We Know How This Ends: Living while Dying
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.10 (754 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0816697337 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The perspective and insights offered in We Know How This Ends reveal this daily reality and inspire a way forward for anyone who has suffered major loss and for anyone who surely will. ALS is a cruel, unrelenting neurodegenerative disease where the body’s muscles slowly weaken, including those used to move, swallow, talk, and ultimately breathe. Kramer. There is no cure; ALS is a death sentence.When death is a constant companion, sitting too closely beside you at the dinner table, coloring your thoughts and feelings and words, your outlook on life is utterly transformed. It is a dignified, courageous, and unflinching look at how acceptance of loss and inevitable death can lead us all to a more meaningful and fulfilling life.. Mutual friends put this unlikely pair—journalist and educator—together, and the serendipitous result has been a series of remarkable broadcast conversations, a deep friendship, and now this book.Written with wis
Kramer finds adventure the most unlikely of places: the death sentence that is ALS. We Know How This Ends is a moving tale that teaches us more about living well than any self-help book ever can."—Dan Buettner, New York Times bestselling author of The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who’ve Lived the Longest . In this exquisite book, Bruce H. "Security and immortality are both superstitions; the best we can do is make an adventure of our lives
William Wakeland said I loved him dearly. Bruce was a dear friend. I loved him dearly. Such a well written book about such a deadly disease.. "Heavy read about living/dying with ALS" according to TJ. Bruce Kramer was a university dean who, when diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), decided to write a blog about "living while dying"- called the Dis Ease Diary He eventually joined forces with Cathy Wurzer, an MPR personality and journalist, and this book is their final collaboration. Bruce Kramer died just a week before this book was released.The book starts each chapter with Wurzer's comments, followed by Kramer's writings many portions co. pam said " Once I read online Cathy opens the chapters I reread her excellent Prologue to find where I missed the cue. Eloquent prose. I am at the beginning still but am compelled to alert the reader. I am giving only three stars for one structural point that was confounding. There is a second voice woven into the book with no attribution. Nowhere in the preface did it say Cathy Wurzel, PBS journalist, would also weave her family story into the narrative. I guess I should have noticed the cover was "with" Once I read online Cathy opens the chapters I reread her ex