Elizabeth Kübler-Ross is one of the most influential writers in loss after the release of her book On Death and Dying in 1969 (Busby, 2009). In this, Kübler-Ross introduced her five stage theory on grief. The five stages are; Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance. Although Kübler-Ross constructed this theory around someone coming to terms with an illness, it can also be applied to loss and the death of a loved one. In the first stage of denial many people refuse to accept the loss they are being faced with as a way of surviving. Denial is a temporary defence mechanism that helps individuals through their pain. Once the reality of a loss has been accepted many people move onto the second stage of Anger. This anger stems from the