Denial istypically the first stage that dying people experience.Many patients refuse to believe that they will really die. After experiencing the denial stage, many patients experience anger. They may feel they have been cheated. This stage is typically followed by the bargaining stage. Some patients feel that if they make a bargain with God , they will be healed. When these patients realize that bargaining will not work, they may enter the next phase, depression, withdrawing from close relative and friends. The final stage is acceptance, a phase which ensures a sense of peace. (Adapted from Hahn and Payne,Focus on Health)