healthcare professionals. Their instructions were simply, “Draw Death”. These drawings illustrate a variety of emotions including fear and sadness to hope and healing THIS IS WHAT DEATH LOOKS LIKE

About the Author

Donalyn Gross, Ph.D., LCSW, CMP A Thanatologist for over 30 years, Donalyn Gross’s career contains a wide variety of aspects, working with hospitals, hospices, correctional institutions, long term care facilities and health care agencies. As an educator, she teaches college courses on Death, Dying and Bereavement, as well as presenting training workshops on end-of-life issues for healthcare professionals. Donalyn is the author of many books on her work with the dying, and is the creator of the Good Endings® Program. A professional musician and Certified Music Practitioner, she plays therapeutic bedside harp for the dying in hospitals, hospices and nursing homes. She lives in Western Massachusetts. For information on the Good Endings® Program, see her website at: www.goodendings.net.