Selected passages from "Facing Death" by Robert Kavanagh (1974). Kavanagh emphasizes the need for us to truly and honestly confront our real feelings and emotions about death. Only when we know and acknowledge our true feelings will we no longer need to pummel and smash our emotional selves behind artificial defences. This message has particular importance for dealing with the death of a parent.

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