Bill and Rosie Have Been Happily Married for 40 Years

Multiple Choice

Bill and Rosie have been happily married for 40 years. They have never spent more than two nights apart. Bill has been battling illness for the past three years, with Rosie providing most of his care at home. Bill is now in the end stage of terminal cancer, and Rosie has help from visiting professional caregivers. In the past few days, Bill's condition has deteriorated, and he has now stopped eating or drinking. Rosie faces many challenges after Bill's death, including taking on tasks of daily living th Bill had handled such as managing finances. This can be described as

A) restoration-oriented coping with death.
B) bereavement.
C) the initial stage of grief.
D) loss-oriented coping with death.