The Death Class: A True Story About Life (40 page)

suicide of,
56
,
163

Steingraber, Chris,
50
,
51
,
52
–55,
71
,
72
,
134
,
135
,
136
,
173
,
187

Steingraber, Jonathan,
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,
61
,
63
–65,
70
–73,
74
,
131
–38,
151
,
170
–73,
183
,
192
,
223
,
228

Caitlin’s relationship with,
45
–47,
48
,
56
–57,
63
,
73
,
131
,
133
,
138
,
162
,
168
,
172
–73,
185
,
186
–87,
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,
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,
227

childhood of,
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,
50
–55,
132

in denial of family’s mental health issues,
57
–58,
66
–67,
70
,
71

at father’s sentencing hearing,
54

financial coaching by,
185
–86

financial debts of,
72
,
133
,
140
,
173

Josh’s death and,
135
–36,
137
–38,
141
,
162
,
163
,
185

at Josh’s funeral,
141
,
145
,
162

Josh’s mental illness and,
67
–70,
71
–73,
133
,
187

as Josh’s primary caregiver,
48
,
55
,
72
,
73
,
131
–34,
140
,
163
–64,
173

letter to Josh from,
133
–34,
187

mental illness project of,
173
–75,
183
,
185
–86,
193

mother’s murder witnessed by,
50
–54,
132
,
162
–63

in move to San Diego,
186
–87,
190

Norma’s falling out with,
174
–75,
183
,
187
,
193

in prison visit with father,
55
–56

in sharing of life story with Norma’s class,
162
–64,
166
,
170

in Uruguay,
54
–55,
131
–32,
187

Steingraber, Josh,
50
,
51
,
52
–56,
62
–65,
131
–35,
173
,
175
,
185
,
186

death of,
135
–38,
140
,
163
,
185

funeral services for,
139
,
140
–41,
145
,
151
,
162

hospitalization of,
70
–73,
171
,
172

Jonathan’s letter to,
133
–34,
187

medication of,
73
,
131
,
132
,
134
–35,
163

mental illness of,
54
,
58
,
62
,
63
,
64
,
65
–73,
132
,
133
,
163
,
187

schooling of,
63
,
64
,
70

suicidal tendencies of,
132
,
134
,
135
,
163

Stephanie (Kean student),
78
–82,
92

Stephen (murder victim),
118
–19

Stokes, William,
10

subarachnoid hemorrhages,
182

suicide,
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,
xviii
,
xix
,
14
,
15
,
56
,
59
,
199
,
212
,
220

of Josh Steingraber,
135
–36,
162
,
185

mental illness and,
43
–44,
72
,
132
,
134
,
135
,
163
,
171
,
173
–74,
178

prison and,
112
,
171

suicide attempts,
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,
157
,
173
,
174
,
178

by Caitlin’s mother,
39
–40,
42
,
48
,
76
,
131
,
138
–39,
166
–67,
168
,
190
–92

“Summer Day, The” (Oliver),
vii

thanatology,
xix

Thirty-seven Practices of Bodhisattvas, The,
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Time,
xix

Tower,
147

Traumatology,
205
,
208

Trenton Psychiatric Hospital,
171
–72

Tse, Raymond, Jr.,
7
–8

Tse, Raymond David,
8

Union Beach, N.J.,
227

United Saints Recovery Project,
226

urns,
139
,
140

Uruguay,
54
–55,
131
–32,
133
,
163
,
185
,
187
,
228

US Airways Hudson River crash,
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-xxii

verbal abuse,
27
,
29
,
95

Virginia,
23
,
28
,
94
,
220
,
221

Virginia, University of, Medical Center at,
12
,
33
–34,
43
,
82
–83,
94

Virginia Tech University:

Be the Change’s first visit to,
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–202,
204
,
205
,
208
–9

Be the Change’s presentation at,
209
,
210
–12

Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention at,
201
–2,
208
,
209
,
226

Hahn Horticulture Garden at,
204
,
207
,
225

Norris Hall at,
xvi
,
201
–2,
204
,
205
,
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,
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,
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,
209

shootings at,
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-xvii,
xviii
,
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,
200
–201,
202
,
204
,
205
–8,
212

virtues,
92

in Erikson’s stage theory,
25
,
26
,
85
–86,
235

Wayfinder Experience,
153

Weber, Donald Paul,
112
–13

Webster’s Dictionary,
223

Wesleyan University,
64
,
70

“what happens after we die?” assignment,
161

Whitman, Christine Todd,
172

wills, living,
123
,
176

Wilms’ tumor,
155

wisdom, in Erikson’s stage theory,
122
,
235

Zarinsky, Robert,
109

Zuhoski, Bill,
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-xxii

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Hayasaki, Erika.

The death class : a true story about life / Erika Hayasaki.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Thanatology. 2. Thanatology—United States. I. Title.

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