Stuck in Stage Two by Cindy Sheehan

Iraqi Mother and Son--Nameless to us.
Casey Sheehan, not just a number.
The 5 Stages of Grief: 1) Denial 2) Anger 3) Bargaining 4) Depression 5) Acceptance In 1969, Swiss psychiatrist, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross published a groundbreaking book called: On Death and Dying. The five stages of grief listed above are called the Kubler-Ross Model and were originally designated for people who were diagnosed with a terminal illness but were extended to anyone who has suffered a major loss such as: losing a limb, losing freedom, or a death of a close loved one. Subsequent studies have shown that most people suffering such a profound tragedy go through at least two of these stages, some go through all, few go through in the order the stages are listed, there is no set time-frame, but the theory is, each “griever” finally reaches the final stage of “acceptance.” As most of you who are reading this know, my son was killed on April 04, 2004, in the US’s illega