A patient who had a below-the-knee amputation two months ago is seen walking wit

1 -- In one theory of the process of loss, the person gradually withdraws attachment to the lost object or person. The period of mourning, or work of mourning, ends and the person reaches a state of completion. This is the time when the patient may be ready to move on and make a change such as the prosthesis or return to activities they were involved in before the loss. The patient’s actions indicate a positive adaptation and do not support an inability to manage their grief. Denial is manifested by behaviors or statements in which the patient cannot believe the event has occurred. There is inadequate information provided to infer the patient has forgotten about the disease which caused the loss of his limb. Further, forgetting an event of this magnitude is extremely unlikely.

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