13693. DEATH AND DYING. A personalized discussion of death and dying by a writer who discusses the links between Kubler-Ross's "stages of dying" and the grief process experienced by a teenage survivor coping with the terminal illness of a parent. Outlines contemporary theories of death and dying and considers the role and importance of funeral and other post-death rituals for survivors. 10 pages, 7 footnotes, 3 bibliographic references.