Morrie’s thought pattern changes were to write about death, make decisions as to how he was going to live out his remaining time, and anticipate the physical limitations that would occur as the disease progressed. Morrie’s behaviors were to talk about death, maintain social connections by spending time with friends and family, remain mentally active as long as he could, write and mentor Mitch, his former student. Aging best, in my opinion is not just how long you live, but how you live. The continuity theory emphasizes that people age best when they are able to view the changes in later life inside an existing thought and behavior pattern. Morrie was a perfect example of the continuity theory. Morrie did what most people who are aging and dying usually don’t do he decided to face death with inner dignity and he taught a young man how to live through his impending death. ALS is a fatal degenerative disease of the nervous system marked by progressive muscle weakness and atrophy. Lou Gehrig’s disease is also known as ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosisis). Mitch was busy with his career, but one night while watching Nightline in 1995, he rediscovered his old professor, dying with Lou Gehrig’s disease. The book was written by Morrie Schwartz’s former student, Mitch Albom.

Summary of Tuesdays with Morrie Tuesdays with Morrie, is a look a man dying from a terminal illness and how he chose to deal with his prognosis.

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