Abstract
As a consequence of cultural changes and technological progress in medicine, in nowadays societies there has been a shift in perception of death. Death becomes more often a taboo. At the same time, there are still difficulties in communication in relationship: dying patient- his environment- medical personnel. The solution of the difficulties mentioned above is possible thanks to certain skills: communication of a painful diagnosis by the doctors to the patient and his family as well as its acceptance by all the involved. It is crucial for all the participants of healing process (medical personnel, as well as the sick person and his family) to have awareness of natural psycho- and sociological reactions to traumatic events such as death. It is also necessary not to avoid the truth about the deadly sickness