Just like 91-year-old Florence Genova , who died after paramedics who were stuck in traffic reached her . Peggy Drexler first named thousands grief stages to help with death , says Elisabeth Kubler-Ross . She says Kübler-Ross ' casting himself as victim , invoking grief stages over scandal , is a first . Drexler : He spoke of own humiliation , sadness . Left out those affected by traffic tie-up . Drexler : `` Seek sympathy , '' `` blame others '' are not stages , but `` ask forgiveness '' works .
Peggy Drexler first named thousands grief stages to help with death , says Elisabeth Kubler-Ross . She says Kübler-Ross ' casting himself as victim , invoking grief stages over scandal , is a first . Drexler : He spoke of own humiliation , sadness . Left out those affected by traffic tie-up . Drexler : `` Seek sympathy , '' `` blame others '' are not stages , but `` ask forgiveness '' works .