When there is a loss of something dear and near to the heart, certain changes occur in an individual's life cycle and response to grief and loss. Each age group has a different way of adapting to that loss, and the discussion will focus on the middle adult age group. Within the nursing profession, it is important to understand patient and families' experience of grief and loss and remain professional in responding. In this essay we will discuss to analyze these effects with the help of Kubler Ross and his theories on explaining the stages of grief and loss that a 42 year old male is going through after he was recently diagnosed with stage Hodgkin's lymphoma terminal. Nursing strategies on how to care for such patients will also be explored. Grief is defined by the Merriam–Webster online dictionary as “deep and affecting distress caused by or as if bereavement,” where grief refers to “grieving the death of a loved one.” Such a loss can happen to anyone and at any time in the life cycle and if it is unexpected for the young age can terrify those affected. For middle adulthood, the age ranges from 40 to 60 years, according to the Levinson developmental periods in the early ages. and middle adulthood (Hoffnung et al, 2010, p. 474). At this level of middle adulthood is characterized by change, physical decline, employment peaks, and new relationships formed fear of not accomplishing what they have planned arises. The male gender is more prone to premature deaths mainly due to health behaviors that develop during the young adult period. Furthermore, this period sees many reconsiderations of early career decisions and new choices which continue...... half of the document ......n are vital to help the patient discharge and make it as peaceful as possible. in summary the scenario discussed above can therefore be resolved through the use of techniques shared by some of the most influential researchers in the field of psychology and human behavior dealing with grief and loss. Nurses therefore play a role in providing physical, mental, emotional comfort and social support to the patient and also to the family present. With the help of communication skills, both pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapeutic measures involving touch, eye contact, open posture, empathy and understanding silence therapy. Those who have the strength and love to sit with a dying patient in the silence that is beyond words will know that this moment is neither frightening nor painful, but a peaceful cessation of the body's functioning...