We Know How This Ends: Living while Dying
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (532 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1517904188 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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" 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. "Reading this book felt much like being let in on an amazing secret" according to CJkindle. Reading this book felt much like being let in on an amazing secret. The perspective and insight offered by both authors is beautiful and relatable. I really believe this is a "must read" for everyone. You don't have to have ALS or lose a father or marriage in order to take away something really meaningful.. insights into caregiving / care-receiving Ted Bowman This evocative volume contains rich, personal and universal accounts of disruptive, chronic conditions, resiliency and hope. Kramer not only aids the reader in knowing more from the inside about ALS but because he still had his rich mind and deep heart, his comments, as a care-receiver, about caregiving ar
Nautilus Book Awards — Silver Award Winner2010 had been a very good year for Bruce H. 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.. The educator and musician recognized that if he wanted a meaningful life, then embracing his imminent death was his only viable option. 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 wisdom, genuine humor, and down-to-earth observations, We Know How This Ends is far more than a memoir. But what began as a floppy foot and leg weakness led to a shattering diagnosis: he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Kramer. His decision was the foundation for profound, personal reflection and growth, even as his bo
Kramer turns his diamond-hard diagnosis like a prism, reflecting light and joy in surprising places. 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 "The revelatory journey that Bruce H. In this exquisite book, Bruce H. Kramer and Cathy Wurzer take us on is full of insight, wisdom, sorrow—and joy. The honesty and clarity of Kramer and Cathy Wurzer invite us to consider how we live in the face of impending death or unwanted change."—Susan Allen Toth, author of No Saints around Here: A Caregiver’s Days. We need to hear this story now. I have watched his strength, his grace, and his willingness to love. Bruce’s prose is courageous and penetrating, elegant and unprecedented. "Security and immortality are